Gerudo Desert


 * This article is about the Twilight Princess location. For the desert from Ocarina of Time, see Haunted Wasteland.

Gerudo Desert, also known as the Great Desert, is a location from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The desert is only accessible with the help of a special function of Fyer's cannon at Lake Hylia, or by the Twilight Portal that Link opens up at Gerudo Mesa. The desert is filled with Peahats and Moldorms. Despite its name, no Gerudo are shown to reside here (or anywhere in the game, aside Ganondorf).

The Arbiter's Grounds is located in Gerudo Desert, which is the fourth dungeon and home to the Mirror of Twilight. Also, the Cave of Ordeals, a long mini-dungeon that has many floors full of enemies, home of the Great Fairy, is situated within Gerudo Mesa, where the large piece of the Bridge of Eldin that was teleported by Shadow Beasts was sent. Link can teleport the bridge part back to its original location in Eldin Province, not only repairing the Bridge of Eldin, but also opening the entrance to the Cave of Ordeals.

According to Auru, there was originally a path to the desert, but it was closed off. As a result, this is one of the areas where Link cannot summon Epona. This may make crossing the vast desert rather difficult, but there are some Bullbos in a nearby Bulblin camp Link can ride, or he can travel in his wolf form, which is faster than his Hylian form.

Interestingly, the map of Hyrule has the words Great Desert, rather than Gerudo Desert, spelled in Hylian.

Link's Crossbow Training
Gerudo Desert serves as the location for Gerudo Stalfos: Defender, Gerudo Moldorm: Defender and Fossil Stallord Battle.

Theory
If Link looks out at the distant desert from the Mirror Chamber with the Hawkeye, what appears to be the front of the Spirit Temple from Ocarina of Time can be seen. However, it might not be, since the Arbiter's Grounds where the Mirror Chamber is located is believed by some to be the Spirit Temple.

Desierto Gerudo