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I've seen some people try to explain the improbability of Boromir's finding Rivendell due to his being picked up by maybe a stray Ranger (who gave him directions) or even the sons of Elrond who led him those last tricky miles. Quite reasonable, especially when you consider how E&E managed to keep Aragorn from Frodo's recovery feast because they had Very Important News to Give Him; but that's also the realm of fan fiction.~Mnemo
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That's certainly a possibility too, I would imagine if anyone, it would likely be Elladan and Elrohir. They definitely knew the area well, and before the Fellowship left Rivendell, they scouted ahead to determine some good routes/see if there was any trouble.
Although I am also considering the wording in the Council of Elrond...if I recall correctly, Elrond says something like "Boromir came to us in the early morning hours" or something similar (I don't have a copy of the books available, they have went through so much wear and tear the binding is gone and the pages are probably dissolving and I have been terrible about getting a new one
). But just from the memory saying "Boromir came to us" sounds like he just stumbled upon the place, or arrived alone. Of course that doesn't mean a helpful ranger, or the E&E boys didn't give some better directions as he was aimlessly wandering the woods.