there are a couple of ways to get this one done if you are in your 20s

the safest way is to get to Astranaar in Ashenvale, go east along the road until it forks straight south (to The Barrens) - when you get near the horde's defensive wall, do not go through the western opening - it is guarded.&nbsp Instead, look to the eastern end of the wall - there is a gaping hole in their defenses, meant specifically for alliance to get through for things like this quest.&nbsp You can then run south through the Barrens to the great lift - avoiding the level 30 guard and 25 guard can be challenging, but if you watch how the lifts run, you can time it so that you run past the 2 guards and make it onto an approaching lift - you just have to survive a couple of hits and then it lowers and you're alright.&nbsp head west through thousand needles - but be careful, mobs are everywhere.&nbsp on the western edge of 1k needles is thalanaar, where Waywarder resides.

you can also go to Thereamore from Menethil, and try to get through Dustwallow Marsh (the only road out of town will run into the southern barrens eventually), but this is somewhat dangerous as 35 and above crocs and spiders will jump you along the way - but only a couple of times.&nbsp again, you must survive a couple of hits and you can make it.&nbsp same strategy for the great lift.

if you are in your 20s, I would not recommend going through Desolace, and then Feralas.&nbsp it is more of an agro-fest than the Marsh is.&nbsp All of the above will vary given some classes stealth abilities etc (this makes the journey much more assured, if not slower)

Lvl 25 Night Elf Rogue and Lvl 26 Night Elf Hunter with a good pet

From Stonetalon Mountains we entered the Barrens (for those entering the Barrens for the first time, the main path from Stonetalon into the Barrens is guarded, but there is an alternate way in if you turn left off the path before reaching the guards).&nbsp Once in the Barrens we made our way to the southernmost part...the Great Lift.

My hunter companion "found" the same way that Arky00 suggested in his post.&nbsp There were two guards (lvls 25 and 30 I think).&nbsp One guard was covering the lift and the other was covering the clifftop to the right of the lift.&nbsp No guard on the left, so we decided to look down and see what we would run into if we could kill the guards.&nbsp After a small mistep, we found that you can indeed fall to the bottom, die, and rez within say 30 yards.&nbsp No need to fight when the rez is that close and "painless" and the splat is fun anyway!

Once at the bottom (Thousand Needles area), we made our way to the center of the canyon and followed this west with little harrassment to Feralas.&nbsp DO NOT GO INTO FERALAS if you are of similar levels.&nbsp We did, we died, and we almost died after rezzing when we were running out.&nbsp Several lvl ? waiting for snacks like us in the forest.&nbsp Instead, at the edge of the forest, turn south and follow the forest edge until you reach a night elf encampment.&nbsp This is your destination.

There is a flight path here, but at this point I only saw it connected to Theramore Isle, not Auberdine, Stonetalon or Astranaar which I had the paths for.&nbsp Don't know if there is a good way out for similar leveled characters, so I'd suggest getting the Theramore Isle flight path by taking a boat from Menethil Harbor (I think) or hearthstone it.&nbsp You might be able to go back and use the lift...good luck with the guards at the top.&nbsp Seemed like an odd place for a night elf encampment.

BTW, if you take the flight option and then fly back from Theramore Isle to Auberdine, have a book handy...2nd leg is a 10 min flight!

Hope this helps somebody!

8,19 on the Thousand Needles map
90,47 on the Feralas map
34,91 on The Barrens map

From the bottom of the Great Lift, folow the road south intil you see the sings to Feralas. Take that road west (go to the right). This will help you pass by some lvl 27+ mobs (if need be). After a short trek you will come to another sign post pointing you to Thalanar, which is in plain sight (to your left). Falfidel is just inside Thalanar. There is also a flight point there.

BEFORE YOU START, if you haven't already visited the Gryphon Master at Theramore Harbor then make sure you take the boat from Menethil Harbor that goes to Theramore. At Theramore, go visit the Gryphon Master to "discover" the flight path. You'll need this to get home from this quest.

As you enter the Thousand Needles, there are a pair of elevators that will take you down into the canyon floor. There are guards. I used my Druid's Cat Form to sneak past them -- though they are about level 30 and I could have taken them (I was level 29 when I did this).

Once you get into Thousand Needles, most mobs are in the mid-upper 20's. Follow the path to the west to get to the forest.

When you arrive at the border of the forest, don't continue (the mobs inside were checking as level "?" for my lvl 29 player -- so you don't want to mess with them. Instead, turn south and just follow the border of the forest. You'll see a moonwell. This is your destination.

There's a Hyppogryph Master located at the moonwell. Talk to him to "discover" that flight path and you'll be able to fly to Theramore.

Falfindel Waywarder locate at 90,47