With this virtual event, trace the path of Mahatma Gandhi’s original Dandi March at the convenience of your own location and time.
In the original march, Mahatma started from Sabarmati Ashram on March 12th, 1930, and covered the distance of 390 km in 25 days of which 3 were rest days. He thus covered the distance in 22 days of walking amounting to an average of 18 km per day. With the average no of steps for most of us being 1300, Mahatma walked near about 500,000 steps at an average of 23,000 steps per day.
In the virtual recreation of the historic Dandi March, the event starts from 2nd October 2023 marking Gandhi Jayanti, and ends on Jan 30th, 2023. In these 121 days, the participant is expected to cover the 500,000 steps at an average of 4000 steps each day or thereabouts.
500K Step Challenge timeline path guide
02nd October 2023 to 30th January 2024
12th March, 1930
12th March, 1930
Total: 43120 Steps | 35 Km
13th March, 1930
Total: 62720 Steps | 51 Km
14th March, 1930
Total: 92120 Steps | 75 Km
15th March, 1930
Total: 121520 Steps | 99 Km
16th March, 1930
Total: 121520 Steps | 99 Km
17th March, 1930
Total: 143080 Steps | 117 Km
18th March, 1930
Total: 166600 Steps | 136 Km
19th March, 1930
Total: 188160 Steps | 154 Km
20th March, 1930
Total: 209720 Steps | 171 Km
21st March, 1930
Total: 233240 Steps | 190 Km
22nd March, 1930
Total: 256760 Steps | 210 Km
23rd March, 1930
Total: 256760 Steps | 210 Km
24th March, 1930
Total: 276360 Steps | 226 Km
25th March, 1930
Total: 301840 Steps | 246 Km
26th March, 1930
Total: 325360 Steps | 266 Km
27th March, 1930
Total: 344960 Steps | 282 Km
28th March, 1930
Total: 364560 Steps | 298 Km
29th March, 1930
Total: 384160 Steps | 314 Km
30th March, 1930
Total: 384160 Steps | 314 Km
31th March, 1930
Total: 405720 Steps | 331 Km
1st April, 1930
Total: 429240 Steps | 350 Km
2nd April, 1930
Total: 454720 Steps | 371 Km
3rd April, 1930
Total: 491960 Steps | 402 Km
4th April, 1930
Total: 501760 Steps | 410 Km
5th April, 1930