Maps of Hallownest – Steam Solo (2024)

Overview

Maps of Hallownest, showing all regions, rooms, bosses, grubs, charms, warrior graves, whispering roots, cartographer locations, collectibles, hidden hunter journal entries, etc

Introduction

For a game as massive as Hollow Knight, maps are essential. With all the backtracking you’ll be doing, it’s very easy to forget where the A item requiring B upgrade was located. While there’s an ingame item that will show you the locations of all the Grubs you haven’t rescued yet, it’s much later in the game, and other collectibles have no item to help you find them. So I’m replaying the game a second time and keeping track of where EVERYTHING is located as well as what ability you need to access things you find as you explore Hallownest.

In this guide you will find:

Every ingame map
Benches
Blue HP Cocoons
Vendors
Whispering Roots
Warriors’ Graves
Hot Springs
Stag Stations
Tram Stations
Captive Grubs
Dreamers
Cornifer the Cartographer locations
Charm locations
Spells/Spell Upgrade locations
Hidden Hunter Journal Entires
Sellable Relics
Rancid Eggs
Key locations
Mask Shards
Soul Vessel Shards
Pale Ores
Nailmaster Arts
Ability/Ability Upgrades
Mister Mushroom locations and order

Not everything will be notated right away as I’m not going to fill in every detail purely from memory, instead replaying the game to mark the exact locations. This guide will be updated frequently until everything is marked on these maps.

Hallownest

Dirtmouth

Map Price – Comes free when you buy any other map

Stagway Price – Comes free when you unlock any other Stagway

Vendors
Sly

Mask Shard – 150 Geo
Mask Shard – 500 Geo (After buying the first one)
Vessel Fragment – 550 Geo
Simple Key – 950 Geo
Gathering Swarm – 300 Geo
Stalwart Shell – 200 Geo
Lumafly Lantern – 1800 Geo
Rancid Egg – 60 Geo
Mask Shard – 800 Geo (Requires Storeroom key)
Mask Shard – 1500 Geo (Requires Storeroom key and bought the previous one)
Vessel Fragment – 900 Geo (Requires Storeroom key)
Elegant Key – 800 Geo (Requires Storeroom key)
Heavy Blow – 350 Geo (Requires Storeroom key)

Iselda

Wayward Compass – 220 Geo
Quill – 120 Geo
Bench Pin – 100 Geo
Cocoon Pin – 100 Geo (Must find a Blue Cocoon first)
Vendor Pin – 100 Geo
Hot Spring Pin – 100 Geo
Whispering Root Pin – 150 Geo (Must have Dream Nail)
Warrior’s Grave Pin – 180 Geo (Must have Dream Nail)

Charms

Fury of the Fallen – Requires Mothwing Cloak or Mantis Claw (if coming from the bottom), or bouncing off the spikes with your nail
Nailmaster’s Glory – Obtain all 3 Nailmaster Arts and talk to Sly

Items

Mask Shard – Rescue Bretta in Fungal Wastes, by Dashmaster Charm, requires Mantis Claw

Mr. Mushroom

Forgotten Crossroads

Map Price – 30 Geo

Stagway Price – 50 Geo

Vendors
Salubra

Lifeblood Heart – 250 Geo
Longnail – 300 Geo
Steady Body – 120 Geo
Shaman Stone – 220 Geo
Quick Focus – 800 Geo
Extra Charm Notch – 120 Geo
Extra Charm Notch – 500 Geo, 10 Charms required
Extra Charm Notch – 900 Geo, 18 Charms required
Extra Charm Notch – 1400 Geo, 25 Charms required
Salubra’s Blessing – 800 Geo, All Charms required (Restores Soul while on Benches)

Grandpa Grub

Mask Shard – Rescue 5 Grubs
Grubsong – Rescue 10 Grubs
Rancid Egg – Rescue 15 Grubs
Hallownest Seal – Rescue 20 Grubs
Pale Ore – Rescue 25 Grubs
King’s Idol – Rescue 30 Grubs
Grubberfly’s Elegy – Rescue all Grubs

Charms

Glowing Womb – Hidden room behind fake wall in hall before False Knight, requires Super Dash to reach
Soul Catcher – Complete the Vengeful Spirit “tutorial”

Grubs

Hidden behind a fake wall in the middle of the vertical hallway by the Stagway
Guarded by a Guard Husk in the top right corner
West of the Tram, Down + Attack to bounce off spikes, Dash/Double Jump help a lot
Hallway directly below entrance, requires Dash/etc to reach

Bosses

Gruz Mother – Miniboss
False Knight – First Boss
Failed Champion – False Knight Dream Mode
Brooding Mawlek – Optional Boss
The Hollow Knight – Final Boss
The Radiant – True Final Boss

Spells

Vengeful Spirit – In the Ancestral Mound, beat False Knight to unlock

Items

City Crest – Beat False Knight, unlocks the Fungal Wastes path into City of Tears
Mask Shard – Beat Brooding Mawlek
Mask Shard – Room below Hot Spring (requires Double Jump)
Vessel Fragment – Left of the large elevator once you’ve unlocked it

Hidden Hunter Journal Entry

Goam – By Fungal Wastes entrance, requires Desolate Dive spell

Greenpath

Map Price – 60 Geo

Stagway Price – 140 Geo

Tolls – 50 Geo for Bench/shortcut few rooms below the Blue Coccoon

Charms

Shape of Unn – Past the Lake of Unn, requires Isma’s Tear

Grubs

Above Cornifer, requires Mothwing Cloak
Left and down from the Hunter, just cut some vines holding logs
Guarded by a Moss Knight

Bosses

Hornet
Massive Moss Charger
No Eyes – Warror’s Grave

Nail Arts

Great Slash

Items

Fungal Wastes

Map Price – 100 Geo

Stagway Price – 120 Geo

Vendors
Leg Eater – One time fee of 86 Geo to view wares

Fragile Heart – 350 Geo
Fragile Greed – 250 Geo
Fragile Strength – 600 Geo

Charms

Grubs

Bosses

Mantis Council
Elder Hu – Warrior’s Grave

Items

Mask Shard – Queen’s Station, requires Mantis Claw

Mr. Mushroom

#1 – Requires Spore Shroom charm to continue

Fog Canyon

Map Price – 150 Geo, requires Isma’s Tear, enter Fog Canyon near Leg Eater, requires Isma’s Tear or Shade Cloak to reach

Charms

Grubs

Bosses

Uumuu

Spells

Howling Wraiths

Items

Hidden Hunter Journal Entry

Charged Lumafly – Inside the Teacher’s Archives

Mr. Mushroom

City of Tears

Map Price – 90 Geo

Stagway Price – 200 Geo for City Storerooms, 300 Geo for King’s Station

Tolls – 150 Geo for Bench by Cornifer, 150 Geo for big elevator to Forgotten Crossroads

Vendors
Nailsmith

Strengthened Nail – 250 Geo
Channelled Nail – 1 Pale Ore, 800 Geo
Coiled Nail – 2 Pale Ore, 2000 Geo
Pure Nail – 3 Pale Ore, 4000 Geo

Relic Collector (Buys these items from you)

Wanderer’s Journals – 200 Geo
Hallownest Seals – 450 Geo
King’s Idols – 800 Geo
Arcane Orbs – 1200 Geo

Charms

Soul Twister – Right before the Soul Master room, there’s a room hidden above you

Grubs

Along the way to Soul Sanctum
Desolate Dive to the left of where you find the Hallownest Seal in the same room

Bosses

Soul Master
Soul Tyrant – Soul Master dream fight
The Collector
Watcher Knight

Spells

Desolate Dive – Defeat Soul Master
Shade Soul – Vengeful Spirit upgrade

Items

Wanderer’s Journal – Left of Stag Way
Hallownest Seal – Open area left of the Relic Collector
Hallownest Seal – Hidden just above you after a Desolate Dive, shortly after you learn the spell
Rancid Egg – Hidden along elevator path
Simple Key – Above the Whispering Root
Vessel Fragment – Few rooms above King’s Station, guarded by a wave of enemies

Hidden Hunter Journal Entry

Gorgeous Husk – Hidden in the house above the locked (Simple Key) Pleasue House entrance

Howling Cliffs

Map Price – 75 Geo

Stagway Price – Unlock all other Stagways to unlock the Stag Nest

Charms

Crystal Peak

Map Price – 112 Geo

Tolls – 50 Geo for path back to Forgotten Crossroads

Charms

Deep Focus – hidden past where a husk was mining, requires Crystal Heart to reach

Grubs

Past a sliding/riding-through-spikes puzzle
Past a crushing machine puzzle
After getting Crystal Heart, Super Dash to reach it at the entrance of the room
On the way to Hallownest’s Crown, can reach early by bouncing off a crystal with your nail
When Super Dashing back towards Dirtmouth, there’s a safe place you can drop down into another room, watch out for the Mimic
Past the second crushing machine area
Inside the Crystalised Mound, go right when the path forks near the end

Bosses

Crystal Guardian – 1st fight unlocks a bench
Crystal Guardian – 2nd fight unlocks a mask shard

Spells

Descending Dark – Desolate Dive upgrade, inside the Crystalised Mound, go left when the path forks near the end

Items

Rancid Egg – From the Myla entrance, right after you use Desolate Dive
Rancid Egg – Above the bottom bench, using rotating platforms to reach
Rancid Egg – Desolate Dive in the room after you meet Quirrel again
King’s Idol – Above Cornifer, requires Monach Wings or bouncing off the destructable objects and dashing to reach
Wanderer’s Journal – After the room with Quirrel, past a group of Crystal Crawlers
Shopkeeper’s Key – Upper part of the room right of Cornifer, go up the empty elevator shaft
Crystal Heart – Super Dash, after meeting Quirrel, keep going around to the right until you find a large room with lots of crystal spikes/lasers platforming
Pale Ore – At Hallownest’s Crown, need Monarch Wings to reach

Map Notes

Jumping/falling off of Hallownest’s Crown will take you to a one-way exit straight below, Super Dashing off to the left will take you to a one-way exit further to the left and below

Resting Grounds

Map Price – 75 Geo, Note: Cornifer is not ever physically here, must buy at Dirtmouth

Stagway Price – Free, just hit the switch

Vendors
The Seer

Hallownest – Collect 100+ Essence
Unlocks Backers’ Ghosts – Collect 200+ Essence
Pale Ore – Collect 300+ Essence
Dream Wielder – Collect 500+ Essence
Vessel Fragment – Collect 700+ Essence
Arcane Egg – Collect 1000+ Essence
Mask Shard – Collect 1300+ Essence
Awaken Dream Nail – Collect 1800+ Essence Unlocks White Palace
Ascension Achievement – Collect 2400+ Essence

Charms

Soul Eater – Desolate Dive to enter the tunnels then head all the way to the right

Grubs

On the way to Grey Mourner before you come back to the surface

Bosses

Xero – Warrior’s Grave

Items

Dream Nail – Can’t skip, no way to miss this
King’s Idol – Past the waterfall
Wanderer’s Journal – Below the Soul Eater Charm
Rancid Egg – After crossing the Blue Lake, Super Dash from the top to reach
Mask Shard – Grey Mourner flower quest

Deepnest

Map Price – 35 Geo

Stagway Price –

Charms

Sharp Shadow – Room beneath the working tram, requires Shade Cloak

Grubs

Bosses

Nosk
Galien – Warrior’s Grave

Items

Tram Pass – Found in the Ruined Tramway
Pale Ore – Defeat Nosk
Vessel Fragment – Room above working tram
Mask Shard – Enter through Fungal Wastes entrance (above where you get Mantis Claw)
Hallownest Seal – Inside the Beast’s Den
Rancid Egg – Inside the Beast’s Den

Hidden Hunter Journal Entry

Garpede – Hidden by Sharp Shadow’s room entrance

Mr. Mushroom

Royal Waterways

Map Price – 75 Geo

Vendors
Tuk

Rancid Egg – Price varies

Charms

Defender’s Crest
Flukenest

Grubs

Room left of entrance, drop down into the water and there’s a fake wall on your right

Bosses

Dung Guardian
Flukemarm

Items

Rancid Egg – Room left of the entrance, lower area
Rancid Egg – Two rooms to the left from the entrance, upper area
Mask Shard – follow the water to the left from the entrance
Isma’s Tear – Can swim in acid, obtained from Kingdom’s Edge entrance
Wanderer’s Journal – Under broken bridge on the way to Ancient Basin

Kingdom’s Edge

Map Price – 112 Geo

Charms

Extra Charm Notch – 2nd Colosseum Trial
Hiveblood

Grubs

Bosses

Hornet
Zote – Colosseum #1
God Tamer – Colosseum #3
Markoth – Warrior’s Grave

Nail Arts

Dash Slash – 800 Geo

Items

King’s Brand – Allows access into the Abyss
Extra Charm Notch – Colosseum #1 reward
Pale Ore – Colosseum #2 reward
Mask Shard – Hive, requires you to trick a giant bee into breaking the wall

Mr. Mushroom

#0 – Stone Tablet with clues on Mr. Mushroom’s locations, also need the Shroom charm to read
#2 – Above the lower Hive entrance

Ancient Basin

Map Price –

Vendors
Fountain

Vessel Fragment – Throw in 3000 Geo (don’t worry if you have more, the fountain won’t take all your money)

Charms

Lifeblood Core – Requires 14+ blue masks to enter
White Fragment half – Complete the White Palace
Void Heart – Wear the completed White Crest Charm

Grubs

Bosses

Broken Vessel
Lost Kin

Spells

Abyss Shriek – Howling Wraiths upgrade, use Howling Wraiths while in the center of the room in the bottom-left of the Abyss

Items

Monarch Wings – Double Jump
Shade Cloak – Dash through obstacles

Hidden Hunter Journal Entry

Void Tendrils – Same area as you get the Shade Cloak, requires it to pass by the black beam

Mr. Mushroom

Queen’s Garden

Map Price – 150 Geo

Stagway Price – 200 Geo

Tolls – 150 Geo for bench near Deepnest

Charms

White Fragment half

Grubs

Bosses

Traitor Lord
Marmu – Warrior’s Grave

Items

Love Key – Opens Tower of Love in eastern City of Tears, above Fungal Wastes

Missing…

For anything missing from the maps, please provide a screenshot of the location and I will update the maps. Having the Wanderer’s Compass charm equipped is ideal for showing the location.

Contributors

For everyone who helped me fill out missing details on the maps, thank you.

EZSPECIAL, DPX-Infinity, Icytres, lentinant, Konbonix, just.dont.do.it, Zero, Icarus, Krypt, DavCloudWeed, YF@Yuuri Kotono, wataniyob, potato testicl*, Supershadow30 [CN fa*guette], eLe, Skyklad, potato testicl*, beaviz, Axlesan