Raised in legend by Bran the Builder after the Long Night, the Wall runs from the Bay of Seals in the east to the Gorge in the west, some three hundred miles of ice standing roughly seven hundred feet high. A road along its crest lets sentries walk its length.
Nineteen castles were built along it, though only three are still manned by the Night's Watch. Songs claim spells were worked into the ice as it was raised, and no one in the Seven Kingdoms has ever built anything to match it.
Distances from The Wall
| To | as the raven flies | by road (approx.) | on horseback |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winterfell | 390 mi · 620 km | ≈ 490 mi | ≈ 16 days |
| King's Landing | 1,470 mi · 2,370 km | ≈ 1,840 mi | ≈ 61 days |
| Casterly Rock | 1,470 mi · 2,370 km | ≈ 1,840 mi | ≈ 61 days |
| Highgarden | 1,710 mi · 2,760 km | ≈ 2,140 mi | ≈ 71 days |
| The Eyrie | 1,030 mi · 1,660 km | ≈ 1,290 mi | ≈ 43 days |
| Riverrun | 1,210 mi · 1,940 km | ≈ 1,510 mi | ≈ 50 days |
| Storm's End | 1,720 mi · 2,760 km | ≈ 2,150 mi | ≈ 72 days |
| Sunspear | 2,210 mi · 3,560 km | ≈ 2,770 mi | ≈ 92 days |
| Pyke | 1,100 mi · 1,770 km | ≈ 1,370 mi | ≈ 46 days |
| Castle Black | 220 mi · 350 km | ≈ 280 mi | ≈ 9 days |
| Oldtown | 2,190 mi · 3,520 km | ≈ 2,740 mi | ≈ 91 days |
Travel times assume about 30 miles a day on horseback with rests, 18 miles a day on foot and 110 miles a day under sail with fair winds. Armies, wagons and winter storms move far more slowly. Distances →