Mounts and Vehicles Table

Table: Mounts and Vehicles

Mount/Vehicle

Per Hour

Per Day

Mount (carrying load)

 

 

Light horse or light warhorse

6 miles

48 miles

Light horse (151–450 lb.)1

4 miles

32 miles

Light warhorse (231–690 lb.)1

4 miles

32 miles

Heavy horse or heavy warhorse

5 miles

40 miles

Heavy horse (201–600 lb.)1

3-1/2 miles

28 miles

Heavy warhorse (301–900 lb.)1

3-1/2 miles

28 miles

Pony or warpony

4 miles

32 miles

Pony (76–225 lb.)1

3 miles

24 miles

Warpony (101–300 lb.)1

3 miles

24 miles

Donkey or mule

3 miles

24 miles

Donkey (51–150 lb.)1

2 miles

16 miles

Mule (231–690 lb.)1

2 miles

16 miles

Dog, riding

4 miles

32 miles

Dog, riding (101–300 lb.)1

3 miles

24 miles

Cart or wagon

2 miles

16 miles

Ship

 

 

Raft or barge (poled or towed)2

1/2 mile

5 miles

Keelboat (rowed)2

1 mile

10 miles

Rowboat (rowed)2

1-1/2 miles

15 miles

Sailing ship (sailed)

2 miles

48 miles

Warship (sailed and rowed)

2-1/2 miles

60 miles

Longship (sailed and rowed)

3 miles

72 miles

Galley (rowed and sailed)

4 miles

96 miles

1 Quadrupeds, such as horses, can carry heavier loads than characters can. See Carrying Capacity, above, for more information.

2 Rafts, barges, keelboats, and rowboats are used on lakes and rivers.

If going downstream, add the speed of the current (typically 3 miles per hour) to the speed of the vehicle. In addition to 10 hours of being rowed, the vehicle can also float an additional 14 hours, if someone can guide it, so add an additional 42 miles to the daily distance traveled. These vehicles can’t be rowed against any significant current, but they can be pulled upstream by draft animals on the shores.