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DIRECTION TO MOVIE SCENE
LOCATIONS
MAVORA LAKES /
Fangorn Forest & Nen
Hithoel. The following information can be found in Ian Brodie's,
LOTR Location Guidebook.
Mavora Lakes are located off Route 94 /
Te Anau & Manapouri Highway, road access is a half hour drive
from Manapouri/Beechwood Lodge.
DRIVING: Approx 12kms after leaving the village of Mossburn via Route
94 - turn at the sign for Mavora Lakes. The gravel
road to the entrance to the lakes follows the Oreti River Valley,
39kms/45mins of dusty road, roll up the windows! The
scenic areas in the movie don't appear until after you turn into the
forest surrounding the Mavora Lakes.
En Route: The following
directions will take you to the film location where Eomer and
the Riders of
Rohan burnt the remains of the
Orcs after
their epic battle.
"After driving 35km from the
Hwy, and just prior to the turn into the forest surrounding
the lakes, you'll see a gateway on your right and a repaired
fence on your left. On your left is the edge of Fangorn Forest.
Climb the fence on your left and walk
250m in a northwesterly direction. Up until 2002, there were
remains of the ashes from the burnt Orcs. The locality is just as
you would imagine - a brown hillock with the edge of the deep
forest just metres away."
Once you make the turn into the Beech
Forest surrounding the lakes you will see signs for the Suspension
Bridge. Park here and walk down to the lakeshore of South Mavora
Lake.
The bridge spans the outlet of South
Mavora Lake where the lake water flows into the Mararoa River. This
watery junction is portrayed as the Silverlode and as the
Fellowship left Lothlorien.
Continue on in your car towards
North Mavora Lake - Nen
Hithoel,
Sindarin, Lake of Many
Mists. The foreshore of the lake marked
the end of the Fellowship's journey down the River Anduin.
As the road passes the south end of North
Mavora look for a park bench and a lone toilet. Park here and walk
up the slope 150m into the forest.
Look for a large tree stump at the top of
the ridge. Here Merry and Pippin hid from
the Orcs, and the large tree
shielded Frodo from the Uruk-hai.
The slopes here were also used to portray Lurtz and
his band running through the forest to Nen Hithoel.
Go back down to the lakeshore and walk
200m north, to where the campfire was lit prior to the breaking of
the Fellowship. It also marks the spot where Frodo and
Sam were filmed crossing to the eastern shore for their journey
to Mordor.
Opening scenes from 'The Two Towers' the
re-appearance of Gandelf as he calls forth the
White
Horse are recognizable in the scenery
surrounding the lakes.
RETURN: Heading south from the lakes take the RIGHT turn at the 'Y'
junction - instead of following the Oreti River Road.
This RIGHT turn will bring you back to
Route 94/Te Anau Hwy. The turn/sign for Manapouri, leading to
Beechwood Lodge, is approx 30mins from the exit road/Mavora
Lakes.
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