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How to Reach the Crossroads in WoW Classic

Section: World & travel 5 min read Vanilla 1.12.1 · x5 Updated 14.10.2026

How to get to the Crossroads is the first travel question for nearly every Horde player who leaves Durotar or Mulgore. The Crossroads is the main Horde town in the Barrens and the most important flight hub on the continent. Leveling on the WoW x5 server is fast, so you will reach this town at around level 10 to 12 — here is how to get there without detours.

The Crossroads
The CrossroadsThe Barrens, central Kalimdor
Horde flight hub
Horde flight hubWind riders to every corner of Kalimdor
Contents
  1. Where Is the Crossroads
  2. How to Get There as Horde
  3. How to Get There as Alliance
  4. What Is in the Crossroads
  5. Routes to the Crossroads: Summary Table
  6. What to Do Nearby
  7. Related Guides

Where Is the Crossroads

The Crossroads stands in the northern part of the Barrens, a zone for roughly levels 10 to 25. The name says it all: here the main north–south road, the Gold Road, crosses the road that runs from the port of Ratchet in the east to Stonetalon Mountains in the west. The town is surrounded by a palisade, protected by elite Horde guards and always busy with players. A full overview of the zone and its subzones is in the Barrens article, and routes into the zone are covered in how to get to the Barrens.

The main street of the Crossroads with watchtowers and Horde tents
The main street of the Crossroads with watchtowers and Horde tents

How to Get There as Horde

Orcs and trolls — from Orgrimmar:

  1. Leave Orgrimmar through the main gate and follow the road south. If you have never been to the capital, see how to get to Orgrimmar.
  2. At the fork, turn west toward the bridge over the Southfury River.
  3. Right past the bridge stands Far Watch Post, a Horde lookout. From here on you are in the Barrens.
  4. Follow the road west to the Crossroads and learn the flight path.

Tauren — from Thunder Bluff:

  1. Take the lift down from Thunder Bluff and follow the main road east through Mulgore, past Bloodhoof Village. Details are in how to get to Thunder Bluff.
  2. The road leaves Mulgore near Camp Taurajo — pick up its flight path.
  3. Turn north onto the Gold Road and walk to the Crossroads.

Forsaken take the zeppelin from outside Undercity to Orgrimmar and then follow the orc route. After your first visit, the Crossroads is a wind rider flight away from Orgrimmar and Thunder Bluff.

Far Watch Post next to the Southfury River bridge — the gateway from Durotar into the Barrens
Far Watch Post next to the Southfury River bridge — the gateway from Durotar into the Barrens
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How to Get There as Alliance

For the Alliance the Crossroads is an enemy town, and going in alone is pointless: the guards are elite. The nearest Alliance flight point in the Barrens is neutral Ratchet, which you can reach by ship from Booty Bay; the route is described in how to get to Ratchet. From Ratchet the road leads straight west to the Crossroads. Night elves sometimes come down from Ashenvale in the north along the Gold Road, past the Horde's Mor'shan Rampart. Both routes pass Horde patrols — on a PvP realm, raids on the Crossroads are a world PvP classic.

What Is in the Crossroads

  • Flight path — Devrak, the wind rider master. Wind riders fly to Orgrimmar, Thunder Bluff, Camp Taurajo, Ratchet and the Horde outposts of neighbouring zones.
  • Inn — Innkeeper Boorand Plainswind. Set your Hearthstone here: you will spend several levels in the Barrens.
  • Quests — Thork gives Disrupt the Attacks, Tonga Runetotem gives The Forgotten Pools, and Mankrik offers the legendary Lost in Battle — the very «where is Mankrik's wife» of General chat fame.
  • Services — vendors, a forge with an anvil, a stable master, a mailbox; the graveyard is outside the south gate.
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Routes to the Crossroads: Summary Table

RouteHordeAlliance
From the capitalOrgrimmar: south, Southfury bridge, Far Watch Post, westNo direct route, only via Ratchet
From MulgoreThunder Bluff, Camp Taurajo, north on the Gold RoadNot used
From the northFrom Ashenvale past Mor'shan RampartNight elves, risky, past Mor'shan Rampart
From the eastFrom Ratchet along the road westShip to Ratchet, then west
FlightWind rider from Orgrimmar and Thunder BluffNo Alliance flight point
Совет

Learn the Crossroads flight path as early as possible: it is the heart of the whole Horde flight network in Kalimdor. The full map is in the flight paths guide.

What to Do Nearby

Dozens of quests surround the Crossroads; the best order is collected in the Barrens leveling guide. To the southwest, by Lushwater Oasis, lies the entrance to the first big Horde dungeon — the route is in how to get to Wailing Caverns, and tactics are on the Wailing Caverns page. North the road leads into Ashenvale, east to the sea and the ship to Booty Bay. General travel tips for the whole world are gathered in the travel guide.

The Gold Road — the main road of the Barrens leading to the Crossroads
The Gold Road — the main road of the Barrens leading to the Crossroads

Related Guides

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FAQ

Where is the Crossroads?

The Crossroads lies in the northern Barrens in central Kalimdor, where the Gold Road meets the road running west to Stonetalon Mountains and east to Ratchet.

What is the fastest way to the Crossroads from Orgrimmar?

Once you know the flight path, take a wind rider. The first time you must walk: south from Orgrimmar, then west over the Southfury River bridge past Far Watch Post and along the road to the Crossroads.

Can the Alliance go to the Crossroads?

You can walk there, but it is a Horde town with elite guards. The Alliance only comes for raids on the Crossroads and uses neutral Ratchet as its base in the Barrens.

What can you find at the Crossroads?

A flight path with the wind rider master Devrak, an inn run by Innkeeper Boorand Plainswind where you can set your Hearthstone, vendors, a forge and many quests for characters around level 12 to 20.

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