Rath Cail

Rath Cail
Type:	Pass
Region:	The Plateau of Gorgoroth
Area:	Lhingris
Location:	[49.7S, 5.9E]

Location

Rath Cail (Sindarin for Course of the Fence) is a point of interest within Lhingris in the Plateau of Gorgoroth. ^{[49.7S, 5.9E]}

Although this pass is marked on the map at its northern end, it in fact encompasses most of the main road through Lhingris. Its southernmost end is at the staircases leading up to Cirith Ungol and Iant Angos. ^{[60.4S, 9.6E]}

There is a Milestone near the north end. ^{[50.7S, 6.3E]}

Deeds

The following deeds can be advanced by visiting this location:

• Spider-haunts and Web-rifts
• Treasure of Lhingris
  • ^{[51.7S, 5.0E]}
  • ^{[55.7S, 6.5E]}
  • ^{[58.7S, 7.6E]}

Quests

Starting:

• [110] Whispers of the Enemy
  • [109] Drawn to Death
• [110] Tracking the Enemy
• [110] Watchers of the Morgai
• [110] An Ambusher Ambushed

Involving:

• [110] Deadly Stillness

NPCs

• Legolas

Creatures

The following creatures are found within this area:

• Bloated Web-crawler
• Carrion-fly
• Mordor Orc-tracker
• Mordor Tracker
• Ravening Carrion-fly
• Ungol Burrower
• Ungol Blight-spitter
• Ungol Brood-mother
• Ungol Spiderling
• Ungol Stalker
• Ungol Stone-shell
• Web-crawler
• Lhingris Crawler
• Lhingris Wormling
• Long-legged Spiderling
• Thicket Mole-rat
• Toxic Frogling
• Venomed Serpent

Lore

This long valley lies between the Ephel Dúath and the Morgai. Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee travelled this route on their way to Mount Doom.

Gallery

• Views of Rath Cail.
• 
  Legolas stands by the Milestone.
• 
  Further into Rath Cail.
• 
  The road to Kála-murg branches from the main road. ^{[54.0S, 6.2E]}
• 
  Mordor Orc-trackers are ambushed by Ungol Spiderlings. Here the road splits again: east past Lugvarg and into Talath Úrui, and south onwards through Rath Cail. ^{[54.1S, 6.8E]}
• 
  The side road to Kála-murg loops around Ceber Dúath and past Nelegroth to rejoin the main road here. To the east is the slope up to the Morgai ridge. ^{[55.7S, 7.0E]}
• 
  Cirith Ungol looms over southern Rath Cail.
• 
  East of Cirith Ungol is a cleft that runs beneath Iant Angos and opens onto the road beneath the staircases. ^{[59.4S, 9.8E]}
• 
  The southernmost point of Rath Cail, atop the first flight of stairs. ^{[60.4S, 9.6E]}
• 
  Looking north from southern Rath Cail.