Pilgrim's Rest Hollow Knight Silksong: How to Open the Door

While wandering through the Far Fields in Hollow Knight Silksong, you'll eventually come across the Pilgrim's Rest room, where a particularly strange metal door stands. Inside, you can hear the sound of blows, but how exactly can you access what lies behind it? This guide will explain how to unlock this mysterious passage and discover its secrets.

"Strike it with a blow from Hornet's needle to finally open the mysterious Door of the Pilgrim's Rest"

Before setting off on this quest, make sure you've unlocked the three essential abilities: Swift Step, the Drifter's Cloak, and the Grapple. These abilities will be essential to get through the obstacle course ahead of you.

The secret path to the switch

To start the quest leading to opening the door of the Pilgrim's Rest, you must first leave the room from the left side. Go down to the middle of the adjacent vertical room, then head into the room on the right, outside of which you'll find a bench and a Bellhart.

In this room, focus your attention on the small platform located to the right of the Bellhart. This is where the secret is hidden, beneath this platform: position yourself underneath it and head right to find a secret path that even seasoned players can easily miss.

This secret path leads you to a fearsome obstacle course that will put your skills to the test. You'll need to bounce off red spheres, glide over air currents with the Drifter's Cloak, and avoid all the thorny traps. Even though all the actions are fairly obvious, pulling them off won't be so simple, and will still require precision and timing.

At the end of this agility exercise, you'll head left, where a fearsome opponent awaits you. Right after this creature is the long-awaited switch; strike it with a blow from Hornet's needle to finally open the mysterious Door of the Pilgrim's Rest.