Forest Trail
Forest Trail is the first expedition in SideQuest. It is available from the start. A solo run takes 500 steps. It has eight crafting materials and Wanderer's Forest Notes.
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| Difficulty | Easy |
|---|---|
| Unlock | Available from the start |
| Solo steps | 500 |
| Party size | 2 to 4 players |
| Discoveries | 9 |
Unlocking
Forest Trail is available from the start.
Every player in a co-op party must have this expedition unlocked.
Getting started
Open Quests, go to Expeditions, and select Forest Trail. Start a solo run, create a party with friends, or use Quick Join to find an open party.
For a solo run, walk 500 steps after starting, then claim the reward. Expedition Speed can reduce the walking needed for solo progress. Co-op uses each player's synced walking steps.
Rewards
These are the base rewards for one solo completion, before pet bonuses or other boosts. Co-op coins and XP are listed below.
| Reward | Amount or chance |
|---|---|
| Coins | 15 to 30 |
| XP | 25 |
 Adventurer's Crate |
7.84% |
 Hero's Chest |
2% |
| Pet egg | None |
At most one equipment chest drops per completion. Hero's Chest is checked first at 2%. If that roll misses, Adventurer's Crate is checked at 8%. The table shows the final chance of receiving each chest after these checks. Drop Rate can increase the checks.
Forest Trail does not drop a pet egg, even with Egg Luck.
Each discovery has its own roll, so one completion can give several discoveries or none. See the discovery table for the base chances.
Co-op
Forest Trail supports parties of two to four players. Everyone walks at the same time. Each player has their own rewards; the coins and XP are not split between the party.
Steps and completion
Each player's usual share is 300 steps. With shared contributions, everyone must reach their 240-step marker, and the party must also reach its team goal. Each player can contribute up to 360 steps toward that goal.
| Players | Team goal | Usual share each |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 600 steps | 300 steps |
| 3 | 900 steps | 300 steps |
| 4 | 1,200 steps | 300 steps |
For example, a two-player party can finish with 240 steps from one player and 360 from the other. Two players at 240 each still need 120 more team steps.
Parties using the older equal-share rule require all players to reach 300 steps each. Check the markers shown in your party. If someone leaves, the game adjusts the party goal and reward bonus for the remaining players. At least two players must remain.
Co-op rewards
The party bonus increases coins and XP. It does not multiply equipment chest, pet egg, or first-discovery chances. These amounts are per player, before pet bonuses and other boosts.
| Players | Bonus | Coins each | XP each |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | +15% | 17 to 34 | 28 |
| 3 | +30% | 19 to 39 | 32 |
| 4 | +50% | 22 to 45 | 37 |
The game adds the party bonus to each player's coin and XP reward and rounds the bonus down. See Co-op Expeditions for the general co-op guide.
Repeat material copies
First discoveries use the base rolls in the table below. After finding a material, later completions can give extra copies for crafting.
Without boosts, a solo repeat roll uses the material's base chance. Shared-contribution parties use 48% of that base chance for repeat copies. For example, Mushroom has a 38% first-find chance and a shared co-op repeat-copy chance of 18.24%. The party's coin and XP bonus does not increase this chance.
Equal-share parties use 60% of the base chance for repeat copies. Drop Rate, Rare Find, and the guild's Discovery Chalice can increase repeat-copy chances. Wanderer's Forest Notes is a unique keepsake and does not drop extra crafting copies.
Discoveries
All chances below are per completion, before boosts. The first-find column applies to discoveries you have not found yet. The shared co-op column applies to extra material copies after the first find.
Scroll the table sideways to see all chances.
| Item | Rarity | First find | Shared co-op repeat |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mushroom |
Common | 38% | 18.24% |
 Acorn |
Common | 38% | 18.24% |
 Fallen Leaves |
Common | 34% | 16.32% |
 White Feather |
Common | 32% | 15.36% |
 Smooth Stone |
Common | 30% | 14.4% |
 Wild Seeds |
Uncommon | 26% | 12.48% |
 Wild Apple |
Uncommon | 24% | 11.52% |
 Wood Branch |
Uncommon | 22% | 10.56% |
 Wanderer's Forest Notes |
Rare | 20% | Unique keepsake |
Each item page has its artwork, crafting uses, and exact Tap to examine text from the game.
Progression
- First solo completion: awards the Forest Trail Explorer badge.
- All nine discoveries: unlocks the Forest Trail background. Discoveries from solo and co-op both count.
- Crafting: keep extra material copies for NPC recipes. The crafting menu keeps one original copy of each material.
- The Wanderer's quest: accept The Expedition before completing a run. One solo or co-op completion after accepting it meets the quest's requirement. Turn it in for 100 coins and 100 XP, separate from the expedition reward.
- Grix: this route's discoveries count toward the 35 unique discoveries needed to meet Grix. Completing its collection gives nine of those discoveries.
- Next route: River Path costs 100 coins to unlock and takes 1,000 steps solo. It is purchased separately; completing Forest Trail does not unlock it automatically.
Related guides
Expeditions · Co-op Expeditions · Crafting and Discovery Materials · Items · River Path
References
SideQuest expedition information, checked 4 November 2026. Base values are before bonuses.