In The Division 2, a clever player has published 5 farming routes where there is plenty of loot to collect. Here are the locations.
These farming routes are: In the Subreddit of The Division 2, user Jeggred86 has published 5 farming paths where you can collect a lot of loot.
So far, the post has over 7200 upvotes (as of 23.4.) and many fans are reacting very positively.
According to the player, you can find numerous faction keys, equipment, and materials in 30-40 minutes. These routes are also designed for minimal enemy encounters.
You can even comfortably run Netflix in the background while following them.

5 Farming Routes, Lots of Loot, Little Effort
This is what the player recommends: According to Jeggred86, you should make sure to meet the level recommendation for each area.
You should also unlock all fast travel points to shorten the routes even further. While you could walk all routes on foot, using fast travel would be significantly faster.
Make sure to grab the Detection buff from a control point. You receive this when you donate enough resources.
With the Detection buff, you can make all loot containers and collectibles visible within a certain range. This significantly simplifies farming.
Here is what the letters stand for: Jeggred86 has listed how many loot containers he has found on each route. He categorizes them as follows:
- K for Key (faction key)
- G for Gear-Box (equipment container)
- W for Weapon-Box (weapon container)
- F for Faction-Box (faction container)
1. Underground and Surroundings South of the White House
This loot can be found on the route:
- 4 keys,
- 12 equipment containers
- and 5 weapon containers.
This map excerpt shows where you need to go:

2. Underground and Surroundings East of the Washington Monument
East of the Washington Monument, there are 2 underground areas and several containers in the vicinity.
This loot can be found on the route:
- 4 keys
- 17 equipment containers
- 8 weapon containers
You can choose the entrance of the Dark Zone South as a fast travel point to a direct entrance.
This map excerpt shows where you need to go:

3. Underground and Surroundings East of the Lincoln Memorial Mission
The path lies between the Lincoln Memorial and the safe house west of it. There is also an underground entrance south of the safe house.
This loot can be found on the route:
- 8 keys
- 16 equipment containers
- 6 weapon containers
This map excerpt shows where you need to go:

In the southern part, there is also an orange box where you can find an armor skin, hanging on a tree.
4. Surroundings East of the Potomac Event Center Mission
The farming route lies in the urban area east of the Potomac Event Centers. At the end, there is a cellar that can only be opened through a secret mission.
The secret mission is called “Navy Hill Transmission”. How you find this quest is explained in our guide to the 5 secret missions.
This loot can be found on the route:
- 11 equipment containers
- 1 weapon container
- 1 faction container
This map excerpt shows where you need to go:

5. The area south and southeast of the Theater Settlement
In the entire urban area around the theater, there are numerous loot boxes to be found. This route runs south and southeast of it.
This loot can be found on the route:
- 5 equipment containers
- 11 weapon boxes
- 1 faction container
This map excerpt shows where you need to go:

According to Jeggred86, this is especially worthwhile if you want to quickly level up in the world rankings, but your gear is not yet sufficient for tougher missions.
Additionally, he has also published a table that shows you all underground entrances. This also shows what loot you can find in which underground areas.
If you want to see more details about the routes the player takes, you can watch his video on it:
What do you think of the farming routes? Have you found your own? Let us know.
If you want to read more guides from Mein-MMO about The Division 2, here is a small selection:
- How to find the 12 Hunter Masks
- A list of all 8 exotics and how to find them
- Upgrading exotics – here’s how it works
- Nemesis, the best weapon in the game – finding parts and crafting exotics