This is the filming location from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, located at Mavora Lakes, New Zealand.

The Scene: Where Éomer and the Riders of Rohan burned the Uruk-hai pile, and Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli searched for Merry and Pippin.

Famous Movie Trivia: Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) broke two toes right here when he kicked the metal helmet on camera—his actual cry of pain made it into the movie!

Nearby: The edge of the beech forest right next to this field also served as the border of Fangorn Forest (where Gandalf whistles for Shadowfax).

Name: Orc Mound / Fangorn Forest Edge

Lat, Long: -45.3333513,168.1730626

Location: Mavora, New Zealand

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