Whether you grew up watching the Labyrinth, Maze Runner or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, there’s something about a maze that lures both the young and young at heart. Luckily for those of us in South Australia, we have an abundance of mazes to keep us adventuring, right across the state.
For those wanting more impressive structures, here are 6 of the best to check out with or without the kids.
Belair National Park Maze
Let the kids explore a historic wonderland at Belair National Park’s adventure playground. This is one of Australia’s oldest mazes, and was planted in 1886. While it’s no longer ‘maze-like’, and is more showcasing the historic remnants of a maze, you can make out the six concentric circles of hawthorn trees, which were originally planted.
Be sure to check out the adult-size wooden fort and the maze of tunnels, perfect for a game of chasey or hide-and-seek. While it’s not strictly a maze, it’s close enough for this guide!
Cost: Free
Address: Stop 25 Upper Sturt Rd – East Side, Belair SA
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Glen Forest Maze, Eyre Peninsula
A little further from Adelaide is the Glen-Forest Maze. Just fifteen minutes out of Port Lincoln, the $200,000 tourist park maze opened its doors in 2019 and has been bustling ever since.
The wheel-chair accessible maze was architecturally designed by Englishman Adrian Fisher, who is renowned for his maze designs, and with nearly 1000 mazes to his name, across dozens of countries, this is a good one.
The design features five towers, removable sections and up to six different maze configurations. It took over 70 tonnes of Cypress Pine to build the structure, which is just one of the features at the tourist park, which is known for its wide array of wildlife.
Onsite, they also have Segway tours, mini golf, a vineyard, a wildlife park and more.
Cost: $10 per person or $8 with entry fee.
Address: 877 Clarkes Ln, Green Patch, SA
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Maxwell Maze, McLaren Vale
Alongside its restaurant and many cellar door experiences, Maxwell Wines is also the home to a mind-bending maze that is located at the bottom of the vineyard, opposite its stunning vines.
The famous maze will help keep your children entertained whilst you relax in the beautiful picnic grounds with a bottle of wine.
To make your experience even more memorable, from September through to April, you can book a premium picnic package. The package includes access to the maze, gorgeous low picnic tables catered with both a sweet and savoury grazing table, an assortment of Maxwell’s popular wines and fun lawn games to keep you entertained.
The Maxwell picnic grounds and maze are available for customers on a first-come, first-served basis during normal business hours for groups of 11 adults or less.
Cost: Premium picnic package $120
Address: 97 Chalk Hill Road, McLaren Vale, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia.
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Monash Adventure Playground Maze, Riverland
Monash Adventure Park provides fun for all ages, including crazy leaning towers, a Burmese rope bridge, wave bridge, mini basketball, flying fox, slippery dip and even a maze. Wander through the huge maze, and explore what’s hidden behind its high walls, secret doorways and even discover the little playground inside.
At the park, there are free electric barbecues and picnic facilities along with a paddleboat kiosk, and a lovely creek meanders through the park. Monash Adventure Park is a great place to visit with the family!
Cost: Free
Address: 20 Madison Rd, Monash, South Australia.
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Woodhouse Activity Centre The Labyrinth, Adelaide Hills
At Woodhouse Activity Centre’s The Labyrinth, you can navigate a giant maze, tackling quizzes and riddles at the many dead ends.
Work your way through the giant split-level maze, with a few unique twists thrown into the mix. This maze has a fun fireman’s pole, a slide and 2 flights of stairs adjoining the 2.8m drop from top to bottom tier. The maze has a 135m direct route from start to finish, or you can extend the experience to 537m by finding quizzes and riddles at each of the 17 dead ends.
Think you’ve memorised the path to the finish line? The internal panels are interchangeable, so the route will be changed up regularly to keep this cool new activity fresh and exciting. How A-MAZE-ING is that?!
Cost: Day passes $20, with access to other activities like climbing walls, disc golf, tube slides and hiking trails.
Address: Woodhouse Activity Centre, 37 Spring Gully Road, Piccadilly, South Australia
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