Lon Lon Ranch

Updated for the Switch 2 remake (2026)

Lon Lon Ranch remake walkthrough

Checked 13 Nov 2026 for the 5 Nov 2026 Switch 2 release. Print this page if you want the tables without the navigation. Child rows and adult rows are separate on purpose.

What the remake changed at the ranch

ChangeSwitch 2 readingStatus
Look of the ranchRebuilt in a Breath of the Wild / Tears of the Kingdom style2 sources
Gold Skulltulas3 tokens, 1 hit point each, with leaf, crate, and web hints4 sources
Ride and race20 rupees to ride, 20 rupees on the wager2 sources
Locked gateLow fence or a new wooden tower; Epona is optional for the escape3 sources
Obstacle courseCow reward if you finish under 40 seconds2 sources (IGN and Respec)
Northwest heart pieceMoved to a locked chest in Gerudo Valley2 sources
MusicNew orchestral arrangement2 sources
Chicken Game timerZelda Wiki: timers removed except the trading game. IGN: still 30 secondsConflict, both kept

Child checklist

Wake Talon outside Hyrule Castle with the Cucco from Malon’s Weird Egg before you expect lessons or the Chicken Game. Malon stays in the market until her father goes home. After you have the Fairy Ocarina, the corral lesson is X, Y, A, played twice.

DoneDone whenTaskDetailStatus
Talon is homeLearn Epona’s SongDay, corral, show the ocarina2 sources
10 rupees on handChicken GameFind 3 Super Cuccos. Remake birds have a different stance (IGN). First clear gives a bottle of Lon Lon Milk3 sources
You can push cratesStorage shed heart piecePull milk crates, open a gap, pull the middle wall crate, crawl through. Child only2 sources
Night, boomerangWindow token and shed tokenOne on the house window, one high inside the shed3 sources
Day or nightThin tree behind the houseRoll into the tree to drop a token2 sources
HookshotBusiness Scrub seedVines inside the shed, small chest. IGN only1 source
Child, paddock leftSecret grottoChild-only entrance. Contents are blank here1 source for the door only
Switch 2 storage shed at Lon Lon Ranch
Storage shed exterior, Switch 2. Zelda Wiki, Nintendo.
Interior of the Lon Lon Ranch storage shed in the Switch 2 version
Shed interior, where the heart piece crates are. Zelda Wiki, Nintendo.

Adult checklist

If you skipped the song as a child, Eurogamer says you can return to childhood after the Forest Temple, once the Temple of Time lets you, learn it, then come back as an adult. Zelda Wiki only says the song is taught in childhood, and KeenGamer independently describes the same late return.

Ranch section on video

A 100% series posted part 3 on 4 Nov 2026, the day before the remake’s street date, and the title names Lon Lon Ranch. I use it as a picture of the route, not as a second price list. Fees above still come from IGN and Eurogamer.

Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake 100% Walkthrough - Part 3 (Lon Lon Ranch & Lost Woods). Playback starts after a click. Source: YouTube.

Ranch landmarks at a glance

Original Lon Lon Ranch sketch showing entrance, house, stable, corral and storage shed, with three numbered remake token landmarks
Original editorial schematic, checked 13 Nov 2026. Relative landmarks only; not to scale. Numbers refer to the Switch 2 remake, not the four-token N64 / 3DS route. Sources: Zelda Wiki ranch map and the guides listed below.
  1. House window: child Link at night, with the boomerang.
  2. Thin tree behind the house: roll into it to reveal the token.
  3. Inside the storage shed: a high token, separate from the crate puzzle’s heart piece.

Questions

Is this a full-game 100% guide?

No. The list is only what you finish inside the ranch: song, bottle, heart piece, three tokens, Epona, and the cow.

Why do some guides still say four Gold Skulltulas?

That count is the 1998 and 2011 games. IGN, VGC, Game8, and Zelda Wiki’s remake page put the Switch 2 ranch at three.

Sources

Gold SkulltulasWhere each remaining token sits.Piece of HeartCrate puzzle in the shed.Epona stepsRaces and the locked gate.