Lord of the Rings New Zealand Tour

We head off towards Mavora Lakes, where several scenes were filmed, including the breaking of the Fellowship. In the afternoon, we arrived at the lakeside town of Te Anau . On the way to Mavora Lakes (Fangorn Forest) Sunrise in Cromwell. "Blood has been spilled in the night." [Tip: clicking on the image allows you to view it in Live Spaces and download it in high resolution (1280x800)] Garden next to a fruit shop on the way to Mavora Lakes. Row of poplar trees with yellow leaves. This is where Gandalf called for Shadowfax on the edge of Fangorn Forest. If you look at his feet carefully you will notice he is wearing modern sports shoes. "He sprang away, calling Shadowfax as he ran." "The great horse tossed his head. His flowing tail flicked in the moonlight. Then he leapt forward, spurning the earth, and was gone like the north wind from the mountains." (LOTR, Book III, Chapter XI, page 619) This is the location