Overland Travel

By Foot, Hoof, Wheel, or Wing

Foot

• Average Walker 3 miles per hour
• Skilled hiker offroad 10 miles per day
• Skilled hiker onroad 30 miles per day
• Professional Courier 31-38 miles per day
• Encumbered x.75
• Rugged Terrain x.5
• Winter x.66

Army on the March

• Liesurely Pace 10-12 miles per day on road
• Forced March 20 miles per day + fight battle

Wheeled Transport

Wagon

Empty 12-25 miles per day

Laden 6-12 miles per day

Wagon Train 10-20 miles per day

Cart

Horse Drawn 15-20 miles per day

Oxen Drawn 10 miles per day

Coach—Luxury palace on wheels for old folk, children, and women

8-10 mod

Includes war wagons

Vardo/Caravan—Mobile home

Empty 12-25 miles per day

Laden 6-12 miles per day

Wagon Train 10-20 miles per day

Mounted Travel

Rest & spare horses

no spare horse, no rest 19-25 miles per day

With rest, no spare horse 25-37 miles per day

With Rest, with spare horse 40-60 miles per day

Terrain

With road or trails

Level or rolling 20-40 miles per day

Rugged mountainous 20 miles per day

Without road or trails

Level or rolling 15-25 miles per day

rugged mountainous 10 miles per day

Miles Per Hour

Liesure 4-5 miles per hour

Trot 5-11 miles per hour

Gallop 15-25 miles per hour

Max 40 miles per hour

Miles Per Day

Liesure 15 miles per day

Trot 20 miles per day

Athletic Horse 50 miles per day

Elite Horse 80 miles per day

Other factors

Encumberance x.75 to x.5 miles per day

Pro courier x1.25 to x1.5 miles per day

Winter months x.66 to x.75 miles per day

Royal Progress

• The sovereign on the road with his court
• liesurely Pace 10-12 miles per day
• Average Pace 20 miles per day
• Hurried Pace 30 miles per day (with limited household)
• Emergency 80 miles per day

Bird

50-90 miles per hour, 600 miles per day