Treasure Trails/Guide/Compass

A compass pointing due North.

A compass spinning when on a different layer than the clue is pointing to.

A compass clue can be part of an elite treasure trail. Compass clues were added to the game as part of the Treasure Trail update on 4 August 2010.

When a compass clue is clicked on it will display an interface with an arrow that points in the direction of a spot that the player must locate. The arrow only shows the direction of the required location, and not the distance to it. Therefore, the most common method for completing compass clues effectively and efficiently is by triangulation. This is done by teleporting around RuneScape to gain an idea of where the location might be e.g. teleport to Taverley; if the compass points west, the player should go to a location to the west of Taverley; if the compass points east, the player should go a location to the east of Taverley. Additionally a player can tell if they are near to or from the correct location based on how fast the arrow changes direction (if the player is close to the right spot the arrow will change the direction in which it is pointing more quickly as the player moves around). Once the player has established that they are close to the correct location, they should move in the direction indicated by the compass.

When the player is standing at the correct location, the compass' arrow will change to an 'X' symbol. When standing on the spot shown by the X the player can dig to receive their next clue or casket. Digging may spawn a Guthix wizard, however players can avoid this by using a Meerkat's fetch casket scroll to retrieve the next clue or casket.

Locations

The locations in this guide are grouped by region. The following map may also be useful:

Asgarnia

Burthorpe

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On the peninsula south of Taverley, south of the entrance to the Taverley Slayer Dungeon is located.	File:Compass clue Burthorpe south of Taverley Slayer Dungeon entrance.jpg
In Taverley, just south of the Heroes' guild and the Stone circle.
In Taverley, just south of the Heroes' guild.
South-east of the Warriors' Guild
North-east of the Heroes' Guild
North-east of White Wolf Mountain.
East of the building next to Heroes' Guild
East of the shop that sells Gaius's Two-Handed Shop.

Falador

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South Falador, south of the Clan Camp.
South of Falador. South-west of the Crafting Guild, on the peninsula with hobgoblins.
South of Falador, just north-west of the Crafting Guild.
West of Falador, just east of the entrance of the Dark Wizard's Tower.
West of Falador, just west of the Falador mining site.
West of Falador, just south of the Witch's house.
In the centre of the White Knight's Castle courtyard.
Just north of Cassie's Shield Shop.
Just north of Wayne's Chains - Chainmail Specialist.
North-east of Falador, east of the flickering wisp colony and standing stones.
South of the Heist entrance.
At the farm south of Falador.

Ice Mountain

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East of the entrance to the Dwarven mine.
South-west of the Dwarven mine.
On the south-east corner of Ice Mountain.
South-east of the Black Knights' Fortress, just west of the beacon .

Port Sarim

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South-east of the jewellery shop.
In Port Sarim Jail.
South-east of Port Sarim Jail.
On Mudskipper Point, just north of Thurgo's hut.
East of the Player-owned ports portal.

Rimmington

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Just west of the POH portal and Rimmington General Store and south-east of the bush patch.
East of Rimmington Mine.
West of Melzar's Maze
East of Hetty's house and south of the Rimmington wheat field. 9 steps south of the map square outside the south-eastern corner of the wheat field.

Daemonheim

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Just north-west of Daemonheim Castle.
South-east of Daemonheim Castle.
South of Daemonheim Castle. Just east of the steps south of the Rewards Trader.
Eastern part of Daemonheim, north of the spot where a ferry can be taken to Al Kharid.
South-eastern part of Daemonheim, just north of the entrance to the Daemonheim resource dungeon.
On the southern coast of Daemonheim.
North-east of the gate between Daemonheim and the Wilderness.
West of a tent.

Feldip Hills

Castle Wars

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South of the Castle Wars lobby.
South of Castle Wars, along the southern coastline. South-east of the group of three islands.
South of Castle Wars, south-west of the group of three islands. North-east of fairy ring (code BKP).
South-west of Castle Wars, on the south-western coastline.
South-West Castle Wars in the Chompy Bird Hunting area.
North of the entrance to Castle Wars.

Feldip

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East of the Feldip Hunter Area and north-east of Oo'glog. South-east of the building near the crimson swifts.
North-east of the Feldip Hunter Area.	File:Compass clue Feldip north-east of Feldip Hunter Area.jpg
North-east of the Hunter expert.
North-west of the Feldip Hunter Area and the Hunter expert.
On the coastline west of the Feldip Hunter Area.
North of Mobilising Armies and south-west of the vibrant wisp colony.
3 steps from western coast by Jungle strykewyrms.
South of Mobilising Armies.
Next to Barb-tailed kebbits.

Gu'Tanoth

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South of Jiggig and south-west of Gu'Tanoth.
South-west of the gnome glider.
East of the fairy ring (code AKQ).
East of Gu'Tanoth
South of Gu'Tanoth.

Oo'glog

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North of Oo'glog, at the hunter area.
North of Oo'glog's north wall, east of the Oo'glog lodestone.
West of the entrance to Oo'glog.
In the south-east corner of Oo'glog, south-east of the robust glass machine.
Just south of Oo'glog's south wall, south of the general store.
South of the Monastery of Ascension.

Fremennik area

Lighthouse

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Just south of the door to the Lighthouse.
East of the lighthouse.
East of the lighthouse, north-east of the crystal tree.

Rellekka

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In the northern part of Rellekka, just north of the sand pit in the area of hobgoblins.
In the south-western part of Rellekka. South-west of the building containing a furnace and spinning wheel.
South-east of the Rellekka POH portal.
East of Rellekka and north-west of the Fremennik lodestone.
East of Rellekka and west of the entrance to the Mountain Camp.
At the entrance to the Mountain Camp.
South-west of the Mountain Camp and the swaying tree.
South-east of the golden apple tree and east of the sparkling wisp.
In the middle of the marketplace.
North of Lalli.
Southeastern Rellekka, just east of the house with Freidir and Inga.

Trollweiss

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On the path to the Trollweiss Hunter Area.
Within the Trollweiss Hunter Area.
On the western side of the Trollweiss Hunter Area.
2 steps north of the Ice sculpture near Erjolf's cave.

Kandarin, Piscatoris and Gnome Stronghold

Ardougne

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North of East Ardougne. In the sheep field east of the Ardougne lodestone.
In East Ardougne, just west of Elena's house.
South-east of East Ardougne. South-east of Ardougne Zoo and north-west of the Necromancer' s Tower.
South of East Ardougne. East of the Ardougne Monastery and south-west of the Necromancer's Tower.
North-east of West Ardougne and south-east of the Fishing Guild. Near the moss giants, plague sheep, and warrior women.
North-east of West Ardougne and south-east of the Fishing Guild. In the area with plague sheep.
North of West Ardougne. North-east of the Combat Training Camp.
North of West Ardougne. South of the Combat Training Camp.
Just north of West Ardougne's north wall.
South of West Ardougne, on the gnomes' side on the Khazard Battlefield, four steps south and one step east of the easternmost flag.
South-west of West Ardougne. In the mining area just north-east of the Ourania Runecrafting Altar entrance.
South-west of West Ardougne, south of the Khazard warlord, one step north and four steps east of the base of the fallen tree.
South-west of West Ardougne, on the Khazard Battlefield.
South-west of West Ardougne. In the graveyard just south of the entrance to the Ourania Runecrafting Altar entrance.
South-west of West Ardougne. Inside some ruins east of the Observatory.
North-east of the Legends' Guild
North of the Legends' Guild
Just south of The Poison Arrow pub.

Barbarian Outpost

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North of the Barbarian Agility Course and south-east of Barbarian Assault.
Just east of Hadley's house.
Just south-east of Otto's Grotto.
At the southern end of the slope leading to Baxtorian Falls.

Catherby

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Just south of Catherby, on the Water Obelisk Island which can only be accessed through Taverley Dungeon .
Just east of Catherby lodestone.	File:Compass clue Catherby east of lodestone.png
South-west of the bank and candle shop. North-east of the docks where Arhein and the charter ship are located.
West of Catherby, in the field of beehives.
At the end of the White Wolf Mountain area, northeast of the Catherby lodestone.
North of Catherby farming patches.

Piscatoris

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Outside the Piscatoris Fishing Colony, west of the entrance.
Just west of the Piscatoris Fishing Colony, outside the colony.
Just north-east of the Phoenix Lair. North-west of the fairy ring (code AKQ).
In the Piscatoris Hunter Area, south-east of the fairy ring (code AKQ) and east of the two rare tree minimap icons.
On the tip of the penninsula of airut in the north-western part of the Piscatoris Hunter Area. Near the stone with the depiction of Tuska.
West of the Falconer.
South-west of the Falconer.
South-east of the Falconer.
North-east of Eagle's Peak and south-west of the Falconer.
East of the Falconer.
On the northern side of Eagle's Peak, at the foot of the mountain.

Port Khazard

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North of the Fight Arena and south of Ardougne Monastery.
Just south-east of the Fight Arena.
South west of the second General store in Port Khazard.
West of the first General store in Port Khazard.
West of the compost mound at Fight Arena.

Seers' Village

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North of the church.
West of McGrubbor's Wood, south of Galahad's house.
North-west of the Ranging Guild, just east of Grandpa Jack's house.
South of Seers' Village, just north of the Sorcerer's Tower.
At the entrance to temple of Ikov, two steps south of the southern statue of a warrior.
At the pillory, just west of the Forester's Arms pub.
East of Camelot Castle.
Just west of the Estate agent.

Sinclair Mansion

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Just south of Sinclair Mansion.
North-east of Sinclair Mansion.
North-west of Sinclair Mansion.
North of Seer's village and west of Sinclair Manor. South-west of the first bridge on the path from Seer's Village to Rellekka.
North of Seer's Village and south of Rellekka. Just south of the second bridge on the path from Seer's Village to Rellekka, where the Council workman and musician are located.

Tree Gnome Stronghold

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North of the Tree Gnome Stronghold and just south of the cobalt skillchompa hunter area.
East of the Tree Gnome Stronghold.
North-west of the Grand Tree, in the centre of the pen of tortoises.
North-west of Tree Gnome Stronghold entrance and west of the Gnome Stronghold agility course. On the ground floor near the treetops bank icon.
West of the entrance of the Stronghold and north of the area for hunting Charm Spirites.
West of the entrance of the Stronghold and north-east of the area for hunting Charm Spirites.
West of Nyriki Tapio's house.
East of Brimstail's cave
West near a bunch of trees.

Witchaven

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Just south of the church in Witchaven.

Yanille

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North of Yanille.
East of the sandpit and POH portal.
East of Yanille. North of Hazelmere's island.
North-west of Yanille lodestone.
South of the house with the anvil.
South of Wizards' Guild, outside Yanille's walls, two steps west of the northern side of the second-northernmost oak tree.

Karamja

Brimhaven

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Just east of the spirit tree.
North of the Brimhaven Dungeon entrance.
East of the Brimhaven mine.
South-east corner of Moss Giant Island.

Karamja

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Outside the east wall of Shilo Village, right next to the waterfall.
On the north-western coast of Karamja, east of the fairy ring (code CKR).
North-west of the gnome glider.
East of the Jade Vine Maze.
South-west of log crossing Agility shortcut over the river.
Just west of the Ship Yard.
On the northern coastline, just east of the Pothole Dungeon entrance.
North of the gleaming wisp colony.
Just north of nature altar.
South of the bridge leading to Cairn Isle.
South of Cairn Isle and north-west of the Kharazai jungle.
North of the gnome glider, one step east and four steps north of the fire.

Musa Point

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South of Karamja volcano.
Inside the Banana plantation, just next to the northwestern entrance.
South of the general store.

Tai Bwo Wannai

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In the centre of the village.
West of the village.
South of the village, west of the karambwanji lake.
Northwest of the village, two steps west of the southern side of the potted plant north of the general store.

Kharidian Desert

Al Kharid

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South of the Shantay Pass, near the desert wolves.
Inside the Shantay Pass, one step northwest of the location pictured.
South of Al Kharid bank.
North of Al Kharid Palace, just south-west of the Al Kharid lodestone.
East of Al Kharid and west of the Citharede Abbey. Just west of the desert strykewyrms.
At the entrance of the Duel Arena.
West of the Mage Training Arena.
Inside Citharede Abbey, just west of the statue of Saint Elspeth.
Inside Citharede Abbey, just west of the musicians.

Dominion Tower

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On the coastline north of Pollnivneach and south of Dominion Tower.
South of the Dominion Tower entrance.
East of Dominion Tower, in the centre of the Uzer Hunter area.
Near a group of rocks, north of the fairy ring (code DLQ).
Next to the fairy ring (code DLQ).

North-western desert

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At the shortcut to Tuska, north-west of The Big Heist Lodge.
In the centre of the Bandit Camp, north-west of the Bandit Camp lodestone.
In the southernmost tent (containing Al Shabim) in the Bedabin Camp.
West of the Kalphite Hive and south of the Kalphite Nursery.
East of the Bedabin Camp and west of the Desert Mining Camp.
Just north-east of the Desert Mining Camp.
North of the Fairy ring
Near Bedabin Camp, two steps north of the cacti east of the Rug merchant.
In the middle of Monkey colony, three steps north of Iwazaru.
South-west of the Kalphite Hive, near some palm trees.
Somewhere north of the desert lodestone.

Pollnivneach

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On the peninsula north of Pollnivneach.
North-east of Ali the Mayor's house.
West of The Asp & Snake Bar.
South of Pollnivneach. On the coastline south of the magic carpet.
South-west of the Smoke Dungeon.
South of Pollnivneach.
South-west of the summoning obelisk which is north-west of Pollnivneach.
North-west of the summoning obelisk which is north-west of Pollnivneach.

Nardah

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South of the crevice just east of Nardah.
Just northeast of the closest group of rocks north of Nardah.
Southern Nardah, two steps north of the north-eastern corner of the clay oven.

Sophanem

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Just north of Sophanem, on the west side of a lake.
Far north of Sophanem and east of the Jaldraocht Pyramid. West of the summoning obelisk.
East of the Agility Pyramid.
North-east of Sophanem and west of the Agility Pyramid. Just south-east of the tent.
West of the Agility Pyramid.
West of Ullek. South of the Agility Pyramid and east of Sophanem.
In Ullek (east of Sophanem), west of the archaeologists.
In Ullek, just east of the southern passage to the swamps.

South-western desert

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In the centre of the quarry.
South of the quarry.
East of the Exiled Kalphite Hive entrance.
North of the northeastern corner of Jaldraocht Pyramid, just south to a group of cacti.

Uzer

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North of the Ruins of Uzer, east of the Uzer mining site.
Just east of Ruins of Uzer.
South of the Ruins of Uzer, just south-west of the oasis.
South of the Ruins of Uzer, east of the Uzer Mastaba.
In Ruins of Uzer, in the center of the north-eastern circular building's ruins.

Misthalin

Digsite

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North of the Exam Centre, one step north of the location in the picture.
South-west of the Digsite. South-east of the bright wisp colony.
In the centre of the Digsite.
At the south tip of the Digsite, north-west of the tent.
East of the Digsite and west of the River Salve.
North of the Digsite. East of the Lumber Yard and west of the beacon.	File:Compass clue Digsite east of Lumber Yard.jpg
Inside the Lumber Yard
North of the Broken Home manor.

Draynor

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Just west of the Wizards' Tower.
North-east of the Wizards' Tower.
South-east of Draynor Village and south-west of the Lumbridge crater. East of the pale wisp colony.
South of Draynor Jail.
North-east of Draynor Jail.
In the north-eastern part of Draynor, in the south-east corner of the wheat field.
South-east of Falador and south-west of Draynor Manor.
West of Draynor Manor.
In the north-east corner of Draynor Manor grounds.
East of Draynor Manor.
South east of the clay mining spot.

Edgeville

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Just east of the building with a potter's wheel in Barbarian Village.
West of the Edgeville Monastery and east of Ice Mountain.
In front of the Soul Wars portal.

Lumbridge

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In Lumbridge Swamp, east of the water altar.
Eastern side of Lumbridge Swamp, north-east of the South-west Lumbridge swamp mining site and south-west of the ferry to Daemonheim.
Just south of Lumbridge Castle, in the castle courtyard.
Just west of Lumbridge cemetery.
Inside Lumbridge cow pen, Northeast of the gate and by the wall.
Just south of the Lumbridge cow pen.
In Lumbridge, west of the cow pen.
North of Lumbridge. At southern end of the potato field west of the northern entrance to Al Kharid mining site.
North-east of the Lumbridge Flour Mill and south-east of Beefy Bill's Supplies.
North of Fred the Farmer's farm

Varrock

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In the north-west corner of the Grand Exchange.
South of the Cooks' Guild.
West of the Apothecary.
Just north of the pillory.
In the sheep farm south of Varrock, south-east of the Varrock lodestone.	File:Compass clue Varrock in sheep farm south-east of Varrock lodestone.png
South of Varrock, outside the city walls. South of the Phoenix Gang Hideout and east of the stone circle of dark wizards.
Northeast of Horvik's Armour Shop.
Just north of the Varrock Museum.
East of the Varrock Museum, outside the city walls.
Northwest of Rag and Bone Man at fence corner.
East of Varrock's southern mine
East of Varrock, in the middle of the crossroads northwest of the musician.

Morytania

Canifis

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On the ground floor of the Slayer Tower,just outside the chamber of crawling hands. (picture not updated)	File:Compass clue Canifis in crawling hand chamber of Slayer Tower.jpg
On the ground floor of the Slayer Tower, just west of the entrance.
North-east of Canifis and north-west of the Canifis lodestone.
In the centre of Canifis, just south of the tanner.
Just south-east of Canifis bank.
South of Fenkenstrain's Castle.
South-east of Fenkenstrain's Castle.	File:Compass clue Canifis south-east of Fenkenstrain's Castle.png
South of the Old crone.

Haunted Woods

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South-west of Fairy Ring (code ALQ).
South-east of Fairy Ring (code ALQ).

Mort Myre Swamp

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In the Hunter area where swamp lizards can be hunted, south-west of the entrance to the Werewolf Skullball agility course.
Just west of the fairy ring (code BKR).
On the western coast of Mort Myre swamp, north-west of the Nature Grotto. Just south-east of the bank deposit box which is unlocked after completing the Deadliest Catch quest.
On the western coast of Mort Myre swamp, north-west of the Nature Grotto.
North-east of the Nature Grotto and west of The Hollows.
North-east of the Nature Grotto and just south-west of The Hollows.
North of the Nature Grotto

Mort'ton

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On the western side of the swamp, south of the musician on the path leading to Mort'ton.
Just west of Mort'ton, east of the fishing spot on the path leading into the area.
In the north-western part of Mort'ton.
In Mort'ton, just north of the bridge to Burgh de Rott.
North-east of Burgh de Rott.
North-west of Barrows.
North-east of the entrance to Barrows.

Port Phasmatys

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South-west of Port Phasmatys west gate.
East of the Ectofuntus.
North of the Ectofuntus.
Just west of Alice's Farming Shop and east of the allotment, herb and flower patches.
Just west of the shipwreck and north of the allotment, herb and flower farming patches.
North west of the Musician near the farm patches.
South of the allotment, herb and flower farming patches.

Tirannwn

Tyras

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South-east of the Port Tyras dock.

Wilderness

Note: All clue locations in the Wilderness have an extremely low chance of occuring.

Deep Wilderness

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West of the Mage Arena.
South-east of the Pirates' Hideout and south-west of the Mage Arena.
In the Deserted Keep, just east of the teleport lever to Ardougne.
North of the Scorpion Pit.
On the small peninsula north-east of the Rogues' Castle.	File:Compass clue Deep Wilderness on peninsula north-east of Rogues' Castle.jpg
On the north-eastern corner of the Wilderness North Volcano.

Wilderness

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In the middle of the Dark Warriors' Fortress
In the Wilderness, just north of the mind altar and Goblin Village.
In the Wilderness, just north-west of the Lumber Yard.
In the Wilderness, just north-east of the Lumber Yard.
In the Wilderness, north-east of Chaos altar in the middle of some dead trees.
East of the Dark Warriors' Fortress.
On the coast north-east of the Chaos Temple.
On the coast east of the Chaos Temple.
On the coast in south-eastern area of the Wilderness. South-east of the area for hunting black salamanders.
In the western area of the Wilderness, in the southernmost building in the western Ruins.
East of the Wilderness Volcano. North of the Graveyard of Shadows and the eastern Ruins.
In the northernmost building in The Forgotten Cemetery.
North-east of The Forgotten Cemetery.
On top of the slope west of the Wilderness Volcano, north of a teleport obelisk.
Just south of the Lava Maze.
North-west of the Wilderness Volcano, south-west of the teleport obelisk.
Just north of Red Dragon Isle.
North-west of the entrance to the Corporeal Beast's lair.
On the eastern coastline of the Wilderness, south of the fishing spot.
North of Lava maze, near the deadly red spiders and runite rocks.
North of the Lava Maze and south of the Mage Arena.
North-east of the Lava Maze.
North-east of the Demonic Ruins and south of the teleport obelisk.
North-east of the Demonic Ruins and west of the north-eastern gate into the Deep Wilderness.
North of the black salamander hunter area.

Wilderness Volcano

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Just north of the north-western Wilderness Volcano entrance.
On the cliffs, south of the north-eastern Wilderness volcano entrance.
South of the south-eastern entrance to the Wilderness Volcano.
Just south of the Wilderness Volcano.
North of the south-western entrance to the Wilderness Volcano.

Trivia

• When inside of a Player-owned house, on the Iceberg, on a boat, in Zanaris, in Prifddinas, or inside any dungeon the compass will just spin in circles.