[edmazur]

I'm pretty sure there's a safe spot for extended AFK only if you have hide.

Past the pit, the start of the alley is mostly safe, but there's a pather that will walk pretty much right up to the pit. This spot is safe until that pather repops, provided no one trains from further in (rare when I was there, FWIW). I think you'd need hide though for an extended AFK to be safe (I'd do this for hours sometimes). I leveled in both the pit and alley quite a bit (thanks for the guides loramin!) and would be pretty surprised if there's a safe spot for extended AFK without using hide.