I found that this zone is very nice for leveling from 35 untill about 40. There are some quest there that are ver easy to solo and the mobs there drop vendor trash that can net you a lot of money. Most of all you can grind here without worry. In most places very few mobs such as the Elementals will get pulled together so you can fight one at a time. And if your a Warlock such as myself banish can come in handy here if you make a pulling mistake. But most of all just have fun, don't worry and going to the right places and questing how your told, this game is about adventure and exploration. It's not about going by what people tell you. Play the way you want to play.

Traveling through this area is rough. Darn cats and wolves everywhere. Stay on your toes.

For horde, this is a long trip. Starting from Arathi Highlands, take the road at the Southern point across the broken bridge through the Wetlands. When viewing the Wetlands map, youll see that the road splits in three. Continue down the road on a straight path and itll lead you to Dun Algaz, which takes you through the mountains into Loch Modan. Youll start to run into Alliance dwarves as your on the road. Head SE towards the lake and follow the shore south. Youll find a path as you continue south that is a series of tunnels that eventually leads you into the Badlands.
Youll pass through low level areas, just avoid the Alliance sentinels as you pass. Youll aggro a few but just run.

Though not an obvious landmark, there is a tribute to the movie "Conan" here in the Badlands. If you go southeast of the Hammertoe Digsite and follow an unmarked path up a hill there, you will soon arrive at the entrance of an underground crypt. There are no mobs to worry about within this place, but inside you can see an armored skeleton amongst several others sitting on a grand throne.

Oh and by the way, when going through Wetlands and Loch Modan while running there as horde, remember to look around. There are lots of critters you need to /love to complete the achievement https://vanillawowdb.com/?achievement=1206 To All Squirrels I've Loved Before. Rams, squirrels, sheeps and such.

There is a forge to smelt ore at rigglefuzz, near the centre of the zone.

After the new LFG system there's a pretty ez way to get the FP in Badlands: Queue up for Ulda, run tru the instance, then, after the last boss, come back to the mobs u didnt bother killing and get urself killed, spirit ress and done, ur in badlands. Better be carefull in ur way to get the FP t0, since u will have the sickness.

Areas affected in Cataclysm:

Angor Fortress- from just south of here all the way to the SW corner of the Badlands is a swath of destruction (named Aggramar's Hammer), with charred desert and the tops of mountains sliced off and glowing with lava.

Camp Boff- NW of here is a small Horde camp with a flight master; just past this camp is a new dig site into an underground area that appears very similar to Uldaman.

Camp Cagg- NE of here is a small Alliance camp with flight master.

Hammertoe's Digsite- the dwarf camp south of the site now contains an Alliance flight path.

Kargath- buried by an avalanche; it has been rebuilt nearby with updated architecture and fortifications in the area near Apocryphan's Rest.

Lethlor Ravine above the ravine is a neutral Goblin outpost with flight master; following the path outside of town and across the opposite side of the ravine leads to a Goblin transporter, but where it leads is unknown at this time - it should also be noted that another goblin-themed town is over the hill and along the coast, with another transporter, so this is presumably how the two towns connect; the ravine appears to have been widened in some places.

Other a deep chasm runs between Badlands and Loch Modan it is uncertain as of this time how players will proceed into the zone from Loch.

Other a deep chasm runs between Badlands and Loch Modan it is uncertain as of this time how players will proceed into the zone from Loch.
When you approach from Thelsamar/ Loch Modan as before you are faced with what seems an insurmountable chasm with Uldaman on the other side.

However! do not despair. If you move up to the edge on the western side of the opening, at 47.2, 73.5, there is in fact a very narrow and steep path that leads you down and back up the other side into Badlands. It is not clear at all especially at night but I have passed this way and it is possible.

Just be aware that the sides are very steep and it is very easy to fall though hopefully not fatally. Saves a long, long detour otherwise.

Once over I suggest heading east toward the coast and grab the new flight path at neutral Fuselight, the new goblin settlement at 66,36 (there is a path up with bright way markers starting around 60.7,28.3). Or straight ahead to the flight path at Dustwind Dig for alliance at around 50,37 (hopefully coords are showing accurately)

Heres how to get to the Badlands without the risk of falling in a big hole. Did it on my Horde so works great for both sides!

If you are Horde and not high enough lvl to get there by air, there is still a easy way to get there on ground.

Travel to Arathi Highlands and take the road south all the way to the Wetlands. Once there youll have to be careful for Alliance

Take the road south towards Slabchisels Survey (say out of there if Horde) To the west of that you should see one of those Dwarf tunnels, it leads to Dun Algaz.

Take the first tunnel and follow the road, then another tunnel, then a road with some lvl 25 pvp guards and some Dragonmaw to the right ignore that and go to the next tunnel. Then short road, tunnel, and Ta-da Loch Modan.

Once in Loch Modan follow the road all the way to the south-west corner to the Valley of the Kings. The tunnel at the very end of this road leads to Dustfire Valley in Searing Gorge.

Once in the Searing Gorge take the road south to Thorium Advance and from then the road east to the BADLANDS! Yay, hope you didnt get lost or ganked. xD

There's a mysterious Crypt in Badlands a little northeast of the blue flight route at Dustwind Dig, and it has a reference to it, that I am unsure of, so please reply back, if someone could tell me what it is.

I know I'm proably wrong, but I think it's a reference to the mummy.

Post-Cataclysm: if you're wondering whether you should level in Badlands, the answer is yes. This is now easily one of the best zones in the game in terms of storyline and interesting quests.

As Alliance at lvl 44 you can pick up https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=28579 Hero's Call: Badlands! from a Hero's Call Board. Hand it in to https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=48704 Gek Nozzlerocket at Light's Hope Chapel in https://vanillawowdb.com/?zone=139 Eastern Plaguelands for a ride to the Badlands.