Journeys Across Middle-earth
Nine routes drawn on the map, from Bilbo's road to Erebor to the six-day ride of the Rohirrim.
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The Hobbit · 400 days
There and Back Again
Bilbo Baggins and Thorin’s Company
Bilbo and thirteen Dwarves cross Wilderland to the Lonely Mountain, then come home the long way
Hobbiton → Hobbiton · 16 places
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The Lord of the Rings · 183 days
The Road to Mount Doom
Frodo and Sam
The Ring-bearer's road from Bag End to the Cracks of Doom, the longest journey in the story
Hobbiton → Grey Havens · 25 places
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The Lord of the Rings · 62 days
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Nine Walkers
Nine Walkers set out from Rivendell and are broken apart above the Falls of Rauros two months later
Rivendell → Amon Hen · 10 places
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The Lord of the Rings · 30 days
The Return of the King
Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli
Three hunters chase orcs across Rohan, then Aragorn takes the Paths of the Dead to the sea
Amon Hen → Black Gate · 13 places
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The Lord of the Rings · 19 days
Captured by the Uruk-hai
Merry and Pippin
Carried west as prisoners, the two hobbits escape into Fangorn and wake the Ents against Isengard
Amon Hen → Minas Tirith · 6 places
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The Lord of the Rings · 348 days
Gandalf’s Errands
Gandalf the Grey
The wizard's zig-zag across Middle-earth, from the Shire to Orthanc's roof and back from death
Hobbiton → Black Gate · 15 places
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The Lord of the Rings · 500 days
The Long Hunt
Gollum (Sméagol)
Five hundred years of following the Ring, from the Gladden Fields to the fire of Mount Doom
Stoors of the Gladden → Mount Doom · 12 places
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The Lord of the Rings · 110 days
Boromir’s Errand
Boromir of Gondor
A hundred and ten days riding north from Minas Tirith to Rivendell to have a dream explained
Osgiliath → Rivendell · 6 places
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The Lord of the Rings · 6 days
The Ride of the Rohirrim
Théoden, Éowyn and Merry
Six thousand spears ride from Dunharrow to Minas Tirith in five days to break the siege
Dunharrow → Minas Tirith · 5 places