# Exploration: Eastern Kingdoms 45–60 (levels 45–60) > A Polestar exploration guide for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 45–60: 13 steps. Page: https://polestar.guide/guides/exploration/eastern-kingdoms-45-60 Polestar is a free, open-source (GPL-3.0) leveling guide addon for World of Warcraft: Forever. Every guide here ships inside the addon: in game, `/polestar guides` opens the guide menu, and the guide window shows the steps with a waypoint arrow. ## At a glance - Category: Exploration; in game: Exploration > Exploration: Eastern Kingdoms 45–60 - Levels: 45–60 - For: Both factions - Zones: Blasted Lands, Deadwind Pass, Burning Steppes, Searing Gorge, The Hinterlands, Western Plaguelands, Eastern Plaguelands - 13 steps, 0 quests - Comes after: [Exploration: Eastern Kingdoms 30–45](https://polestar.guide/guides/exploration/eastern-kingdoms-30-45.md) (levels 30–45) - Last changed 2026-10-14, in Polestar 0.2.0 ## Steps The steps as the guide window shows them, in order. Goals marked with a race or class are only for that race or class. ### 1. Blasted Lands (1/2) Where: 55.1, 78.6 on the Eastern Kingdoms map. Starts where the 30–45 guide ends, in the Swamp of Sorrows. The last area of this guide completes the Eastern Kingdoms map. 9 areas to discover here, levels 46–63. - Exploring the entire world map on one character is a Forever Legacy Challenge (1 account-wide Legacy Point). - The Blasted Lands are south of the Swamp of Sorrows; the road arrives at Nethergarde Keep (Alliance). - Flight path here: Nethergarde Keep (Alexandra Constantine). (Alliance only) - Explore **Nethergarde Keep** Blasted Lands — Alliance town: Horde characters only need to touch its edge (guards) - Explore **Garrison Armory** Blasted Lands - Explore **Rise of the Defiler** Blasted Lands - Explore **Dreadmaul Post** Blasted Lands - Explore **Serpent's Coil** Blasted Lands ### 2. Blasted Lands (2/2) Where: 54.5, 82.2 on the Eastern Kingdoms map. - Explore **The Dark Portal** Blasted Lands — level 63 area, well above this guide's range - Explore **The Tainted Scar** Blasted Lands - Explore **Altar of Storms** Blasted Lands - Explore **Dreadmaul Hold** Blasted Lands ### 3. Deadwind Pass Where: 52, 78.5 on the Eastern Kingdoms map. 3 areas to discover here, levels 50–60. - Go back north through the Swamp of Sorrows and west into Deadwind Pass. - Explore **The Vice** Deadwind Pass - Explore **Karazhan** Deadwind Pass — high-level undead around the tower: discover it from the road - Explore **Deadman's Crossing** Deadwind Pass ### 4. Burning Steppes (1/2) Where: 52.5, 67.5 on the Eastern Kingdoms map. 10 areas to discover here, levels 50–59. - Continue west into Duskwood, north to Redridge Mountains and take the pass north out of Redridge into the Burning Steppes; Morgan's Vigil (Alliance) is near the top. - Flight path here: Morgan's Vigil (Borgus Stoutarm). (Alliance only) - Flight path here: Flame Crest (Vahgruk). (Horde only) - Explore **Blackrock Pass** Burning Steppes - Explore **Morgan's Vigil** Burning Steppes — Alliance town: Horde characters only need to touch its edge (guards) - Explore **Terror Wing Path** Burning Steppes - Explore **Dreadmaul Rock** Burning Steppes - Explore **Ruins of Thaurissan** Burning Steppes ### 5. Burning Steppes (2/2) Where: 49.8, 64.7 on the Eastern Kingdoms map. - Explore **Blackrock Stronghold** Burning Steppes — elite Blackrock orcs: discover it from the edge - Explore **The Pillar of Ash** Burning Steppes - Explore **Draco'dar** Burning Steppes - Explore **Altar of Storms** Burning Steppes - Explore **Blackrock Mountain** Burning Steppes ### 6. Searing Gorge Where: 49.2, 63.1 on the Eastern Kingdoms map. 7 areas to discover here, levels 43–56. - Cross Blackrock Mountain from the western Burning Steppes into the Searing Gorge: stay on the chain path inside, past the dungeon entrances. - Flight path here: Thorium Point (Lanie Reed). (Alliance only) - Flight path here: Thorium Point (Grisha). (Horde only) - Explore **The Sea of Cinders** Searing Gorge - Explore **Blackchar Cave** Searing Gorge - Explore **Firewatch Ridge** Searing Gorge - Explore **The Cauldron** Searing Gorge - Explore **Dustfire Valley** Searing Gorge - Explore **Grimesilt Dig Site** Searing Gorge - Explore **Tanner Camp** Searing Gorge ### 7. The Hinterlands (1/2) Where: 51.5, 31.1 on the Eastern Kingdoms map. 14 areas to discover here, levels 41–49. - Fly to Aerie Peak if you have it; otherwise fly to Southshore and walk north-east from Hillsbrad Foothills into the Hinterlands. (Alliance only) - Fly to Revantusk Village if you have it; otherwise fly to Tarren Mill and walk east from Hillsbrad Foothills into the Hinterlands. (Horde only) - Flight path here: Aerie Peak (Guthrum Thunderfist). (Alliance only) - Flight path here: Revantusk Village (Gorkas). (Horde only) - Explore **Aerie Peak** The Hinterlands — Alliance town: Horde characters only need to touch its edge (guards) - Explore **Plaguemist Ravine** The Hinterlands - Explore **Quel'Danil Lodge** The Hinterlands - Explore **Hiri'watha** The Hinterlands - Explore **Shadra'Alor** The Hinterlands - Explore **Valorwind Lake** The Hinterlands - Explore **The Altar of Zul** The Hinterlands ### 8. The Hinterlands (2/2) Where: 55.4, 31.4 on the Eastern Kingdoms map. - Explore **The Creeping Ruin** The Hinterlands - Explore **Agol'watha** The Hinterlands - Explore **Skulk Rock** The Hinterlands - Explore **Jintha'Alor** The Hinterlands — elite trolls on the upper terraces: discover it from the bottom - Explore **The Overlook Cliffs** The Hinterlands - Explore **Shaol'watha** The Hinterlands - Explore **Seradane** The Hinterlands ### 9. Western Plaguelands (1/2) Where: 52.7, 26.7 on the Eastern Kingdoms map. 13 areas to discover here, levels 46–57. - Walk back to Hillsbrad Foothills and north through the Alterac Mountains to Chillwind Camp in southern Western Plaguelands. (Alliance only) - Walk back to Hillsbrad Foothills and north through the Alterac Mountains, or from Tirisfal Glades east past The Bulwark, into Western Plaguelands. (Horde only) - Flight path here: Chillwind Camp (Bibilfaz Featherwhistle). (Alliance only) - Explore **Caer Darrow** Western Plaguelands - Explore **Darrowmere Lake** Western Plaguelands - Explore **Gahrron's Withering** Western Plaguelands - Explore **The Writhing Haunt** Western Plaguelands - Explore **Sorrow Hill** Western Plaguelands - Explore **Ruins of Andorhal** Western Plaguelands - Explore **The Bulwark** Western Plaguelands ### 10. Western Plaguelands (2/2) Where: 48.8, 24.3 on the Eastern Kingdoms map. - Explore **Felstone Field** Western Plaguelands - Explore **Dalson's Tears** Western Plaguelands - Explore **Northridge Lumber Camp** Western Plaguelands - Explore **Hearthglen** Western Plaguelands - Explore **Thondroril River** Western Plaguelands - Explore **The Weeping Cave** Western Plaguelands ### 11. Eastern Plaguelands (1/3) Where: 52.8, 23.5 on the Eastern Kingdoms map. 23 areas to discover here, levels 54–59. - Eastern Plaguelands lie east of Western Plaguelands, across the Thondroril River. Light's Hope Chapel in the east has flight masters for both factions. - Flight path here: Light's Hope Chapel (Khaelyn Steelwing). (Alliance only) - Flight path here: Light's Hope Chapel (Georgia). (Horde only) - Explore **Thondroril River** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **The Undercroft** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **Darrowshire** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **Pestilent Scar** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **Lake Mereldar** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **Tyr's Hand** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **New Avalon** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **The Noxious Glade** Eastern Plaguelands ### 12. Eastern Plaguelands (2/3) Where: 60.8, 17.9 on the Eastern Kingdoms map. - Explore **Zul'Mashar** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **Quel'Lithien Lodge** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **Northpass Tower** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **Eastwall Tower** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **Northdale** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **Light's Hope Chapel** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **The Infectis Scar** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **Corin's Crossing** Eastern Plaguelands ### 13. Eastern Plaguelands (3/3) Where: 58.2, 22.2 on the Eastern Kingdoms map. - Explore **Blackwood Lake** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **The Fungal Vale** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **Crown Guard Tower** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **The Marris Stead** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **Terrordale** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **Plaguewood** Eastern Plaguelands - Explore **Stratholme** Eastern Plaguelands --- Index for language models: https://polestar.guide/llms.txt