The Barrens questing guide / Northern Barrens This is a questing guide detailing the best method to obtain and complete quests in the northern Barrens . See the Southern Barrens questing guide for questing information in the higher level , southern part of the zone . For a list of all Barrens quests in table format , see Barrens quests Journey to the Crossroads . Questing will begin in the Crossroads , which is located in the northern half of the Barrens . Tauren will have a bit of a hike to get here , while trolls and orcs should have less trouble coming from Durotar . Be sure to get the pull quests for your race before setting out , for a little extra XP . The journey to the Crossroads ( the main questing hub of the Barrens ) looks a bit different depending on your race and class . Undead and Blood Elves . While undead and blood elves don ' t have any pull quests into the Barrens , it is most certainly a legitimate questing alternative to Silverpine Forest or The Ghostlands . However , keep in mind that adventuring in the Barrens will not accumulate Silvermoon City or Undercity reputation as quickly as adventuring in their respective zones . To get to the Crossroads , these characters should take a zeppelin from the tower outside Undercity , arriving just south of Orgrimmar in Durotar . Head south along the road until you reach Razor Hill , then turn west . Pass through Far Watch Post and into the Barrens . Continue to follow the road west until it forks , then head south . You should arrive at the Crossroads . The Wailing Caverns . Now is an excellent time to try the second instance for Horde players : The Wailing Caverns . You have just completed the prerequisites for the major quest of the instance . All that is left to do is to head to Thunder Bluff and complete the quest , pick up its follow up quest and also the quest on Spirit Rise . You may also want to complete before going in , so as to get the follow up . See the Wailing Caverns questing guide for more information . Where to go from here . At this point , you are most likely around level 20 . One obvious option for future questing is to continue to the southern Barrens ( see the Southern Barrens questing guide . The southern Barrens is good for question up to around level 27 , after which players can quest in Thousand Needles or move on to a level 30 zone . However , there are several other good areas for questing at this point . Stonetalon Mountains ( LVL 15 - 27 ) . The Stonetalon Mountains lie to the northwest of the Barrens . Quests there involve killing , looting , and otherwise interrupting Venture Company operations in the area ; putting an end to night elf activity on the peak ; and curbing the harpies of the Charred Vale . Be sure to pick up the quests and from Ratchet and from the Crossroads before heading out . See the Stonetalon Mountains questing guide for more information . Ashenvale ( LVL 18 - 30 ) . Ashenvale forest is the ancestral home of the night elves , and lies to the north of the Barrens . Quests there involve combating encroaching demons and satyrs , and . Pick up the quest from the Crossroads and trade it in for at the Mor ' shan Rampart before heading to Ashenvale . See the Ashenvale questing guide for more informarion . Hillsbrad Foothills ( LVL 20 - 30 ) . The Hillsbrad Foothills can be found across the sea in Lordaeron . Most of the quests in this area involve helping the Forsaken of Tarren Mill become the dominant force in the hills , and crush the human resistance in Hillsbrad and Southshore . To that end , players will be sent on various missions which include killing the inhabitants of Hillsbrad and gathering ingredients for a new plague .