Hinterlands Farming Route for Levels 44–50: Leather, Troll Cloth, Mithril and Herbs

The Hinterlands is a quiet zone. It sits in a corner of the Eastern Kingdoms behind Hillsbrad, few players pass through it after they have finished its quests, and its forests and hills hold almost everything a gatherer could want. Wolves and owlbeasts give Thick Leather, the Witherbark trolls carry Mageweave and the first Runecloth, and the slopes are dotted with Mithril veins and the herbs of the mid-forties. This hinterlands farming route links all of it into one loop that a skinner, a miner or a herbalist can run for an evening, with the levels, the camps and an honest look at what it pays, for a character on a vanilla-era realm such as WoW Forever.

Where and what you need

Levels. The beasts and trolls on this loop run from about 42 to 49. A level 46 character kills everything comfortably, and the loop stays worth running until roughly 52, when the kills become slow for the experience and the cloth.

Getting there. Alliance players fly to Aerie Peak, the Wildhammer fortress on the zone's western edge, once they have walked there from Hillsbrad and learned the flight path. Horde players fly to Revantusk Village on the eastern coast, or ride in from Tarren Mill the first time. Both towns have a vendor, a repair smith and an innkeeper.

Professions. Skinning and Mining are the best pair here, because the leather and the Mithril sell the most. Herbalism works just as well instead of either. Skinning around 225 covers every beast on the loop; Mining needs 175 for Mithril and 230 for Truesilver.

Bag space. Thick Leather and Mithril fill slots fastest. Bring at least four empty bags and plan a vendor trip every hour.

The route

The numbers follow the loop from the west of the zone to the east, starting from Aerie Peak; Horde players start at Revantusk and run it backwards.

1. Aerie Peak or Revantusk. Repair, empty your bags and buy food before you leave. Both towns have a mailbox for sending leather and ore to a bank character.
2. Silvermane wolves. The wolves that roam the forest east of Aerie Peak come in twos and threes and skin well. Work the slopes between the road and the hills.
3. Owlbeasts in the hills. The owlbeasts further into the zone hit harder but drop Thick Leather just as often.
4. Witherbark troll camps. The Witherbark trolls hold camps on the western and southern sides of the zone, including Shadra'Alor in the south. They drop Mageweave, coin and the odd Wildvine. Pull the casters one at a time.
5. The southern cliffs. Mithril and the occasional Truesilver vein sit along the cliffs and hills to the south.
6. The central hills. The open ground in the middle of the zone holds owlbeasts and a scattering of herbs, and the paths here link the western and eastern halves of the loop.
7. Vilebranch and the east. Beyond the centre lie the Vilebranch trolls around Jintha'Alor. Their outer edges are fine for a higher character, but the deeper terraces are crowded; most players turn back here.
8. Back to town. Ride back to Aerie Peak or on to Revantusk, sell the gray items, mail the leather and ore, and start again.

What you get

Source	Drops	Why it sells
Wolves and owlbeasts	Thick Leather, Thick Hide	Leatherworkers need it for armour kits and their 200–250 recipes
Witherbark trolls	Mageweave Cloth, some Runecloth	Tailors and First Aid levellers buy it all the time
Mithril and Truesilver veins	Mithril Ore, Truesilver Ore, gems	Blacksmiths and engineers pay well at every stage
Herbs	Sungrass, Purple Lotus, Goldthorn, Khadgar's Whisker	Alchemists buy them for mid-level and high-level potions
Trolls (rare)	Wildvine	An alchemy herb that only comes from creatures
Coin and gray loot	Silver from every troll and vendor junk	Pays for repairs and food

Gold per hour

With Skinning and Mining, a level 46–50 character on this loop makes roughly 3–5 gold an hour, about half from leather and ore and the rest from cloth, coin and gray items. A herbalist in place of the miner earns about the same, sometimes more when Purple Lotus is in demand.

What moves the number: realm age, because Thick Leather and Mithril cost the most in the first months; how many other gatherers share the zone, which is usually few; and whether you sell at the auction house or vendor everything.

Tips

• Learn the Aerie Peak or Revantusk flight path on your first visit so later vendor trips are short.
• Skin and mine on every lap, because the second profession nearly doubles what the loop pays.
• Pull the troll casters around a corner so they come to you instead of staying among the huts.
• Stay away from Seradane, the grove where the green dragons stand far above this level.
• Sell Thick Leather and Mithril in full stacks, because buyers rarely want odd numbers.
• Stop once the trolls drop more Runecloth than Mageweave; that is your cue to move to higher zones.

Running it with ForeverBot

Open the Farming section and walk one lap of the route with Record loop on. Add the wolves, owlbeasts and Witherbark trolls with + Current target to build the Targets list, and in Settings turn on the Skinning and Mining toggles (or Herbalism) with Remember nodes and Skip nodes above your skill ticked. Tick Go to a vendor when bags are full and Repair at vendors so ForeverBot rides back to town on its own.

Set Route mode to safest so the path keeps to the edges of the troll camps, and watch the Kills, Nodes gathered and Gold/hour counters for twenty minutes to judge whether the loop beats your other options. For more on the leather side, see the thick leather farming route; for the ore, the Mithril mining route. Automation is against the game's terms and carries risk. Every section comes with every plan; see plans and pricing.

FAQ

What level should I be to farm the Hinterlands?

Level 46 is a comfortable start, because the wolves, owlbeasts and Witherbark trolls on this loop sit between about 42 and 49. Characters at 44 can run it with care around the troll camps. Above 52 the experience is small, but the leather, ore and herbs still sell, so gatherers often stay longer.

Is the Hinterlands good for Skinning?

Yes. The wolves and owlbeasts drop Thick Leather, which leatherworkers need in quantity, and few players compete for them once the zone's quests are done. A skinner around 225–250 skill gains points here as well as leather. The mageweave cloth farming spots suit characters who prefer cloth at the same level.

Can both factions farm the Hinterlands?

Yes. Alliance players use Aerie Peak on the western edge, and Horde players use Revantusk Village on the eastern coast. Both towns have a flight path, a vendor and a repair smith. The loop works from either end, so the only difference is which direction you run it.