LORD OF THE RINGS – LOCATIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Amon Hen S45 03.696 E168 34.591 (59G 309198 5007349) Where the fellowship battled Saurons UrakHai in FOTR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Amon Hen - the capture S44 41.137 E168 20.148 (59G 288874 5048519) Where Merry and Pippin were captured by the Urak Hai - this location is bit of a guess, its somewhere along this river ;-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Ancient ruins south of rivendell S44 39.231 E168 57.665 (59G 338337 5053479) Digitally imposed ruins as the fellowship head south ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Battle of the Wargs S45 02.507 E168 43.463 (59G 320777 5009889) from the TTT. Many locations all over this hill - Deer Park Heights were used in the Battle scene ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Boat landing - lakeside campfire at Nen Hithoel S45 15.990 E168 10.411 (59G 278265 4983557) From FOTR. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Bree S41 19.458 E174 49.954 (60G 318606 5422975) Filmed at Fort Dorset -an old army base ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Caradhas S44 37.510 E168 24.503 (59G 294413 5055421) the Redhorn pass. Mt Earnslaw was used for this backdrop ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Chetwood forest S40 57.932 E172 52.727 (59G 658095 5463369) from FOTR past Bree ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Dimholt Road S41 26.436 E175 13.933 (60G 352319 5410822) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Dimrill Dale S45 04.051 E168 48.621 (59G 327625 5007218) in the Remarkables Mtns. Part of the sequence from the FOTR where the fellowship escape Moria ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Dimrill Dale S41 33.148 E172 31.926 (59G 627773 5398777) The escape for Moria ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Downed Nazgul and Mumak - Pelennor Fields S40 57.267 E174 58.787 (60G 329975 5464333) Close ups for the Pelennor Fields were filmed here ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Dunharrow S41 20.009 E174 47.476 (60G 315176 5421868) another Location used for the Rohirrin camp ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Dunharrow - Rohirrin encampment S41 18.329 E174 47.408 (60G 315002 5424976) Mt Victoria ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Edoras - (Mt Sunday) S43 32.829 E170 53.478 (59G 491219 5178416) Location of the mountain setting of the Rohan capital Edoras from the TTT and ROTK ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Embassy Theatre - premiere of the ROTK S41 17.550 E174 47.212 (60G 314691 5426410) World Premiere!

---------------------------------------------------------------------------Escape from the Nazgul - Mt Victoria S41 18.075 E174 47.319 (60G 314865 5425442) location of the tree under which the four hobbits hid from the Nazgul on Horseback in the FOTR. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Fangorn Forest S45 21.072 E167 54.524 (58G 727847 4973919) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Flight to the Ford S44 51.000 E169 20.818 (59G 369377 5032384) Arwen and Frodo in FOTR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Ford of Bruinen S44 56.103 E168 49.843 (59G 328834 5021976) From FOTR where Arwin summoned the flood to wash away the Nazgul ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Ford of Bruinen - Background shot S44 50.932 E168 40.895 (59G 316794 5031225) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Gladden Fields S44 56.375 E168 50.351 (59G 329516 5021489) Where Isildur was ambushed in FOTR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Helm's Deep & Minas Tirith S41 08.934 E174 58.636 (60G 330264 5442742) Haywards Hill Road Quarry ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Hobbiton S37 50.192 E175 43.152 (60H 387298 5811549) Near Matamata - Hobbiton - mainly in FOTR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Isengard S44 40.315 E168 20.450 (59G 289223 5050055) Location name is Dans paddock - where Gandalf rode up to Isengard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Isengard - the Wizards Vale S44 45.463 E168 18.963 (59G 287574 5040459) This area was highly digitalised of course but it formed the basic background shots. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Isengard Gardens S41 06.182 E175 05.997 (60G 340448 5448066) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Isilur cut the ring from Sauron S39 14.115 E175 33.522 (60H 375607 5656127) Location of the opening sequence from FOTR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Ithilien S45 04.018 E168 32.647 (59G 306664 5006677) Where Sam and Frodo saw the Oliphants ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Ithilien S39 19.443 E175 30.251 (60H 371065 5646195) Smeagol chased and caught his fish and Sam and Frodo were caught by Faramir in TTT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Leaving the shire S40 48.406 E175 15.898 (60G 353652 5481246) Otaki and Otaki Gorge Scenes from FOTR where the Hobbits leave the shire ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Lighting of the Beacons S43 30.208 E170 12.455 (59G 435941 5182969) in ROTK ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Lothlorien S44 39.459 E168 20.104 (59G 288715 5051623) The edge of Lothlorien

---------------------------------------------------------------------------Lothlorien - Gladden fields S41 07.418 E175 18.944 (60G 358612 5446151) Filmed at Fernside historic Home. The Gardens were filmed as lothlorien and the lake was Deagol and Smeagol fishing ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Misty mountains - above Moria S44 22.528 E168 43.957 (59G 319363 5083924) The whole Southern Alps were used for shots of the Misty Mtns with digital enhancements. Mt Aspiring was used in the opening aerial sequence of TTT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Mordor Emyn Muil S39 14.066 E175 33.833 (60H 376053 5656224) Many Mordor and Emyn Muil scenes filmed around here ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Mountain Tarn - Rohirrim Refugees S45 02.302 E168 43.740 (59G 321130 5010279) Where the convey of Rohirrim passed a small Mtn Lake in TTT. Deer Park Heights is the real location ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Norwest Lakes S45 18.569 E167 21.323 (58G 684638 4979971) scene of "the flight to the ford", south of Rivendell and scenes heading to Moria. This location is an approximate one ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Pelennor Fields S44 12.508 E170 03.585 (59G 424880 5104544) The main battle scenes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Pillars of the Kings S45 00.653 E168 53.559 (59G 333940 5013681) Kawarau River -aka the Anduin River ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Rivendell & Fords of Isen S41 03.730 E175 12.023 (60G 348788 5452782) One of the major sets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------River Anduin S45 29.755 E167 40.159 (58G 708559 4958491) At the beginning of the canoe ride down the Anduin in FOTR - Waiau River ---------------------------------------------------------------------------River Anduin S39 41.824 E175 58.491 (60H 412107 5605362) Rangitikei River Gorge From FOTR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------River Anduin & Rohan River S41 07.017 E175 02.819 (60G 336035 5446423) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Rohan - Rohirrim Village S45 17.769 E169 44.346 (59G 401136 4983377) Ransacked by Orcs in TTT. Poolburn Dam is the location ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sam cooked his "coneys" S45 04.147 E168 32.509 (59G 306491 5006433) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------scene from Battle of last Alliance S39 14.115 E175 33.520 (60H 375605 5656127) Mt Ruapehu - Orcs grouped on a rocks in the Battle of the last Alliance FOTR ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

The burnt Orc mound - edge of Fangorn Forest S45 19.980 E168 10.405 (59G 278517 4976170) from TTT where the riders of Rohan burnt the orcs and Urak hai who had been transporting Merry and Pippin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------The dropped ring S43 19.715 E170 41.718 (59G 475297 5202651) The mountains at the headwaters of the Rangitata was where Frodo lost and boromir picked up the fallen ring ---------------------------------------------------------------------------The meal and sword practice - Sarumans spies S40 53.875 E172 30.007 (59G 626358 5471491) The Fellowship had a meal by the jagged outcrops and the hobbits practiced the sword play with Boromir in FOTR. Sarumans Black crows searched for them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------The path in the shire -where the Black rider came along S41 18.102 E174 47.293 (60G 314831 5425391) from FOTR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Treble Cone Ski Area S44 37.932 E168 53.284 (59G 332486 5055737) Ski resort not in the LOTR but a good reference point! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Tree stump - Merry & Pippin hid from the Orcs S45 16.024 E168 10.500 (59G 278385 4983498) from the final scene of FOTR. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Trollshaw Forest & Osgiliath Wood S40 29.589 E175 13.478 (60G 349547 5515991) Waitarere Forest. Trollshaw from FOTR. Osgiliath from TTT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Trudging through the snow - Misty Mtns S44 26.589 E168 44.413 (59G 320177 5076422) in FOTR the fellowship are high on the mountain walking in single file through the snow ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Weathertop - Amon Suil S37 28.799 E174 45.304 (60H 301504 5849513) From FOTR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Westpac Trust Stadium S41 16.344 E174 47.282 (60G 314732 5428644) 30000 cricket fans stamped their feets & chanted in black speech during a break in the game on Peter Jacksons orders to get sounds to use in the Helms Deep scenes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Weta Studios S41 19.088 E174 49.086 (60G 317379 5423629) Where the magic was weaved ----------------------------------------------------------------------------