diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/edgetype/StreetWithElevationEdge.java b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/edgetype/StreetWithElevationEdge.java
index 9e20369e636..f5b41a69d93 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/edgetype/StreetWithElevationEdge.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/edgetype/StreetWithElevationEdge.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import org.opentripplanner.common.geometry.CompactElevationProfile;
 import org.opentripplanner.common.geometry.PackedCoordinateSequence;
+import org.opentripplanner.common.geometry.SphericalDistanceLibrary;
 import org.opentripplanner.routing.util.ElevationUtils;
 import org.opentripplanner.routing.util.SlopeCosts;
 import org.opentripplanner.routing.vertextype.StreetVertex;
@@ -38,11 +39,6 @@ public StreetWithElevationEdge(StreetVertex v1, StreetVertex v2, LineString geom
             I18NString name, double length, StreetTraversalPermission permission, boolean back) {
         super(v1, v2, geometry, name, length, permission, back);
 
-        // Fix issue with effectiveWalkLength_mm being zero despite best efforts @ StreetEdge.split
-        if (length < 0.1) {
-            this.calculateLengthFromGeometry();
-        }
-
         // Initiate to "flat" distance, use #setElevationProfile() to set elevation adjusted value
         this.effectiveWalkLength_mm = getLength_mm();
     }
@@ -113,6 +109,19 @@ public double getSlopeWalkSpeedEffectiveLength() {
         return effectiveWalkLength_mm / 1000d;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void calculateLengthFromGeometry () {
+        double accumulatedMeters = 0;
+
+        LineString geom = getGeometry();
+
+        for (int i = 1; i < geom.getNumPoints(); i++) {
+            accumulatedMeters += SphericalDistanceLibrary.distance(geom.getCoordinateN(i - 1), geom.getCoordinateN(i));
+        }
+
+        effectiveWalkLength_mm = (int) (accumulatedMeters * 1000);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "StreetWithElevationEdge(" + getId() + ", " + getName() + ", " + fromv + " -> "