ARK Extinction Explorer Notes Route — Collect All 159 in Order (2026)

How this works: the notes are points on the map, so we ran a route optimizer (nearest-neighbor + 2-opt) over the coordinates for a near-shortest path. Start at #1 and follow the order; tap rows in the tracker to check them off. Order doesn't affect the XP buff, so skip any you have. Extinction has biome domes and underground sections, so treat this order as a proximity grouping (grab nearby notes together), not a literal straight-line flight path.

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Leg 1 · stops 1–30

Stops 1–30

Order	Note	Region / Zone	Coords (Lat, Lon)
1	The One Who Waits #26	Central	47.4, 48.7
2	The One Who Waits #25	Central	44, 52.7
3	Diana Altaras #6	Central	45.1, 53.1
4	The One Who Waits #2	Central	46.7, 55.3
5	Santiago Da Costa #27	Central	47.2, 57.5
6	Genesis 2 Chronicles (HLN-A) #18	Central	49.46, 57.55
7	Santiago Da Costa #11	Central	53.9, 61
8	The One Who Waits #3	Central	56.1, 56.4
9	Santiago Da Costa #5	Central	58.6, 53.7
10	Helena Walker #4	Central	53.2, 55.3
11	Santiago Da Costa #10	Central	54.5, 53.7
12	The One Who Waits #4	Central	55.3, 49.7
13	Santiago Da Costa #4	Central	56, 50.2
14	Helena Walker #3	Central	58.5, 48.7
15	Santiago Da Costa #2	Central	59.4, 48.4
16	Santiago Da Costa #9	Central	56.5, 43.8
17	Santiago Da Costa #8	Central	52.8, 42.9
18	The One Who Waits #29	Central	50.6, 40.6
19	The One Who Waits #5	Central	48.7, 42.6
20	Santiago Da Costa #24	Central	43.8, 39.6
21	Santiago Da Costa #22	Central	42.7, 42.3
22	The One Who Waits #7	Central	41.4, 43.8
23	Helena Walker #14	Central	41.4, 43.7
24	Santiago Da Costa #29	Central	40.6, 39
25	Helena Walker #15	Central	43.7, 33.5
26	Santiago Da Costa #21	Central	45.2, 35.9
27	The One Who Waits #27	Central	45.9, 35.9
28	The One Who Waits #6	Central	46.4, 35
29	Santiago Da Costa #23	Central	50.6, 35.3
30	Santiago Da Costa #30	Central	49.5, 33.2

Leg 2 · stops 31–60

Stops 31–60

Order	Note	Region / Zone	Coords (Lat, Lon)
31	Santiago Da Costa #20	West	49, 31.7
32	Helena Walker #1	West	50.9, 29.9
33	Diana Altaras #7	West	54.9, 32.8
34	The One Who Waits #28	West	54.3, 30.6
35	Santiago Da Costa #3	West	57.3, 27
36	Santiago Da Costa #19	West	58.8, 32.7
37	Santiago Da Costa #6	Central	56.5, 36.2
38	Helena Walker #2	Central	56.9, 36.4
39	Santiago Da Costa #7	Central	59.3, 40.7
40	Helena Walker #5	Central	63.1, 42.3
41	The One Who Waits #23	Central	62.8, 43.8
42	Mei-Yin Li #5	South	73.2, 42.6
43	Santiago Da Costa #15	South	75.7, 50.2
44	Mei-Yin Li #6	South	70.6, 53.7
45	Helena Walker #6	South	66.6, 55.6
46	Santiago Da Costa #14	Central	65.8, 62.5
47	Helena Walker #7	East	61.4, 69
48	Santiago Da Costa #1	East	59, 68.4
49	Santiago Da Costa #13	East	59.7, 69.6
50	Mei-Yin Li #7	East	58.7, 73.5
51	Helena Walker #8	East	55, 79.3
52	HLN-A #15	Discovery #15	53.36, 76.54
53	Santiago Da Costa #12	East	51.6, 74.7
54	Helena Walker #9	East	47.8, 75.2
55	The One Who Waits #1	East	49.2, 71.7
56	Diana Altaras #4	East	49.2, 67.9
57	The One Who Waits #30	Central	49.8, 65.7
58	Santiago Da Costa #25	Central	50.6, 62.6
59	Santiago Da Costa #26	Central	47, 60.7
60	Diana Altaras #5	Central	46.4, 61.4

Leg 3 · stops 61–90

Stops 61–90

Order	Note	Region / Zone	Coords (Lat, Lon)
61	The One Who Waits #24	Central	46.9, 62
62	Diana Altaras #16	East	43.9, 72
63	Diana Altaras #15	Central	35.7, 62.2
64	Helena Walker #10	North	31.2, 59.6
65	Mei-Yin Li #18	North	27.3, 61
66	Diana Altaras #19	North	21.2, 62.9
67	Mei-Yin Li #15	North	20.6, 61.7
68	Helena Walker #12	North	19.7, 60.8
69	HLN-A #14	Discovery #14	13.32, 57.44
70	Diana Altaras #20	North	16.3, 51.6
71	The One Who Waits #10	North	16.1, 51
72	Diana Altaras #13	North	23.9, 44.5
73	Helena Walker #13	North	25, 46
74	Mei-Yin Li #1	North	26.8, 53
75	Helena Walker #11	North	27.2, 53.7
76	Santiago Da Costa #28	Central	36.4, 50.8
77	Diana Altaras #14	North	30.8, 47.3
78	Diana Altaras #12	North	30.4, 37.6
79	Diana Altaras #21	North	22.2, 38.7
80	Mei-Yin Li #24	North-West	20.5, 29.4
81	The One Who Waits #20	North-West	22.9, 22.5
82	Diana Altaras #10	North-West	25, 23
83	Mei-Yin Li #21	North-West	27.6, 22.2
84	Diana Altaras #9	North-West	28.2, 20.7
85	Diana Altaras #11	North-West	31.2, 23.6
86	Helena Walker #18	North-West	32.9, 24.2
87	Mei-Yin Li #20	North-West	31, 27
88	Mei-Yin Li #19	North-West	32.1, 30.6
89	Mei-Yin Li #2	West	38.5, 29.5
90	Diana Altaras #8	West	41.4, 26.8

Leg 4 · stops 91–120

Stops 91–120

Order	Note	Region / Zone	Coords (Lat, Lon)
91	Mei-Yin Li #3	West	47.2, 22.5
92	Helena Walker #16	West	50.8, 21.5
93	Mei-Yin Li #4	West	47.8, 12.2
94	The One Who Waits #17	West	46.6, 10.6
95	Genesis 2 Chronicles (HLN-A) #16	Approx — roaming marker	46.4, 14.62
96	Helena Walker #17	West	40.9, 15.6
97	The One Who Waits #18	West	38.9, 13
98	Helena Walker #20	North-West	27.8, 12.6
99	Mei-Yin Li #23	North-West	29.5, 15.8
100	HLN-A #13	Discovery #13	27.8, 16
101	The One Who Waits #11	North-West	23.5, 18.7
102	Genesis 2 Chronicles (HLN-A) #17	North-West	19.88, 18.84
103	Helena Walker #19	North-West	19.3, 17.7
104	Mei-Yin Li #28	North-West	18.4, 15.3
105	Mei-Yin Li #22	North-West	20.6, 13.1
106	The One Who Waits #19	North-West	19.2, 13.2
107	Helena Walker #22	North-West	15.3, 11.8
108	Helena Walker #21	North-West	11.3, 8.6
109	Mei-Yin Li #30	North-West	15.6, 17.5
110	Helena Walker #23	North-West	14.8, 18.2
111	Helena Walker #24	North-West	16.8, 23.8
112	Mei-Yin Li #29	North-West	13.2, 28.4
113	Diana Altaras #22	North-West	10.5, 29.5
114	Helena Walker #25	North-West	8.3, 29.9
115	Mei-Yin Li #25	North-West	10.5, 32.6
116	Helena Walker #26	North	11.9, 39.1
117	Diana Altaras #23	North	14.1, 41
118	Helena Walker #30	North	12.6, 44.9
119	Mei-Yin Li #27	North	13.3, 45.5
120	The One Who Waits #9	North	12.4, 48.8

Leg 5 · stops 121–150

Stops 121–150

Order	Note	Region / Zone	Coords (Lat, Lon)
121	Helena Walker #29	North	10.5, 47.6
122	The One Who Waits #8	North	9.7, 47
123	Mei-Yin Li #26	North	8.7, 47.2
124	Helena Walker #28	North	7.1, 48.3
125	Diana Altaras #29	North	8.4, 44.6
126	Helena Walker #27	North	8.6, 43.3
127	Diana Altaras #24	North	7.9, 41.7
128	Diana Altaras #28	North	1.9, 38.1
129	Diana Altaras #25	North	1, 43.5
130	Diana Altaras #30	North	3.1, 48.8
131	Diana Altaras #26	North	-2.4, 55.8
132	Diana Altaras #27	North	5.6, 57.8
133	Mei-Yin Li #17	North	10.7, 64.5
134	Mei-Yin Li #13	North-East	10.1, 72.3
135	The One Who Waits #13	North-East	6.8, 85.1
136	Genesis 2 Chronicles (HLN-A) #20	North-East	13.9, 83.57
137	Mei-Yin Li #12	North-East	17.2, 86.3
138	The One Who Waits #12	North-East	21.1, 86.6
139	The One Who Waits #21	North-East	17.5, 79.1
140	Mei-Yin Li #16	North-East	18.3, 78.5
141	Mei-Yin Li #11	North-East	19.6, 77.8
142	Mei-Yin Li #14	North	22.2, 65.8
143	Mei-Yin Li #10	North-East	26.5, 71.1
144	Mei-Yin Li #9	North-East	31.9, 81.7
145	Diana Altaras #18	East	33.7, 82.1
146	Diana Altaras #17	East	38.4, 88.9
147	Mei-Yin Li #8	East	43.1, 90.8
148	The One Who Waits #22	East	61.1, 89.6
149	Diana Altaras #3	South-East	66.6, 80.3
150	Diana Altaras #2	South-East	78.1, 79.9

Leg 6 · stops 151–159

Stops 151–159

Order	Note	Region / Zone	Coords (Lat, Lon)
151	Genesis 2 Chronicles (HLN-A) #19	South-East	80.59, 90.63
152	The One Who Waits #15	South-East	97.1, 89.9
153	The One Who Waits #14	South-East	94.1, 83.8
154	Diana Altaras #1	South-East	90.3, 68.8
155	Santiago Da Costa #16	South	83.9, 37.5
156	Santiago Da Costa #17	South-West	71.8, 31.6
157	The One Who Waits #16	South-West	66.1, 17.5
158	Santiago Da Costa #18	South-West	75.7, 19.2
159	HLN-A #12	Discovery #12	84.84, 16.05

FAQ

Route Questions

What's the fastest way to collect all Extinction explorer notes?

Grab a fast flyer and follow the 159-stop order on this page. It's a near-optimal loop (nearest-neighbor + 2-opt over the coordinates) that minimizes backtracking. Extinction has biome domes and underground sections, so treat this order as a proximity grouping (grab nearby notes together), not a literal straight-line flight path.

Do I have to collect them in order?

No — order doesn't change the XP buff or unlocks. This route just minimizes travel. Skip any you already have and keep going down the list.

What's the best flyer for collecting notes?

Any fast, high-stamina flyer — a Snow Owl, Griffin, or leveled Argentavis. Bring temperature gear for cold or hot zones, and SCUBA for any underwater stops.

Is this route exact?

It's a near-optimal straight-line order between the coordinates, so it assumes a flyer. Extinction has biome domes and underground sections, so treat this order as a proximity grouping (grab nearby notes together), not a literal straight-line flight path.

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