Levels 1-10
Finish Red Cloud Mesa before following the road to Bloodhoof Village. Mulgore's open grass gives generous reset space; the Palemane cave, ridge camps, and Venture Co. mine take that space away.
Use the open ground
Sharing the Land has useful surface kills before its cave poachers. Dwarven Digging can stay on the edge of the dig site. Do not turn either quest into a deeper push because the progress bar is almost full.
Stop at the mine mouth
The Venture Co. can progress on exterior workers and supervisors. Supervisor Fizsprocket is the separate cave decision. Bring a group later instead of letting the named reward pull a solo character past a refilling exit.
Where next
Continue to the Barrens after level 10. Train and repair in Thunder Bluff, then use the eastern road rather than carrying an unfinished cave trip into the transition.