Large carved stones marked the entrance to the Dimholt forest, with a road leading to the Paths of the Dead.
The ' Firienfeld', a large grassy area for the encampment of soldiers and refuge-seekers, preceded the stair. This path was lined with statues known as the Púkel-men, statues originally carved by the Men of the White Mountains, in the likeness of the Drúedain. The refuge could be reached by way of a winding path known as the Stair of the Hold. Dunharrow was a positioned on a clifftop overlooking Harrowdale, the valley of the river Snowbourn.