Bilbo wakes up all alone on the battlefield, the Eagles and Beorn came to help fight the goblins and Wargs and won. Thorin dies and Dain is crowned King Under the Mountain. Bilbo and Gandalf ride along with the Elvenking back to Mirkwood. Beorn accompanies Bilbo and Gandalf to his house close to the Misty Mountains, where they spend the winter. Then Bilbo and Gandalf continue on to Rivendell, retracing their steps as now you must.
There is no need to bushwack to any of the caches and please tread carefully to avoid the woodland flowers at various times of year. A big thank you to Steph Hefferan, Ranger in Charge of the Whitegate Way, for allowing the placement of these caches. Have fun and may your quest be as fruitful as Bilbo Baggins’.