Trying to find your way to all of the Shadow of the Erdtree map fragments is part of the fun in Elden Ring's new expansion, but at a certain point you hold your hands up and admit "Yeah, I'm stuck with this." Though the main regions' map fragments are easy enough to find, in typical FromSoftware fashion, there are secret areas which are quite hard to reach. That is, unless you're exploring every single nook and cranny you come across.
Even then, if you missed a route the first time you explored an area, it's pretty hard to know where to look in terms of backtracking. That said, I'll run through how to find every Shadow of the Erdtree map fragment location, plus how to reach the region in question to grab it. This guide will, of course, feature spoilers for accessing secret areas .
The first map fragment you'll come across is in the starting area of Gravesite Plain. From where you arrive after touching the arm, head down the hill, watching out for the Curseblade enemy who drops down off an arch, then head north up the road towards the Scorched Ruins and the Furnace Golem boss in the distance. Before you reach the ruins, you'll spy the map pillar to the right of the road with the map fragment in front of it.
Gravesite Plain contains notable areas like Belurat, Tower Settlement, and Castle Ensis. The second map fragment you're most likely to find is Scadu Altus. How you do this will depend on how you arrived in the area.
If you came via Castle Ensis and defeated the boss there, .
