Throughout both Hyrule and Lorule, you will find special caves that contain unique puzzles. All of these rooms have a Treasure Hunter standing near the entrance with some sort of minor hint about how to reach the treasure. There are also icons atop pedestals that show what item(s) you must have in order to complete the challenge. The prizes are all rupees (usually 100, but some yield 300).
Eastern Palace Room
Location: Hyrule; northwest area of Eastern Ruins, building west of the Eastern Palace and north of the crystal switch gate
Required Items: N/A (must complete Eastern Palace first)
Treasure: 100 Rupees
Merge through the bars at the entrance, then take the path on either side to the center area below. From the Treasure Hunter, merge onto the first green block. When it rises upward, pop out onto the ledge above. Merge onto the second block, then after it rises, merge onto the adjacent wall and wait for the green block you just rode to move downward. Once it moves back down, jump out on top of that block.
Ahead, there are two more green blocks adjacent to each other. Merge onto the first one and ride it upward to where the two blocks meet. Move over onto the second block and wait for it to rise upward. Then, move to the southern edge of the block and pop out to land on the first block below. When it rises upward again next to the second block, walk onto the last block and ride it to the top where you will find the chest.
Graveyard Room
Location: Hyrule; east of the Graveyard (use Bomb to open cave)
Required Items: N/A
Treasure: 100 Rupees
Merge onto the first moving platform in front of you and ride it northward. At the center platform, move to the east side and pop out onto the next platform when it appears below you. When you reach the eastern wall, merge and pass through the narrow slot, then head northward and up the stairs. At the far end of the room, merge with the wall and head southward through another slit in the wall.
Move westward along the north end of the room and pop out on the ledge by the second Treasure Hunter. There is a slit in the west wall; merge onto the wall south of it, then pass through to the opposite side. When the moving platform is in that narrow passage, run across it to the other end and merge with the wall again. Pass through the crack in the wall and pop out on the platform on the other side. When it moves to the center, press the floor switch to activate a moving platform behind the chest above.
From here, ride the next platform to the south and hit both crystal switches to activate two smaller moving platforms. Ride either one to the other end, then go up the stairs to the upper ledge in the bottom corners. Merge with the wall at that point and head all the way northward to the center area. When you reach the north-central ledge, pop out onto it and ride the final platform to the chest.
Great Swamp Room
Location: Hyrule; south end of the Great Swamp (use Titan's Mitt to lift large rocks blocking entrance)
Required Items: Boomerang, Hookshot
Treasure: 100 Rupees
First, go to the lower level by the rafts and stand on the far west edge of the platform behind the steps. Face northward and throw the Boomerang, then move to the right so it triggers the crystal switch behind the wall on its way back to you. Next, step onto the eastern raft and Hookshot to the right. Hit the second crystal switch to raise the water level in the room, then jump off the raft and swim to the east and north, diving under the spiked bars.
On the dry ledge, go around the corner and hit the floor switch to lower the wall dividing the room. On the edge of the platform facing the water, stand on the eastern half and throw the Boomerang diagonally to the southeast to hit the third crystal switch. After that, swim to the raft in the middle of the water and Hookshot to the north and west. Use the Boomerang to hit the final crystal switch to the north, raising the water level once more. Finally, Hookshot to the east and north along the raft to reach the chest.
Haunted Grove (Hyrule) Room
Location: Hyrule; high ledge south of Haunted Grove (must access via the lower fissure portal in the same area in Lorule)
Required Items: N/A (access to Lorule)
Treasure: 185 Rupees (total)
Here, you are faced with a pit lined with fans blowing wind gusts at various points on the way down. You must grab a Cucco and land on the various ledges to grab the rupees on the way, using the warp tiles to return to the start to try again. There is really no strategy aside from simply watching where the wind gusts are, and making sure to fly around them. The big prize, 100 Rupees, is on a small ledge towards the bottom, but almost directly below the fan blowing westward. You will need to fly onto the ledge from the south to safely reach it with good timing.
Death Mountain (Hyrule) Room
Location: Hyrule; inside the cave at the east end of Death Mountain (must use Hookshot to cross the broken bridge)
Required Items: Hookshot
Treasure: 100 Rupees
Starting off, Hookshot to the center wall and merge with it upon impact. Move around to the ledges on the sides, then pop out and walk to the middle area above. Hookshot to the next wall straight ahead and merge onto the panel. Wait for the moving platform to start moving to the west side, then head to the left side and pop out onto that platform. Merge onto the far west wall and go north to a small ledge across from a wall lever. Pull the lever with the Hookshot to make another platform slide out of the wall.
Walk to the right edge of that grating, then Hookshot and merge onto the north wall panel. Pop out on the adjacent ledge and go up the steps before merging onto the wall again. Head south along the wall to reach a floor switch on the next ledge. Hit it and the small square platforms in the room will start to move. Ride the first one in front of you to the center area, then Hookshot across to the west wall. Merge with the wall upon impact and go south along the rupee trail. When you spot the next square moving platform below you, drop onto it and ride it to the chest at the end.
Vacant House Room
Location: Lorule; one screen west of Vacant House (cut down square bush formation and fall into hole)
Required Items: Pegasus Boots
Treasure: 300 Rupees
This challenge is purely about your timing, particularly about when and where to stop dashing along the narrow ledges surrounding the center area. There are several gates which are temporarily lowered by hitting crystal switches before them. You need to get through the gates by dashing or the gates will rise up again, forcing you to try again or drop off the ledge to try the whole challenge again.
Begin in the southwest corner, facing northward by the first switch. Hit it and dash straight up the steps, stopping behind the second gate in the northwest corner. Face eastward next and hit the second crystal switch, then dash to the east. Just before you reach the edge, stop (press any other direction on the Circle Pad) and quickly dash southward to make it through the second gate in the set.
From the Dungeon Bro standing on the ledge, face westward before hitting the third crystal switch. When you hit it, dash to the west corner, then turn to the north and dash up the steps. At the corner, quickly turn to the east and dash again to pass through the single gate. Once you get past that gate, simply run around to the big chest at the end.
Misery Mire Room
Location: Lorule; inside the cave one screen east of "Misery Mire" weather vane
Required Items: Sand Rod, Tornado Rod
Treasure: 300 Rupees
From where you start, first go down the steps to the sandy area and run around the room, stepping on the six floor switches on the ground level (you will need to merge to cross the gap in order to reach the northeast one). This will activate the fan on the west wall. Go back up the steps by the entrance and use the Sand Rod to form a wall of sand ledges all the way to the north end. Walk across the first half, merging with the center wall to reach the other side, and continue to the northwest ledge.
From here, go south to the ledge directly below the fan. Face eastward and use the Sand Rod to form the next wall, then use the Tornado Rod to fly over the center wall. After you land on the east end of the sand wall, merge with the wall and get onto the north platform. While standing on the edge of the north platform, face southward to the left of the floor switch below and use the Sand Rod to form another wall leading to the south which we will come back to. For now, go around the corner to the southeast end of the path, and merge with the wall to reach the final floor switch on the high ledge, which activates the eastern fan.
Now, stand below the east fan and use the Tornado Rod to land on the sand wall you formed from the northern ledge. You can then go south to reach the chest.
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