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title: "How many steps up One World Trade Center? 2,226"
description: "2,226 steps up One World Trade Center in New York, United States. Restricted — events or permit only. What the count reaches and how it compares."
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# How many steps to the top of One World Trade Center?

**Steps to the top of One World Trade Center: 2,226**

Reaching the 102nd floor · restricted — events or permit only

The stairwell opens once a year for the Tunnel to Towers tower climb, which honours the firefighters who climbed the original towers in 2001 and is limited to a few thousand participants. Ordinary visitors take a lift that reaches the observatory in under a minute. The building's stairwells are wider than code required and include a dedicated firefighter stair, a direct design response to 2001. The 2,226 figure is the count used by the annual climb.

## The numbers

- **Steps:** 2,226
- **Reaches:** the 102nd floor
- **Public access:** Restricted — events or permit only
- **Where:** New York, United States
- **Height climbed:** 386 m — 1,266 ft
- **Average rise per step:** 173 mm

## What the climb is like

Annual charity climb only. Most finishers take 30-60 minutes; many climb in firefighting gear.

> These steps are not open on an ordinary visit. Access is limited to organised events, races or permit holders.

> 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.*

- Burj Khalifa: 2,909 steps
- Tokyo Skytree: 2,523 steps
- Mount Haguro stone stairway: 2,446 steps
- One World Trade Center: 2,226 steps
- Willis Tower: 2,109 steps
- Taipei 101: 2,046 steps
- CN Tower: 1,776 steps

*One World Trade Center ranks 4 of 56 here by step count.*

| Structure | Steps | Reaches | Access |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Burj Khalifa | 2,909 | the 160th floor, via the emergency stairwell — no public access | Not climbable by the public |
| Tokyo Skytree | 2,523 | the upper observation deck at 450 m, via the emergency staircase — no public access | Not climbable by the public |
| Mount Haguro stone stairway | 2,446 | the Sanjin Gosaiden shrine at the summit, through cedar forest | Open to climb |
| One World Trade Center | 2,226 | the 102nd floor | Restricted — events or permit only |
| Willis Tower | 2,109 | the 103rd floor Skydeck | Restricted — events or permit only |
| Taipei 101 | 2,046 | the 91st-floor outdoor observatory | Restricted — events or permit only |
| CN Tower | 1,776 | the main observation level at 342 m; 2,579 steps reach the SkyPod at 447 m | Restricted — events or permit only |

## Common questions

### How many steps to the top of One World Trade Center?

2,226, reaching the 102nd floor.

### Can the public climb One World Trade Center?

Restricted — events or permit only. Annual charity climb only. Most finishers take 30-60 minutes; many climb in firefighting gear.

### How high is that climb?

386 m, about 1,266 ft, which averages 173 mm per step.

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## Sources

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