Whittleton

Whittleton is a village in Spirit Tracks, located within the Forest Realm. It is the home of several bachelor lumberjacks, who cut down trees and sell the wood for money. Everyone in Whittleton respects the forest for what it provides to the village, so for every tree they cut down, they plant a new one to replace it. Whittleton is also known for its abundance of treasure, hidden under the numerous leaf piles scattered about the small village, including Demon Fossils, Bee Larvae, and Wooden Hearts. These small piles can be easily blown apart by the Whirlwind, revealing the contents beneath, if any.

Overview
Link first arrives to Whittleton after retrieving the Forest Rail Map from the Tower of Spirits. Here, the young hero must speak to the village's chief in the northern part of the area and ask him how to get to the Forest Sanctuary and thus be able to meet to Gage, the Lokomo guardian of the Forest Realm. The chief tells Link to go through a path in the west called the Lost Woods, a path that the village locals usually take to reach the sanctuary. However, he advises the young hero to speak to the villagers first so that they can tell Link all he needs to know to be able to get through the woods. The villagers will tell him to pay attention to the tree branches of the Lost Woods, except for the fourth tree, which has "no sense of direction."

After Link obtains the Whip from the Ocean Temple, he can go through the northeast section of Whittleton to meet one of the lumberjacks who is running a minigame that involves using the Whip to swing across to the finish line. If the young hero obtains a low enough time, he will be able to win a Bomb Bag upgrade and eventually a Heart Container.

Later in the game, Link can also bring the village's chief to Papuchia Village so that he can marry a woman there. This will result in Link receiving a Force Gem as a sign of gratitude for bringing the two together.

Force Gems
Link must bring the man selling lumber five pieces of Goron Iron so that he can forge himself a new axe. In return, he'll give Link a Force Gem as a sign of gratitude.