Round Maze
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Round mazes
Carved inside a circle, with the solution on its own page.
Your maze
Round Maze — Solution
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Four mazes, each a different size. Every one is a two-page PDF — the maze, then the solution on its own page.
A circle keeps about three quarters of the grid it is cut from, which makes it the roomiest of the shapes — a round maze at twenty squares is nearly as long a puzzle as a square one, and it simply looks better on the page.
The corners are what a rectangle wastes. In a square maze the four corners are the least interesting places to be, because there is only one way out of each and everyone finds them by accident. Rounding them off removes those dull pockets, and the route spends more of its length in the middle where the branching is.
These are the shape to reach for when you want something that does not look like a worksheet. A round maze reads as a design rather than an exercise, which is worth knowing if it is going on a table at a party or into a bundle you are selling.
One route through, no loops, and the solution on page two. The generator will make one at any size from eight squares up if none of the four is right.
Common questions
Is there always a way through?
Yes, and there is exactly one. Every maze is generated so that all squares connect and no route loops back on itself, which means a wrong turn always ends in a dead end rather than sending you round in a circle.
Where is the answer?
On page two of the PDF, printed as a line through the maze. It is on a separate sheet so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the solution.
What size suits a young child?
Easy, at twelve squares. The corridors are wide enough for a crayon and the route is short enough to finish in a couple of minutes. If that is still hard, use the stepper to go down to ten or nine squares.
Can I get a different maze at the same difficulty?
Press New maze. It generates a completely different layout at the same size, so you can print a set where no two children have the same puzzle.
Do you have circular mazes?
Not yet — rectangular only for now. Round mazes are a different drawing problem and we would rather ship one shape that prints properly than two that half work.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up and no watermark. Mazes are generated in your browser, so nothing you make is sent to us.