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The entrance footpath was a long, sloping footpath that connected the Entrance Gates to Hogwarts Castle.[1][2][3][4]

Description[]

Footpath

The entrance footpath

The path led up the hill from the gates through a clearing in the Forbidden Forest. It continued past Hagrid's Hut before ascending the next hill via steps. The footpath ended at the Sundial Garden, where one could cross the Wooden Bridge and enter the castle via the Clock Tower.[1][2][3][4]

Behind the scenes[]

  • In the books, the footpath is a long, sloping drive that leads from the gates up to the great oak front doors that open into the Entrance Hall of Hogwarts.

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Hogwarts Castle
Hogwarts grounds
Beasts Classroom · Boathouse Steps · Bowtruckle Island · Broomshed · Care of Magical Creatures Classroom · Clock Tower Courtyard · Entrance footpath · Entrance gatehouse · Entrance Gates · Exterior Walkway · Forbidden Forest · Forest Vault · Gargoyle Gate · Gatehouse · Great Lake · Greenhouses · Greenhouse battlements · Grounds Portrait Room · Hagrid's Garden (Pumpkin patch) · Hagrid's Hut · Incendio Challenge · Landing Strip · Lawn by the Forbidden Forest · Path to Owlery · Path to the Whomping Willow · Pixie water well · Quidditch Changing Rooms · Quidditch Gate · Quidditch pitch · Quidditch pitch viaduct · Quidditch Training Pitch · Ravenclaw Duelling Arena · Ravine · Road to Hogsmeade · Road to Hogwarts · Secret Garden · Secret room near the Training Grounds · Stables · Stone Circle · Sunken Vault · Training Grounds · Waiting Tent · Walled Garden · Waterfalls · White Tomb · Wooden Bridge
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