The utility model discloses a herringbone movable wooden ladder which comprises two external upright columns and two internal upright columns at two sides respectively; the place where the external upright columns and the internal upright columns are intersected is hinged through a connecting rotary shaft; transverse supports are arranged on the external upright columns and the internal upright columns at intervals respectively; and a limiting rope is arranged below the place where the external upright columns and the internal upright columns are intersected. The herringbone movable wooden ladder is simple in structure, easy to manufacture, low in cost, simple to operate and can be folded and opened conveniently and effectively and moved conveniently; the time is saved; and the working efficiency can be improved greatly.