With the Great Forest to the south - with bits and pieces nearly choking you as you walk - and the Jerall Moutains farther north, you have much landscape either way, and it is usually smart to try and stick to the road rather than to stray off of it. It is your choice, however, and those found dead are merely looted for what they are worth. This road leads from Chorrol to the Silver Road, which in turn leads to Bruma.