This is Part 2 of The Journey . Finish The Marked Trees first. The cabin is behind you. Path to the Mountain is the walk through River Pass to the water.
There is still no boat. Side Favours that need the Lake of Nine are not available yet. Stay on the yellow path.
River Pass
Follow the trail out of the Wildwoods. Bridges, climb points, and draugr packs teach Atreus commands (Square) on top of your axe.
- Use the boy to shoot the glowing boards and nests you cannot reach. If a puzzle stalls, look for a red-gold shatter or a hanging fire bucket before you assume the game is broken.
- Brok’s shop is in a cave on this road. Talk to him. Spend what you have on the Leviathan Axe. This is the upgrade loop for the rest of the game; skipping the bench does not make you honour-bound, it makes the troll longer.
- Coffins on the path are worth a detour of ten metres. They are not worth backtracking to the woods.
Hacksilver and XP here are the first real drip. You do not need a build yet. Keep the axe’s light attack comfortable; the next fight is a stamina check.
The troll
The first troll is a boss gate, not a Favour. He telegraphs slams. Roll, axe the stun, Atreus on the head when the prompt is up.
- Do not stand in the shock / stone rings. The grab is the run-killer if you panic-heal in his feet.
- Spartan Rage is fair. Use it when the stagger is already started, not as a revive button after you have eaten two slams.
- Loot the area when he is down. Then keep walking. The Witch is the story, not a side cave.
Witch of the Woods
Freya lives in these woods. The chapter sends you through her home because the mountain path is not a straight climb yet.
- Play the house scenes. Atreus talks; Kratos does not have to like it. Her cave and hidden path are the actual exit.
- Combat after her help is still River Pass rules: axe, boy, dodge. New enemies show up; they are not Valkyries.
- When the chapter ends you are aimed at the Lake of Nine. That water is the open world. A Realm Beyond is the next Journey name in the log.
Do not boat off to Niflheim or a Valkyrie skull. You do not have the gear, and the Journey is still the mountain.
Next: The Lake of Nine and Alfheim . Previous: The Marked Trees . Hub: God of War (2018) .