Gandalf's ride with Pippin
Gandalf's ride with Pippin follows 12 mapped waypoints, from Dol Baran to Minas Tirith.
Travellers across this route: Gandalf and Pippin on Shadowfax.
Follow this journey on the map
Waypoints in order
5 Mar T.A. 3019
Dol Baran
After the palantír, Gandalf takes Pippin and rides for Minas Tirith in the night
Approximate map position.
Place reference: Dol Baran (location context, not verification of this date).
6 Mar T.A. 3019
Gap of Rohan
Shadowfax runs east through the Gap and across the Westemnet
Place reference: Gap of Rohan (location context, not verification of this date).
6 Mar T.A. 3019
Westemnet
Rest hidden in a fold of the plains by day
Approximate map position.
6 Mar T.A. 3019
Edoras (passed)
They ride past Edoras in the night without stopping
Approximate map position.
7 Mar T.A. 3019
The Folde
Through the Folde and Eastfold; the beacons of Gondor are lit
Approximate map position.
7 Mar T.A. 3019
Eastfold
Riders of Rohan are met on the road bringing the Red Arrow
Approximate map position.
7–8 Mar T.A. 3019
Mering Stream / Firien Wood
Crossing into Anórien beneath the Halifirien
Approximate map position.
8 Mar T.A. 3019
Anórien (the beacon-hills)
Under Min-Rimmon and Nardol; the errand-riders of Gondor pass them
Approximate map position.
8 Mar T.A. 3019
Eilenach / Drúadan Forest road
The road skirts the Drúadan Forest beneath the beacon of Eilenach
Approximate map position.
8 Mar T.A. 3019
Amon Dîn
Last beacon before the City; the Rammas Echor lies ahead
Place reference: Amon Dîn (location context, not verification of this date).
9 Mar T.A. 3019
Pelennor (Rammas Echor gate)
They pass the gate of the outer wall before dawn
Place reference: Pelennor Fields (location context, not verification of this date).
9 Mar T.A. 3019
Minas Tirith
Gandalf reaches Minas Tirith at dawn; Pippin swears service to Denethor
Place reference: Minas Tirith (location context, not verification of this date).
Sources and further reading
- The Two Towers, The Palantír; The Return of the King, Minas Tirith; Appendix B
Narrative reading references; intermediate riding stops are reconstructed