What is the length of the path followed by the Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Parade?

SAVANNAH, GA. () — This year, we were curious: How many steps does it take to walk the entire Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Parade route?

“I would probably want to go one year to walk the parade,” said one parade goer. “But I love sitting down, it’s my favorite thing”

Viewers of the parade said they would love to experience being able to walk in the parade at least once to really feel the Savannah culture. As many decide each year, the choice was better suited to sit in folded chairs and watch the parade from the sidelines.

Some of the most dedicated participants sat in their parade float and waved to the crowd. Others sacrificed their legs to walk the entire three-to-four-hour route for the love of the iconic Savannah holiday.

We took on the challenge to find out exactly how many steps that is. Here’s what we found:

A cadet that comes down every year from New York to walk in the parade said he walked 11,675 steps.

Another cadet from Northern California said he walked 14,254 steps.

A member of the Savannah Irish Wolfhound group said he walked a little over 11,800 steps. His Irish Wolfhound, who was alongside him for the whole duration of the parade walked double that amount and multiplied that by their four legs – bringing in a guestimate of around 48,000 steps.

Many of those same folks said they enjoyed knowing that while they were having fun and celebrating, they were also getting a surprisingly good workout.