Exploration & Wilderness • 5e & 2024 Rules

D&D 5e Travel Pace & Hex Crawl Calculator

Plan overland expeditions across wilderness maps, calculate daily travel distance, scale for party movement speed, and track Forced March exhaustion.

Travel Pace:

Slowest Party Member Speed:

Travel Hours per Day (1–16):

Standard travel day is 8 hours (8 hrs rest, 8 hrs camp)

Terrain Modifier:

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Overland Travel Pace in 5e

The D&D 5e Dungeon Master's Guide and Player's Handbook outline three primary overland travel speeds:

Pace	Distance / Minute	Distance / Hour	Distance / Day (8 Hrs)	Effect & Tactical Trade-Off
Fast	400 feet	4 miles	30 miles	-5 penalty to passive Wisdom (Perception) scores to notice threats or ambushes.
Normal	300 feet	3 miles	24 miles	Standard pace. Characters can navigate and forage normally.
Slow	200 feet	2 miles	18 miles	Able to use Stealth to slip past enemy patrols undetected.