X is the number of characters the first player controls.

Travel: The first player searches the encounter deck and discard pile for a Spy enemy, reveals it, and adds it to the staging area. Shuffle the encounter deck.

"I don't know if the Road has ever been measured in miles beyond the Forsaken Inn..." –The Fellowship of the Ring

Immune to player card effects.

Travel: Each player searches the encounter deck and discard pile for a Nazgûl enemy and puts it into play engaged with him. Shuffle the encounter deck.

While Trollshaw Forest is in the staging area, it gains:"Forced: After a 'when revealed' effect is canceled, reduce the Ring-bearer's life by 1."

Travel: Reduce the Ring-bearer's life by 1 to travel here.

While Western Emyn Muil is in the staging area, each Uruk-hai enemy at this stage gains Toughness 1.

Travel: A player at this stage must engage the highest toughness enemy in the staging area to travel here.

While The Uruk's Trail is the active location, it gains:"Response: After The Uruk's Trail is explored, reduce the pursuit value by 3."

Travel: Search the encounter deck and discard pile for a non-unique Uruk-hai enemy and add it to the staging area. Shuffle the encounter deck.

Mire 2.

Forced: When Festering Mire is discarded by the Mire keyword, each player discards his hand.

Travel: Each player discard 1 random card from his hand to travel here.

Mire 3.

Forced: When Candle-lit Pool is discarded by the Mire keyword, each player searches the encounter deck and discard pile for an Undead enemy and puts it into play engaged with him.

Travel: Spend 2 resources to travel here.

Mire 2.

Forced: When Great Reed Thicket is discarded by the Mire keyword, either flip Sméagol to Gollum or Gollum makes an immediate attack.

Travel: Exhaust Sméagol to travel here.

Shadowy Thicket gets +2 for each facedown card under The Black Gate.

Travel: The first player reveals the top facedown card under The Cross-roads and adds it to the staging area to travel here.

...presently the noise of fighting broke out near at hand, just above their hiding–place.
–The Two Towers

While Torech Ungol is in the staging area, Shelob gets +1 and +1

Travel: Exhaust Sméagol to travel here.

There agelong she had dwelt, and evil thing in spider–form, even such as once of old had lived in the Land of the Elves in the West that is now under the Sea...
–The Two Towers

Immune to player card effects.

While Cobwebbed Tunnel is in the staging area, each Underground location in the staging area gets +1 and +5 quest points.

Travel: The first player reveals an encounter card to travel here.