The Barvaux Labyrinth, Hedge maze in Barvaux-sur-Ourthe, Durbuy, Belgium

The Barvaux Labyrinth is a themed maze cut each summer into an 11-hectare field of maize at Barvaux-sur-Ourthe, in Durbuy. Paths are mown through the tall crop, and actors animate the route. The layout changes with an annual theme, such as the circus in 2024, when the story followed Yuki helping the La Roulotte family save their circus.

The first Barvaux maze opened in 1997, set up on the initiative of the Jeune Chambre économique de Durbuy in the village of Durbuy in the Ardennes. Its success brought a second edition in 1998, when founders Fabienne Delvaux and Jean-Luc Arendt created an ASBL to take over. On 17 July 2002 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium visited with their children. The maze did not open in 2020 because of the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic.

Each summer since 1997 the maze has followed a new story, from Alice in Wonderland and Tintin to The Little Prince, Aladdin and, in 2024, the circus, when actors play Yuki helping the La Roulotte family save their circus. Actors perform along the routes, and a maze of doors opens only with hidden codes.

The maze opens from the start of July to the start of October and covers eleven hectares of maize field, so allow several hours for the full circuit. Paths are bare earth between the maize rows; sturdy shoes help after rain. The site lies at Barvaux-sur-Ourthe, part of Durbuy, in the province of Luxembourg.

Different sections of the maze feature different types of challenges, including one marked with arrows. In that area, visitors must solve riddles to unlock their path forward.