Not so much a bug, but an inconsistency.
There is a landscape inconsistency between the QA for the Orc trail quest and the Mill area.
When you enter the QA for the Orc quest, the entrance shows a creek leading out of the quest area.
However, if you transition to the mill area, the creek does not continue from the QA transition. Instead the creek for the mill area seems to come from elsewhere.
I would recommend shifting the origin point of where the creek comes from in the mill, or move the creek's end point in the QA to someplace other than the transition point
I believe there is a message when you enter the QA that you must walk a few miles, or such, before reaching the main trail. I had always thought it was just perhaps to show a change in the distance. Then again... it could be just an oversight. :)
Yeah. it's a trail. It's an wooded area. It seems somewhat far.
Assumed you walked there for a few meters?