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title: "How many steps up Belfry of Bruges? 366"
description: "366 steps up Belfry of Bruges in Bruges, Belgium. Open to climb. What that count reaches, the height climbed, the average rise per step, and how it compares."
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# How many steps to the top of Belfry of Bruges?

**Steps to the top of Belfry of Bruges: 366**

Reaching the top of the medieval bell tower, at 83 m · open to climb

A famously punishing 366 steps up a stair that narrows as it rises, with the last stretch barely shoulder-width. Numbers are capped at 70 people inside the tower at any time, so there is often a queue in the square. The 47-bell carillon plays automatically every quarter hour and is deafening from the top if you are there on the hour. The tower has leaned about a metre east for centuries.

## The numbers

- **Steps:** 366
- **Reaches:** the top of the medieval bell tower, at 83 m
- **Public access:** Open to climb
- **Where:** Bruges, Belgium
- **Height climbed:** 83 m — 272 ft
- **Average rise per step:** 227 mm

## What the climb is like

About 20-30 minutes with the queue. Steep, narrow and two-way at the top; entry is capped.

> Published counts for the same structure routinely disagree by five to ten per cent, and nearly always for one of three reasons: whether intermediate landings count as steps, whether the final platform step counts, and where the climb is deemed to start. The figure here says what it reaches.

## How it compares

*Only the ones marked open to climb can actually be walked.*

- Sagrada Família towers: 400 steps
- Torre del Mangia: 400 steps
- Statue of Liberty (crown): 377 steps
- Belfry of Bruges: 366 steps
- El Castillo, Chichén Itzá: 365 steps
- United States Capitol dome: 365 steps
- Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey: 350 steps

*Belfry of Bruges ranks 32 of 56 here by step count.*

| Structure | Steps | Reaches | Access |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sagrada Família towers | 400 | the descent from the Nativity or Passion façade towers — the ascent is by lift | Restricted — events or permit only |
| Torre del Mangia | 400 | the bell chamber at 87 m, above the Palazzo Pubblico | Open to climb |
| Statue of Liberty (crown) | 377 | the crown, at 81 m — 162 steps above the top of the pedestal | Restricted — events or permit only |
| Belfry of Bruges | 366 | the top of the medieval bell tower, at 83 m | Open to climb |
| El Castillo, Chichén Itzá | 365 | the temple at the top of the pyramid — climbing has been prohibited since 2006 | Not climbable by the public |
| United States Capitol dome | 365 | the top of the dome — staff-escorted tours only | Not climbable by the public |
| Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey | 350 | the abbey church and the west terrace, from the village entrance | Open to climb |

## Common questions

### How many steps to the top of Belfry of Bruges?

366, reaching the top of the medieval bell tower, at 83 m.

### Can the public climb Belfry of Bruges?

Open to climb. About 20-30 minutes with the queue. Steep, narrow and two-way at the top; entry is capped.

### How high is that climb?

83 m, about 272 ft, which averages 227 mm per step.

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