Into Greenpath - Hollow Knight Guide - IGN (2024)

This page is part of IGNs Hollow Knight Walkthrough, which includes instructions on how to navigate Greenpath, the second major area in Hollow Knight.

For information on other sections, be sure to check out the rest of our Walkthrough. To learn how to obtain the various Collectibles Hollow Knight has to offer, visit our pages on Charms, Spells, Mask Shards, and more.

After gathering what you need from Sly’s shop, and picking up a little extra scratch from the Grubfather, continue down the shaft until you see a left side exit covered in foliage. Take it and follow the pathway left, and soon you’ll find yourself face to face with the same sort of creature which haunted the Snail Shaman’s temple.

Because the creature will curl into its shell if you get too close, your Nail won’t defeat it. Instead, back up until the creature uncoils, then dispatch it with multiple casts of Vengeful Spirit. Once you’ve killed the creature, proceed and you’ll soon find yourself in Greenpath proper.

Greenpath has new creatures to contend with and new hazards to avoid. Cross the elevated platforms and be careful not to fall into the acid. Be cautious when walking through the wooded corridors of Greenpath, as enemies will often emerge from the ground without warning. One of the first enemies you’ll encounter will spout clouds of poison, so either employ hit and run tactics, or use Vengeful Spirit to dispatch them and continue moving left through the area.

After traveling a few screens, the path will branch upwards, and following that branch will reveal the first Bench. Sit to save your progress, then continue along the path to the left.

Once you reach the terminus, you’ll see another warrior standing on a ledge. They will soon move to the next area, and you don’t have the means to follow them at the moment, so descend down the shaft instead.

Once you reach the bottom, head right and you’ll soon hear the ho-hum of our friend, Cornifer. Hop up onto the stones suspended by vines, then slash the vines to create platforms and open up the path forward. Continue right to find Cornifer and buy the Greenpath map for 60 Geo.

Head back to the left and slice the remaining vine holding up the large stone slab (if you didn't already), then drop down on top of it and hop across the spikes and up to the ledge on the left. Slash the other vine ahead of you to unlock a shortcut, then hop down through the floor and into the next area.

Continue downward, slashing vines and dropping slabs to create a pathway forward. Hug the wall on the right, and you’ll soon reach the bottom of the shaft and a pool of acid. Head left and continue along the path and you'll soon run into the large leaf-covered Moss Chargers.

Continue to the left until you begin seeing thorns, then head up through the shaft until you reach a toll gate. Pay the 50 Geo required to unlock it, then rest at the bench to update the map and save your progress. Continue up the chasm until you reach the next area, then head right and you'll encounter the Moss Knight miniboss.

Slash at the Moss Knight, then jump above it and slash downwards and leap to safety, or cast multiple Vengeful Spirit spells to make quick work of it, then continue to the right. Follow the tunnel up towards the surface, then turn left and the environment will begin to look like the Forgotten Crossroads again. Follow the corridor all the way to the left until you can drop back down into the green, leafy region of Greenpath once again.

Continue down the shaft, then head right and slash the vine to unlock a shortcut, then head down into the next area and you'll find the Greenpath Stagway station to your left. Pay the 140 Geo to unlock it and sit at the bench to update your map and save, then head back up into the previous area and take the first exit to the left, following the path until you reach the Hornet boss encounter.