Having fell into disrepair during a period that spanned between 611 ATA and 617 ATA, the old road was declared unsafe for commercial traffic and closed to merchant trade in 619 ATA. Though still travelled by Freelanders that called the forests between Nillu's Lode and what was then Vozhdya, the route became a sanctuary for Bandit groups who used the old trail to launch raids upon the two cities during the early 620s.