Labyrinth at The Edge

Grade: 🟢 Green · Distance: 1.4 km walked (700 m in, 700 m out) · Time: ~45 minutes
Terrain: flat · Starts at: The Edge, Perry Bar Lane (see Village Green gate)
Wet weather: safe

The walk

Not every Hogsback walk goes anywhere — this one spirals. The labyrinth at The Edge
is an eleven-circuit design modelled on the famous medieval labyrinth of Chartres
Cathedral in France, and it’s one of the largest in the world: 29 m in diameter,
91 m around, completed in 2002.

Walking it is deceptively substantial — the pathway winds 700 m to the centre, and
700 m back out again, 1.4 km in total. Most people take about 45 minutes at a
contemplative pace, with the mountains and the Tyume Valley for company.

What you’ll see

  • The full Chartres pattern unfolding under your feet
  • Views across The Edge’s cliff-top grassland
  • The Eco-Shrine and Mirrors Gallery nearby

Practical tips

  • Suitable for young and old — no fitness required, just patience for the turns.
  • Combine with the Bluff Experience loop from the same
    car park for a gentle half-morning.
  • Reachable on foot from the village via the
    Bluff from Village Green route.

At The Edge, Perry Bar Lane (Village Green gate) · Back to the hiking hub.