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Hinterlands (Alliance) leveling guide: quest route, levels 38 to 54

The Alliance route through Hinterlands (Alliance) takes 37 steps in Full clear mode and 35 in Chill mode, for 17 quests, levels 38 to 54. Copy each spot as a map pin, skip the quests that cost too much time, and hearth when the route says so.

Yuki

The zone in short

Levels
38-54
Faction
Alliance
Quests known
17
Route
37 steps in Full clear, 35 in Chill
Confirmed in Forever
0 of 17
Time and level (estimate)
Full clear: about 1 h 2 min, level 46 at the endChill: about 1 h 6 min, level 47 at the end
Data
Game build 1.60.1.70532, built on October 26, 2026

What is the quest route through Hinterlands (Alliance)?

In Hinterlands (Alliance), the Full clear route takes 37 steps: every quest picked up at each hub, done from the nearest to the farthest and turned in on one trip. The Chill route takes 35 steps in story order with smaller loops. Both give each step's spot on the map as a /mappin command; switch between them with the tabs below.

Map pin

0 of 37 steps done

Map of HinterlandsAlterac MountainsArathi HighlandsWestern PlaguelandsEastern PlaguelandsHillsbrad Foothills

Wheel (after a click on the map) or + and - to zoom, drag or arrow keys to move, double-click to zoom in, 0 to fit the route, Escape to leave full screen.

Our map of Hinterlands, drawn from the game's data: subzones and named places from Forever's game files, flight points from its tables, the other NPCs from Classic. North is up. Not a game image.

Inns, trainers, repairs, stables and banks come from Classic data (cMaNGOS): check them in game.

Steps outside this map are in the list only.

  1. Skip: Skip Saving Sharpbeak[53] (level 53)

    Elite enemies: needs a group

    EliteLong

  2. Accept: Accept Gryphon Master Talonaxe[43] from Falstad Wildhammer (level 43)Current

  3. Accept: Accept Witherbark Cages[45] from Gryphon Master Talonaxe (level 45)

    Long

  4. Turn in: Turn in Gryphon Master Talonaxe[43] to Gryphon Master Talonaxe (level 43)

  5. Accept: Accept Rhapsody Shindigger[43] from Gryphon Master Talonaxe (level 43)

  6. Objective: Do Witherbark Cages[45] (level 45)

    Check Second Cage

    Long

  7. Objective: Do Witherbark Cages[45] (level 45)

    Check First Cage

    Long

  8. Objective: Do Witherbark Cages[45] (level 45)

    Check Third Cage

    Long

  9. Turn in: Turn in Witherbark Cages[45] to Gryphon Master Talonaxe (level 45)

    Long

  10. Travel: Set your hearthstone at this inn

    Make Innkeeper Thulfram's inn your home (hearthstone)

  11. Accept: Accept Troll Necklace Bounty[45] from Fraggar Thundermantle (level 45)

  12. Objective: Do Troll Necklace Bounty[45] (level 45)

    Troll Tribal Necklace: 5

  13. Hearthstone: Use your hearthstone

    Objectives done: hearth back to turn in

  14. Vendor: Sell and repair

    Sell your loot to Innkeeper Thulfram

  15. Turn in: Turn in Troll Necklace Bounty[45] to Fraggar Thundermantle (level 45)

  16. Travel: Go to the next spot

    Head to the next quest givers

  17. Turn in: Turn in Rhapsody Shindigger[43] to Rhapsody Shindigger (level 43)

  18. Grind: Come back at level 46

    Level up elsewhere (another zone) or grind, then come back here at level 46

  19. Accept: Accept Food for Baby[47] from Agnar Beastamer (level 47)Level 46 (estimate)

    Long

  20. Accept: Accept Skulk Rock Clean-up[48] from Fraggar Thundermantle (level 48)

    Long

  21. Objective: Do Skulk Rock Clean-up[48] (level 48)

    Green Sludge slain: 10

    Long

  22. Objective: Do Food for Baby[47] (level 47)

    Silvermane Stalker Flank: 5

    Long

  23. Objective: Do Skulk Rock Clean-up[48] (level 48)

    Jade Ooze slain: 10

    Long

  24. Turn in: Turn in Skulk Rock Clean-up[48] to Fraggar Thundermantle (level 48)

    Long

  25. Turn in: Turn in Food for Baby[47] to Agnar Beastamer (level 47)

    Long

  26. Accept: Accept Becoming a Parent[48] from Agnar Beastamer (level 48)

  27. Turn in: Turn in Becoming a Parent[48] to Agnar Beastamer (level 48)

  28. Accept: Accept The Altar of Zul[48] from Gryphon Master Talonaxe (level 48)

    Long

  29. Objective: Do The Altar of Zul[48] (level 48)

    Check the top of the Altar of Zul, then return to Gryphon Master Talonaxe.

    Long

  30. Turn in: Turn in The Altar of Zul[48] to Gryphon Master Talonaxe (level 48)

    Long

  31. Accept: Accept Thadius Grimshade[47] from Gryphon Master Talonaxe (level 47)

    Partly in another zone

  32. Travel: Go to Blasted Lands

    Next: Blasted Lands, to turn in what is left

  33. Turn in: Turn in Thadius Grimshade[47] to Thadius Grimshade (level 47)

    Partly in another zone

  34. Skip: Skip Rhapsody's Kalimdor Kocktail[43] (level 43)

    Objectives in another zone

    Also skips: Rhapsody's Tale

    LongPartly in another zone

  35. Skip: Skip Find OOX-09/HL![48] (level 48)

    Where to pick it up is unknown in our data

    Starts from an item

  36. Skip: Skip Rescue OOX-09/HL![48] (level 48)

    Escort or event: slow, you can't set the pace

    EscortPartly in another zone

  37. Skip: Skip Jammal'an the Prophet[53] (level 53)

    Done inside a dungeon

    DungeonEliteLongPartly in another zone

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Useful places in Hinterlands (7)
  • Flight point: Aerie Peak, The Hinterlands, Guthrum Thunderfist 11.1, 46.1
  • Innkeeper, Innkeeper Thulfram 14.1, 41.6 (Classic data, to confirm in game)
  • Profession trainer (Leatherworking), Drakk Stonehand 13.4, 43.5 (Classic data, to confirm in game)
  • Repairs, Harggan 13.4, 44.1 (Classic data, to confirm in game)
  • Stable master, Killium Bouldertoe 14.4, 45.2 (Classic data, to confirm in game)
  • Town: Revantusk Village 78.3, 79.5
  • Place: Wildhammer Keep 14.1, 44.8

Where should you level after Hinterlands (Alliance)?

After Hinterlands (Alliance) (levels 38 to 54), the guide goes on in Blasted Lands (Alliance) (43-60) and Searing Gorge (Alliance) (43-60). Our leveling tool lists every WoW Forever zone and dungeon made for your level, and the dungeon pages give each dungeon's levels and bosses if you want to break the questing with a group.

Where to level at your levelEvery zone of the guideGnomeregan (29-38)Razorfen Kraul (29-38)Scarlet Monastery - Graveyard (30-38)Scarlet Monastery - Library (33-41)

Which Hinterlands (Alliance) quests should you skip?

The Full clear route skips 5 quests in Hinterlands (Alliance): the ones that cost more time than they give, such as long escorts, items that drop rarely, or quests that need a group or kill elites. Each one is listed below with the reason. In Chill mode you can still do them; elite and group quests carry a badge so you can decide.

Skipped in Full clear mode

  • Saving Sharpbeak[53]EliteLong

    Elite enemies: needs a group

  • Rhapsody's Kalimdor Kocktail[43]LongPartly in another zone

    Objectives in another zone

    Also skips: Rhapsody's Tale

  • Find OOX-09/HL![48]Starts from an item

    Where to pick it up is unknown in our data

  • Rescue OOX-09/HL![48]EscortPartly in another zone

    Escort or event: slow, you can't set the pace

  • Jammal'an the Prophet[53]DungeonEliteLongPartly in another zone

    Done inside a dungeon

When should you hearth or sell in Hinterlands (Alliance)?

The Hinterlands (Alliance) Full clear route marks each moment to use your hearthstone or stop at a vendor, listed below with its step number. In the first levels, quest items and loot fill your bags fast, so the route sends you to sell and repair between loops instead of walking back with full bags. The Chill route has its own stops in its tab.

  • Hearthstone (Step 13)

    Objectives done: hearth back to turn in

  • Vendor (Step 14)

    Sell your loot to Innkeeper Thulfram

Which quests are in Hinterlands (Alliance)?

We know 17 quests in Hinterlands (Alliance) for WoW Forever, listed by level with the NPC who gives them and where. Quests from the Classic database stay to confirm in Forever until players see them, and badges mark escorts, elites, group, class and profession quests: the ones a route usually leaves out or keeps for later.

QuestLevelGiven byNotes
Gryphon Master Talonaxe43from level 38Falstad Wildhammer11.8, 46.8
Rhapsody Shindigger43from level 38Gryphon Master Talonaxe9.8, 44.5
Rhapsody's Kalimdor Kocktail43from level 38Rhapsody Shindigger26.9, 48.6LongPartly in another zone
Rhapsody's Tale43from level 38Rhapsody Shindigger26.9, 48.6Partly in another zone
Troll Necklace Bounty45from level 40Fraggar Thundermantle14.8, 44.6
Troll Necklace Bounty45from level 40Fraggar Thundermantle14.8, 44.6Repeatable
Witherbark Cages45from level 40Gryphon Master Talonaxe9.8, 44.5Long
Food for Baby47from level 38Agnar Beastamer14.2, 43.6Long
Thadius Grimshade47from level 40Gryphon Master Talonaxe9.8, 44.5Partly in another zone
Becoming a Parent48from level 37Agnar Beastamer14.2, 43.6
Find OOX-09/HL!48from level 43OOX-09/HL Distress BeaconStarts from an item
Rescue OOX-09/HL!48from level 43Homing Robot OOX-09/HL49.4, 37.7EscortPartly in another zone
Skulk Rock Clean-up48from level 40Fraggar Thundermantle14.8, 44.6Long
The Altar of Zul48from level 40Gryphon Master Talonaxe9.8, 44.5Long
Jammal'an the Prophet53from level 38Atal'ai Exile33.8, 75.2DungeonEliteLongPartly in another zone
Saving Sharpbeak53from level 40Gryphon Master Talonaxe9.8, 44.5EliteLong
Highpeak the Elder60from level 1Elder Highpeak50.0, 48.0Event

How reliable is the Hinterlands (Alliance) route?

All 17 quests on this page come from the Classic quest database (cMaNGOS classic-db), not from WoW Forever: Blizzard changed the starting zones, moved some quests and added new ones that are not here yet, so check a quest giver before a long run. Places come from Classic; the maps come from game build 1.60.1.70532.

Still missing

Classic base (cMaNGOS classic-db), to be confirmed in game: 17 quests. Missing: Forever's new or changed quests (the beta's game files hold no quest titles or objectives), French quest and creature names, Forever's own XP values; places are spawn points of Classic.

Hinterlands (Alliance): frequently asked questions

What level is Hinterlands (Alliance) in WoW Forever?

Our WoW Forever leveling guide places Hinterlands (Alliance) at levels 38 to 54, for the Alliance.

How many quests are there in Hinterlands (Alliance)?

Our guide knows 17 quests in Hinterlands (Alliance): 17 come from Classic data and still need to be confirmed in WoW Forever, 0 are confirmed.

Which quests should you skip in Hinterlands (Alliance)?

The Full clear route skips 5: Saving Sharpbeak, Rhapsody's Kalimdor Kocktail, Find OOX-09/HL!, Rescue OOX-09/HL! and Jammal'an the Prophet. They cost more time than they give, such as escorts, rare drops, group or elite quests.

When should you use your hearthstone in Hinterlands (Alliance)?

The Full clear route numbers each stop like the other steps (hearthstone stops: 1, vendor stops: 1), so you sell and repair before a long loop instead of walking back with full bags.

Should I pick Full clear or Chill in Hinterlands (Alliance)?

Full clear for the most XP per hour: every quest, nearest first, everything turned in on one trip. Chill for the story in order, with small loops and bags that never fill up.

Where do you go after Hinterlands (Alliance)?

The guide goes on in Blasted Lands (Alliance) (43-60) and Searing Gorge (Alliance) (43-60).

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