The Traders' Trail runs at least partly through the duchy of Ellander. It is used by merchants and traders and so is prime territory for bandits.
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Geralt, the poet said suddenly, surely we won't head straight south? We'll have to make a detour to avoid Ellander and Hereward's lands, won't we? Or do you intend to continue with this show?
No, Dandilion, I don't. We'll go through the forests and then join the Traders' Trail. Remember, not a word in Nenneke's presence about the quarrel. Not a word.
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— pg(s). 276, The Last Wish (UK edition)
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...And I met him again later on the Merchants' Trail, where, at Gildia's request, he slew a ferocious griffin which was preying on the caravans and thus saved the lives of many good people.
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— pg(s). 12, Blood of Elves (UK edition)
Note[]
In The Last Wish, Danusia Stok called the trail "the Traders' Trail" whereas she used "the Merchants' Trail" in Blood of Elves.