Appendix B. Mileage Table.

London - Rawalpindi

The following table, derived from Orodruin's odometer readings, gives distances between towns, corrected to allow for "non-productive" journeys, which did not contribute to the progress of the Expedition.
[The notes on road conditions apply to 1974. Many roads have since been upgraded.]
PointMiles OutMiles BackNotes
England
London06754
France
Calais966658Includes Channel ferry.
Belgium
(Border)2136541
Mons2506504
Liege3356419
Germany
(Border)3796375
Cologne4346320
Frankfurt5456209
Amberg7146040
Czechoslovakia
(Border)7565998
Prague8655889
Brno10135741
Bratislava10995655
Hungary
(Border)11115643
Budapest12335521
Szolnok12995455
Hajduszoboszlo13665388
Romania
(Border)14035351Short-cut from H-, omitting Debrecen.
Cluj14225332
Sibiu16145140
Rimnicu Vilcea16835071
Pitesti17215033
Bucharest17984956One fuel station, 36km from Bucharest.
Bulgaria
(Border)18484906
Razgrad18954859
Varna19794775
Obzor20194735
Malko Tarnovo21434611
Turkey
(Border)21494605Very quiet border, simple formalities.
Kirklareli21754579
Istanbul23044450
(sea passage - 1200 miles approx.)Estimated sea-miles added to figures.
Trabzon35273227
Erzurum37293025Through mountains, pass 2300m high.
Dogubayazit39092845
Iran
(Border)39302824
Maku39472807
Marand40572697
Tabriz41012653
Zandjan42842470
Takestan43732381
Qazvin43942360
Karadj44612293
Tehran44902264
Qom45772177Leave Asia Highway, turn south to desert.
Esfahan47591995
Kuhpayeh48081946
Na'in48531901Enter Dasht-e-Kavir
Anarak49011853Dirt roads from Na'in to Ferdows.
Fork in desert49281826Signpost "Khor"
Choopanan49621792
Khor50181736
Bayazieh50551699
Robat-e-Khan51531601
Robat-e-Kord51931561
Tabas52221532
Deyhuk52751479
Ferdows53401414End of dirt roads.
Juymand53851369Leave Dasht-e-Kavir
Torbat-e-Heydariyeh54641290
Robat-e-Sang54891265
Asadabad55001254
Shah Tagi55261228
Mashhad55631191
Fariman56231131
Torbat-e-Jam56771077
Afghanistan
(Border)57271027
Herat5807947
Kandahar6161593One fuel station, at Farah River.
Ghazni6377377
Kabu16466288Km-post distance, Kandahar-Kabul ="4"80km.
Pakistan
(Border)6611143
Torkham6612142Tribal area.
Landi Kotal6617137"
Peshawar6648106
Nowshera667381
Attock669460
Rawalpindi67540

Rawalpindi - Burawai

PointMiles OutMiles BackNotes
Pakistan
Rawalpindi0185
Murree33152
Kashmir
Jhelun River59126
Pakistan
Muzaffarabad81104
Barakot9293
Balakot10481Last fuel station.
Kawai12164
Paras12461End of tarred road.
Mahandri13352
Kaghan14441
Naran15827
Batta Kundi16916
Burawai1778Altitude 10009 ft.
End of run North1850Approx. 15 miles from Babusar Pass.

Warning! North of Paras this road is unsealed. Parts are very steep, making it suitable for four-wheel drive vehicles only.


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