Death Mountain Trail and Goron City Walkthrough

Ocarina of Time Remake 100% Completion Walkthrough41 chapters

Walkthrough overview

• Kokiri ForestFind the Kokiri Sword, buy the Deku Shield for 40 rupees and get past Mido to the Great Deku Tree.
• The Great Deku TreeFairy Slingshot, Dungeon Map, Compass, four Gold Skulltulas, Gohma and the Kokiri Emerald.
• Leaving Kokiri ForestSay goodbye to Mido and Saria, get the Fairy Ocarina, meet Kaepora Gaebora and cross Hyrule Field.
• Hyrule Castle TownGold Skulltula, Bazaar, Shooting Gallery seed bag, Potion Shop bottle and the Temple of Time.
• Hyrule CastleGet the Weird Egg, wake Talon, sneak in, meet Zelda, learn Zelda’s Lullaby and collect Zelda’s Letter.
• Kakariko VillageCucco Lady’s bottle, House of Skulltula, Adult’s Wallet and the rooftop Heart Piece.
• GraveyardDampé’s Grave-Diggin’ Tour Heart Piece, Sharp and Flat, the Royal Family’s Tomb and the Sun’s Song.
• Lon Lon RanchTalon’s cucco game, Lon Lon Milk, Epona’s Song, a Heart Piece and Gold Skulltula.
• Gerudo ValleyTwo Heart Pieces, Lon Lon milk from Miss Moo with Epona’s Song, and a Gold Skulltula token.
• Lake HyliaLakeside Laboratory, the scarecrow quest, a Gold Skulltula and the fishing Heart Piece.
• Lost Woods and Sacred GroveRichard’s Heart Piece, Happy Mask Shop, Skull Kid, Saria’s Song, Gold Skulltulas 16 to 19 and the Business Scrubs.
• Death Mountain Trail and Goron CityClimb to Goron City, win over Darunia with Saria’s Song and take the Goron Bracelet before Dodongo Cavern.
• Dodongo CavernDungeon Map, Compass, Bomb Bag, four Gold Skulltulas, King Dodongo and the Goron Ruby.
• Death Mountain Summit and CraterGoron City Heart Piece and Bigger Bomb Bag, Din’s Fire and magic meter, crater Heart Piece, Echo Gem.
• Bombchu Bowling and the Great Fairy of PowerWin the Bombchus, Biggest Bomb Bag and Heart Piece, then get the enhanced Spin Attack.
• Zora River and Zora DomainHeart Pieces, a Gold Skulltula, the Silver Scale, Ruto’s bottle in Lake Hylia and King Zora’s request.
• Lord Jabu-Jabu’s BellyFarore’s Wind, the Boomerang, Ruto, Barinade, the Heart Container and the Spiritual Stone of Water for child Link.
• Errands Before the Temple of TimeThe child errands before the Temple of Time in the Ocarina of Time Remake.
• Temple of TimeFind the Ocarina of Time, open the Door of Time, draw the Master Sword and earn the Light Medallion.
• Ingo Ranch and EponaIngo’s two horse races, winning Epona and teaching Bonooru the Scarecrow Song.
• Kakariko Village and the HookshotDampé’s race, the Hookshot, Song of Storms and Heart Pieces #17 to #19.
• Sacred Grove as an AdultGet past Mido with Saria’s Song, cross the Moblin maze, beat the Great Moblin.
• Forest TempleSmall keys, Fairy Bow, four Poe Sisters, Phantom Ganon, Heart Container and Forest Medallion.
• Poes, the Hall of Fallen Foes and Lake HyliaBigger Quiver, Prelude of Light, Big Poes, Golden Scale and three Heart Pieces.
• Goron City as an AdultHeart Pieces, a Gold Skulltula, the Goron Tunic from the small Goron.
• Fire TempleFree all nine Gorons, find the Megaton Hammer and Boss Key, beat Volvagia and earn the Fire Medallion.
• Double Magic and Death MountainCrater Great Fairy Fountain, doubled magic, Gold Skulltulas 60 to 62 and a Business Scrub Seed as adult Link.
• Ice CavernBlue Fire, Iron Boots, Serenade of Water, the Zora Tunic and two Heart Pieces.
• The Biggoron Sword RouteBuy the Giant’s Knife, trade from the Pocket Egg to Cojiro, and finish every step up to the Biggoron Sword.
• Water TempleTriforce doors, small keys, Longshot, Dark Link, Morpha, the Water Medallion and Gold Skulltulas 68 to 73.
• Kakariko Village and the Nocturne of ShadowLearn the Nocturne of Shadow and find two Gold Skulltulas and two Heart Pieces.
• Bottom of the WellLenses of Truth, Dungeon Map, Compass, both small keys, Dead Hand and Gold Skulltulas 76 to 78.
• Treasure Box Shop and the Way to the Shadow TempleWin the Piece of Heart with the Lenses of Truth, then warp to the Shadow Temple via the Nocturne.
• Shadow TempleFloors B1 to B4, Hover Boots, Bongo Bongo, Heart Container and the Shadow Medallion from Impa.
• Gerudo FortressRescue all four carpenters, win the Gerudo Pass, find Gold Skulltulas 84 and 85.
• Mirage Desert and Evil Desert ColossusPhantom Guide, Requiem of Spirit, five Gold Skulltulas, three Heart Pieces, Biggest Quiver, Nayru’s Love.
• Spirit TempleChild and adult routes, Silver Gauntlets, Mirror Shield, Boss Key, Iron Knuckle Nabooru, Twinrova.
• Gerudo Proving GroundsPay 30 rupees, solve every room, and claim the Ice Arrow and a Business Scrub Seed.
• Last Heart Pieces and Gold SkulltulasTokens 96 to 100, Heart Pieces 33 to 35, the Rich Man reward and Light Arrow.
• Ganondorf’s CastleClear the six barriers, get the Golden Gauntlets and the Great Fairy of Courage’s gift.
• Ganondorf and GanonTower climb, Boss Key, Ganondorf boss fight, the escape with Zelda and the Ganon boss fight.

This chapter takes you up Death Mountain Trail to Goron City, where Darunia is shut in his room and refusing to see anyone. Zelda’s Lullaby gets you through his door, Saria’s Song gets him dancing again, and he rewards you with the Goron Bracelet. You then burn and blast your way out of the city to the cleared entrance of Dodongo Cavern, collecting a Gold Skulltula token on the way.

Death Mountain Trail

Climb the trail

Take the stairs and stone gate at the top of Kakariko Village to reach Death Mountain Trail. Follow the red rock path uphill while Navi urges you to climb, and deal with the Tektites and other small enemies that hop across the road. Green rupees lie along the way. Where the path ends against a rock face, grab the chain-link net and climb it, then keep going up the slope.

The blocked Dodongo Cavern entrance

Further up, the trail reaches a cave mouth plugged by a huge round boulder, with a sign beside it reading “Dodongo Cavern / No Entry Without Permission!”. You cannot move the boulder yet. A Goron standing nearby explains that the cavern is a source of rock roast, a prized Goron food, and that with the entrance sealed nobody can harvest it. He offers to walk you toward Goron City, so follow him along the trail.

Goron City gate and the bomb flower

An arrow sign at the top of the road points to Goron City. Just before the gate, a Goron looks after a bomb flower growing in a fenced patch. Talk to him and ask about it: bomb flowers are special plants that grow around Goron City and Dodongo Cavern, and the Gorons pick them for mining. He adds that the Goron Bracelet would let you carry one, but you do not own it yet, so walk on through the cave into the city.

Goron City

Look around the city

The Goron City banner appears once you are inside the cave. The Gorons here are short of food and worried about their leader, whom they call Big Bro Darunia, who has holed up in a room downstairs. Read the sign about the Goron who rolls nonstop. There is a prize for stopping him, but you cannot manage it yet. Cross the rope bridge over the lava, climb the stone steps and talk to the Gorons along the way, including the one who explains that Deku Sticks light bomb flowers.

Open Darunia’s door with Zelda’s Lullaby

The red door marked with a Goron symbol is Darunia’s. A Goron guard says it opens only for the messenger of someone important, with proof of who sent them. Step onto the Triforce mark on the carpet in front of the door, take out the Ocarina and play Zelda’s Lullaby (see Ocarina songs if you need the notes). The door opens with a shout of “Open… GORO!” and Darunia calls you in.

Goron shop

Light a Deku Stick at one of the torches in Darunia’s corridor if you want to carry fire through the city, then find the shop in the city. The owner cannot sell any bombs while Dodongo Cavern is in trouble. The shelves still show the Goron Tunic for 600 rupees, which is adult sized and protects against heat, plus a 20-pack of Bombs for 80 rupees that needs a Bomb Bag. Nothing here is worth buying yet. See Shops and prices for the full stock.

Play Sun’s Song for Darunia

Return to the chamber, stand in front of Darunia and play the Sun’s Song. He likes it enough to say it almost makes him want to dance, but it is not the right tune. He asks for something that feels like nature, a sound you cannot find on this mountain. That is the clue to use the song you learned in the forest.

Play Saria’s Song for Darunia

Now play Saria’s Song. This one fires Darunia up. He bursts out of his seat, laughs and dances around the lava bowl until he is out of breath. When he calms down he feels better and is willing to listen. Ask him about the Spiritual Stone of Fire, which the Gorons also call the Goron Ruby. He will not hand it over yet because the Gorons have too many problems, but Navi suggests helping him and Darunia agrees to hear you out.

Back to the trail and Dodongo Cavern

Light the wall flower with a Deku Stick

Leave the chamber, light a Deku Stick at a torch and follow the passage past the hungry Goron. A bomb flower grows beside a cracked wall at the end of the room. Touch the burning stick to the flower to set it off and blow the wall open, and a Lost Woods banner flashes as it falls. The Goron behind it thanks you, and when you tell him you met Darunia he is glad to hear the fire is back under his feet.

Follow the bomb flower passage

Continue along the dark cave passage. With the Goron Bracelet you can now pick bomb flowers from the walls and floor. Carry one to the next cracked wall, throw it and step back. The passage opens onto the nook of Medigoron.

Blast the boulder at Dodongo Cavern

Pick a bomb flower from the fenced patch beside the trail and carry it toward the blocked entrance. Put it down in front of the huge boulder and run. The explosion shatters the boulder, and Navi calls out that you can get in now. Cross the rope bridge to reach the path that leads on to the cavern entrance.

Walk to the cavern

Follow the lava-lit path onward. The Dodongo Cavern title appears at the end of the path. The cavern itself is covered in the next chapter, which takes you through the lava rooms, the Bomb Bag, King Dodongo and the Goron Ruby.

Chapter checklist

The boulder is cleared and the Goron Bracelet is yours, so Dodongo Cavern is next.