Elf-path

The Elf-path was a means of crossing the forest of Mirkwood.
Beginning at the western edge of the forest north of the Carrock, the Elf-path ran from the Forest Gate into Mirkwood, and led straight through the forest to its end, near the Forest River.Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Part Three: The Third Age, chapter I: "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields", notes
The Enchanted River crossed the Elf-path nearly three quarters of the way through.The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "Eriador"
==History==
The Elf-path was wrought by the Elves in the Third Age of the Woodland Realm probably when Sauron occupied Dol Guldur and the forest became filled with evil things. Being the safest route through northern Mirkwood, Gandalf chose this way for Bilbo and Dwarves to take to the other side during their quest to Lonely Mountain. It may have survived into the Fourth Age.The Hobbit, Chapter VIII: "Flies and Spiders"
==In adaptations==
Before he left, the wizard Gandalf warned Bilbo Baggins and Thorin and Company to take the Elf-path, as it was the safest route through Mirkwood to the Lonely Mountain. However, Nori accidentally leads the company off the path, causing them to look for the path again.
Thorin was captured by these Elves, while the remaining company, with the exception of Bilbo, were snared by Giant Spiders. Bilbo rescued them with the help of his magic ring, but they were soon captured by the angry Elves and imprisoned by their king. With the aid of the ring, Bilbo eluded the Dwarves' captors. Weeks later, he found a way to free them: by stealing the keys from the guard when he and the Butler Galion, drank their supply of wine. Soon after they were freed, the Company fled in barrels and floated on the river that ran along with the Elf-path.
However, a small battle ensued as the Company made their escape.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Albanian 	Rruga e Kukudh
Arabic 	مسار ألف
Armenian 	Էլֆ-ուղին
Asturian 	Camín de los Elfos
Azerbaijani 	Elflər-yol
Basque 	Elfo-bidexka
Belarusian Cyrillic	Эльф-сцежка
Bengali 	এলফ-পথ
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Елф-пътека
Catalan 	Sender dels Elfs
Chinese 	精靈-路径
Croatian 	Vilenjak-staza
Czech 	Elf-cesta
Danish 	Elvsti
Dutch 	Elf-bospad / Het Oude Bospad
Esperanto 	Vojo de la Elfoj
Estonian 	Päkapikkude tee
Finnish 	Haltiapolku
French 	Chemin des Elfes
Frisian 	Elfpaad (Western)
Galician 	Camiño dos Elfos
Georgian 	ელფები-გზა
German 	Elbenweg
Greek 	Ξωτικά-μονοπάτι
Gujarati 	પિશાચ-પાથ
Hindi 	योगिनी रास्ता
Hungarian 	Álfok ösvény
Icelandic 	Álfarleið
Indonesian 	Peri-jalur
Irish Gaelic 	Elf-cosán
Italian 	Sentiero degli Elfi
Japanese 	エルフ-パス
Kannada 	ಎಲ್ಫ್-ಮಾರ್ಗ
Kazakh 	Эльфтер жол (Cyrillic) Élfter jol (Latin)
Korean 	엘프 길
Latin 	Alfus-semita
Latvian 	Elfu ceļš
Lithuanian 	Elfų takas
Macedonian Cyrillic	Виленик-патека
Malayalam 	എൽഫ്-പാത്ത്
Marathi 	एल्फ पथ
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Элфүүдийн зам
Norwegian 	Alve-sti
Persian 	راه جن ها
Polish 	Ścieżka Elfów
Portuguese 	Caminho dos Elfos
Punjabi 	ਐਲਫ-ਮਾਰਗ
Romanian 	Calea Elfilor
Russian 	Путь Эльфов
Sardinian 	Caminu de sos Elfos
Serbian 	Вилењака-стаза (Cyrillic) Vilenjaka-staza (Latin)
Sicilian 	Percorsu di l'Elfi
Slovenian 	Vilinska-pot
Slovak 	Elf-cesta
Spanish 	Sendero de los Elfos
Swahili 	Njia ya Elves
Swedish 	Alv-sökväg
Tamil 	சிறு தேவதை-பாதை
Telugu 	ఋభువు-మార్గం
Turkish 	Elf-yol
Turkmen 	Elf-ýoly
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Ельф-шлях
Urdu 	یلف راستہ
Uzbek 	Елф-сўқмоқ йўл (Cyrillic) Elf-so'qmoq yo'l (Latin)
Venetian 	Sendero de los Salbaneło
Vietnamese 	Elf-con đường
Welsh 	Elf-lwybr
==References==
nl:Het Oude Bospad
Category:Roads
Category:Rhovanion
Category:Mirkwood