Bag End to Rivendell (Frodo)

On Hobbit Day (September 22nd), join us on KindSpring.org to celebrate the coming journey and walk it together in a 21-day challenge. The hobbits made it to Rivendell in 28 days, and some of those paths were across mountains and through marshes. Until the end of the journey, they traveled mostly on foot. Most people on this journey don’t walk an average of about 17 miles a day, but it’s fun to have such a lovely destination. All of the Milestones between Bag End and Rivendell are illustrated. Click each day below.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS

BAG END TO RIVENDELL  (458 Miles)

Frodo, Sam, Pippin, and (at Crickhollow) Merry; then, at Bree, Strider.

This first part of Frodo’s journey was 28 days, starting from Bag End on September 23rd and arriving in Rivendell on October 20th.

THE JOURNAL OF SAMWISE GAMGEE

Here below are the notes* Samwise Gamgee took along the journey. (Based on the meticulous milestone-marker notes on the Éowyn Challenge which are based on The Atlas of Middle-earth by Karen Fonstad, which of course are based on all the wonderful works of J.R.R. Tolkien).

To read Sam’s journey notes (as told to and illustrated by his daughter Elanor), click the links below.

DAY 1 – Sept 23

DAY 2 – Sept 24

DAY 3 – Sept 25

DAY 4 – Sept 27

DAY 5 – Sept 28

DAY 6 – Sept 29

DAY 7 – Sept 30

DAY 8 – Oct 1

DAY 9 – Oct 2

DAY 10 – Oct 3

DAY 11 – Oct 4

DAY 12 – Oct 5

DAY 13 – Oct 6

DAY 14 – Oct 7

DAY 15 – Oct 8

DAY 16 – Oct 9

DAY 17 – Oct 10

DAY 18 – Oct 11

DAY 19 – Oct 12

DAY 20 – Oct 13

DAY 21 – Oct 14

DAY 22 – Oct 15

DAY 23 – Oct 16

DAY 24 – Oct 17

DAY 25 – Oct 18

DAY 26 – Oct 19

DAY 27 – Oct 20

DAY 28 – Oct 21

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BACK TO EARTH AUTHOR NOTES

Feature image by Valliphotos, Pixabay.

*This journal is a fanfiction creation by Niki Flow, based on the beautiful works of J.R.R. Tolkien; on the meticulous milestone-marker notes in The Atlas of Middle-earth by Karen Fonstad and on the Eowyn Challenge website:

Bag End to Rivendell with Frodo and Company:  458 Miles

You can also convert your workout to miles using these charts:

workouts-to-miles-converter-eowyn-challenge.jpg

My personal goal is to use several different kinds of self-propelled forward motion to travel every walk on this journey. (See our new page, Éowyn).

Created with love,
♥. Dassa Fleam of Buckland

Image by “Cocoparisienne,” Pixabay. “Solomon” is the name I’ve given my stationary bike. ^^

PDFs – Free to Download

  1. Hobbit Meal Planner
  2. 28 Day Walker Journal
  3. 84 Day Activities / Steps Journal
  4. Activities to Miles Converter A-P
  5. Activities to Miles Converter A-P