The Halfaxe Trail was a footpath through the forest of Cormanthor, began around the 1180s DR. It was built by Durl Halfaxe and a force of human workers, under the command of Halvan the Dark, who was the ruler of Harrowdale at the time. Its construction was an attempt by Halvan the Dark to prevent losing trade from the west of Harrowdale and from the Moonsea Ride, as it would have connected Harrowdale Town with this major road.