# Hedge Path

> Walk the hedge to the gate.

Walk the hedge to the gate. Today's hedge is one maze for everyone. Larger mazes open as you clear them.

- Play: https://sidekickarcade.com/play/maze-walk/ (in the browser, phone or computer, free, no sign-up needed)
- Neighborhood: [Puzzle Park](https://sidekickarcade.com/category/puzzle/index.md)
- Controls: Swipe or arrows
- Best on: portrait screens
- Coins for goals: 3 per 1 stars, up to 9 a run

## How to play

1. Swipe or press an arrow. One swipe or one arrow walks one open cell. A hedge does not move you and does not count.
2. Reach the gate. Fewer steps, inside the time, earns more stars.
3. Today's hedge is one maze for everyone. The first clear of the day grows your streak. Practice opens a larger maze after four clears.
4. Undo steps back. Hint walks one cell toward the gate and counts an extra step. Pause stops the clock.

## Tips

- A hedge blocks the step. Try another open cell.
- The shortest path is the three-star line, plus a few extra steps.
- Undo steps back. The step still counts.
- A hint walks one cell and counts a second step, so save it for a long hedge.

## Questions

### Is it free?

Yes. It is free in the browser, with no download and no sign-up needed. Coins are for fun and can never be bought.

### Is today's hedge the same for everyone?

Yes. Today's hedge is one maze, from the date. Practice mazes are your own, and they get larger as you clear them.

### What earns three stars?

Reach the gate inside the step line and the time for that size. A lane adds 6 steps to the shortest path and allows 0:45. A garden adds 12 and allows 1:20. A hedge, including today's, adds 20 and allows 2:00. An estate adds 30 and allows 3:00. Extra steps still clear it, for one star. Pause stops the clock.

### What if I get stuck?

Undo steps back. Hint walks one cell toward the gate. Neither one ends the run.

### Can I play on a phone?

Yes. Swipe to walk. Hint and Undo sit under the maze.

## Achievements

- **First lane** (bronze, 15 coins): Clear your first board.
- **Today's hedge** (bronze, 15 coins): Clear today's hedge.
- **Three days** (bronze, 25 coins): Keep a 3-day streak.
- **Clean path** (silver, 30 coins): Clear a maze with three stars.
- **A full week** (silver, 50 coins): Keep a 7-day streak.
- **The hedge** (silver, 40 coins): Clear a hedge.
- **The estate** (gold, 60 coins): Clear an estate.
- **Forty clears** (gold, 80 coins): Clear 40 mazes.
- **A month of paths** (gold, 120 coins): Keep a 30-day streak.
- **Ten clean** (gold, 80 coins): Clear 10 mazes with three stars.
- **Two hundred** (diamond, 200 coins): Clear 200 mazes.
- **Path Keeper** (diamond, 300 coins): Keep a 100-day streak. Earns the title "Path Keeper".

## More to play

- [Untangle](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/untangle/index.md): Move the dots until no lines cross. (Puzzle Park)
- [Slide Puzzle](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/slide-puzzle/index.md): Slide the tiles back into order. (Puzzle Park)
- [Crate Push](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/crate-push/index.md): Push every crate onto a mark. (Puzzle Park)