Interesting. I hadn't thought of it in quite that way. The basic reason seems to be that those who know the way would be too strongly and quickly tempted to use the ring (Aragorn, Gandalf, Elrond, etc.). But Frodo and Sam do seem, as their journeys progress, to take an increasingly significant part in deciding how and where to go, even with their guides.
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Council of Elrond: " 'I will take the Ring,' he said, 'though I do not know the way.' "
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Aure Entuluva!
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