Just south of Silkeborg in the middle of Denmark, we found the small, fun park called Labyrinthia, which was filled with different types of mazes. At first sight, we weren’t sure if we would find enough to entertain us at this park of mazes, but we quickly discovered that Labyrinthia put the MAZE in aMAZing! Let me show you how!
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Labyrinthia Maze Park in Them, Denmark (Midtjylland)
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More Than Meets the Eye at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Midtjylland, Denmark
Labyrinthia was in the small town of Them, Denmark, and if you weren’t looking for it, you might have missed it.
We parked in the parking lot, that was more of a mowed patch of field, and went to the main building to pay for our entrance. The place was quite small, so at first glance, one might have thought that you just paid an entrance for an experience that would only last about a half hour. Ouch! But those thoughts couldn’t have been further from the truth.
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Mini Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Denmark
My boys were in charge of the map, so they decided to start today’s adventure with the Mini Maze at Labyrinthia. This smaller maze required the kids to find 5 different pictures of animals in the maze. At some point in time before leaving for the day, we would just need to go back into the mail building of Labyrinthia and let one of the workers know which animals we had found. Once they did this, the boys both got certificates for their jobs-well-done. 🙂
Mini Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Them, Denmark
3D Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Denmark
Next at Labyrinthia, we chose to tackle the 3D Maze, which was the largest of all the mazes. For this maze, we were given small cards at the main building with boxes on them. We needed to find eight different stations and stamp our card.
Four of the stations were the corners of the maze itself, which had different color flags. That was somewhat helpful when we were trying to find the corners, which was a bit harder than we thought. The other four stamp stations were in random spots within the maze, which we discovered only after finding three of the four corner stations.
The boys were excited, and it was nice to be doing something together outside. The rain had gone away, and it was proving to be a nice day.
There were also stairs that led up to a bridge that went to other parts of the maze. This large maze at Labyrinthia seemed seemed pretty straight-forward, but when we were standing on the bridging looking down, we realized that we didn’t quite know where we were going.
We went up and down and back and forth quite a few times before finding all 8 stations and finally the exit. 🙂 All in all, the 3D Maze at Labyrinthia took much longer than we expected, but that made it much more fun!
3D Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Them, Denmark
3D Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Them, Denmark
3D Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Them, Denmark3D Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Them, Denmark
The Water Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Denmark
The third maze at Labyrinthia was the “water” maze, which looked more like one of those hedge mazes that you would find in the gardens of a palace. Okay…so it wasn’t that large, but it was more floral and natural. This maze at Labyrinthia gave a different vibe when walking through it, because of the greenery as well as the water. We had to walk under 12 different, water gates that were set to spray on a timer. We never knew when they would go off, so that was part of the fun. The trick was to stay dry, which we did for the most part.
Water Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Them, Denmark
Did you know that Denmark has the largest indoor water park in all of Scandinavia?
Water Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Them, DenmarkWater Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Them, Denmark
The Balance Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Denmark
The balance maze was next at Labyrinthia. This maze was raised over a sand pit. It almost resembled the frame of a house. We had to walk on the wooden beams and balance our way to the other side. The one trick of this maze was that we had to follow the arrows that were on the beams. We could only walk in the direction that the arrows were pointing.
The Balance Maze at Labyrinthia was by far, the easiest of the mazes, but I think that the balancing part was unique enough for all of us to really enjoy ourselves. The boys also felt a sense of accomplishment, being about to do this one by themselves. After getting to the other side, we needed to follow the arrows back to where we started to say that we officially finished. No problem! 🙂
Balance Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Them, Denmark (Midtjylland)Balance Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Them, Denmark
The Color Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Denmark
The color maze at Labyrinthia was more-or-less just different colored dots on a black top. We had to follow a certain pattern as we walked along this maze. It might have seemed the easiest of all the mazes at Labyrinthia, but I don’t think any one of us did it correctly. We kept having to start again to see if the next time would be better, but I know I never made it work out. 🙂
I even tried to work my way backwards, and I might have gotten close. I just wouldn’t say that I actually knew where to go. The boys didn’t mind so much, since this maze wasn’t physically restricting us in anyway. They could be free to try different things and just play around.
The Color Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Them, Denmark
The Trojaborg Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Denmark
The Trojaborg maze was our last, family maze at Labyrinthia. Big Brother attempted one more after it, but I think the rest of us were just too tired! 🙂 The mazes at Labyrinthia were really a good workout!
The Trojaborg maze dated back to the bronze age (3-4,000 years ago) and had only one way in and out. We basically walked a winding road all the way to the center and then back again. The sign at the beginning said that it was bad luck to jump over the “walls”, so we were all very good about following the rules. I don’t need any bad luck!
You know the song that goes, “This is the song that never ends. It goes on and on, my friend?” Well, this was the maze that “never ends”. I seriously felt that we were walking FOREVER.
It was an easy one, though. We just had to stick with it, because there was no skill or memory techniques required in finding our way out. I can’t imagine people doing this often for fun way back in the day, but it was kind of funny. We definitely celebrated when we reached the middle and the end, and it was safe to say that we walked our fair share of miles that day.
The Trojaborg Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Them, DenmarkThe Trojaborg Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Them, Denmark
Reaching the end of the Trojaborg Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Them, Denmark
The Rock Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Denmark
Needless to say, I was tired after that last rock maze, so I wasn’t interested in doing any more. I wouldn’t recommend starting with that one. It wore us out! 🙂
The final maze at Labyrinthia was called the Chartres Labyrinth, which is modeled after one outside of Paris. It is also of stone and very similar to the rock one. Big brother gave it a try, but when he got about halfway, he tried to move faster to get done, since no one else did that one. Dad and little brother needed a break, too. 🙂
Rock Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Them, Denmark
The Dog Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Denmark
I should also mention that there was one more maze at Labyrinthia that we didn’t do. It wasn’t anything against the maze itself, but we just weren’t the right people for it. Why? It was a dog maze. Yep, you heard me correctly. (Okay, so you read me correctly.) They even had a maze for dogs!! Not only that, but they had an area where they had water dishes out for the dogs, too.
I was very surprised at how dog-friendly Labyrinthia was. It wasn’t something I was quite familiar with. In the States, almost every other house in our neighborhood had a dog. You would never know, since they were mostly kept inside, but I knew they were there. The only issue about dogs in the US is that there is no push to discipline your dog. It is a big thing in Denmark. Kids don’t need to be afraid of dogs here, because it is almost a given that all dog owners have sent their dogs to discipline training. That is a nice thing about Denmark.
Big brother used to be afraid of dogs. Not here!! They don’t even bark that much. What a feeling! Now, big brother says that he wants to get a dog. Let’s not get crazy! I didn’t take a picture of the dog maze, but you can look it up on the website if you are interested.
Other points to mention about Labyrinthia
1) Picnics are welcome, and there are shelter spaces available outside.
2) They have a fast-food style, food bar inside the main building if you didn’t bring food to eat and are hungry.
3) Just to the side of where you pay your admission, there is a section where you can buy educational toys (many mini mazes), as well as a tourist information wall with tons of brochures for local attractions and information on camping.
4) The main building of Labyrinthia also has toys inside in case you find that you’ve been rained out. (Though, you could easily do these mazes in the rain. After all, it is Denmark. You have to expect a little rain now and then!)
Inside the Building of Labyrinthia Maze Park
We, of course, had to check out the toys in the main building to Labyrinthia before we left. After the boys told the worker all of the animals they found in the Mini Maze and showed the punched cards from the 3D Maze, they both received two certificates for their hard work at Labyrinthia. We then let them have some time to play with the mind-challenging toys before we left for the day.
Inside Maze at Labyrinthia Maze Park in Them, Denmark (Midtjylland)
Overall Impressions of Labyrinthia Maze Park
Would I recommend this place to someone visiting the middle part of Jutland (Jylland)? I sure would! It is definitely something different that is great for the whole family and one of the best things to do in Denmark. Imagine spending a day outside with two little boys who smiled the entire time! Priceless!
We loved that we did a lot of walking to get some exercise for the day, but it didn’t feel that we were putting forth that much effort. The saying, “time flies when you are having fun” was very true that day! The boys fell asleep almost instantly in the car on the drive home.
Labyrinthia offers a great opportunity for families to be outside and to problem-solve together. We just loved it!
Getting in Touch with and Finding Labyrinthia
Address: Gl. Ryvej 2, Rodelund, Dk – 8653 Them (Denmark)
Hi! I'm Kelly, an American mom and wife to a Dane. After deciding to move to rural Denmark in 2016, I decided to share the highs and lows of expat life in Denmark with lots of fun family experiences and trips in Denmark to make it all a bit more interesting! :) Welcome to My New Danish Life!
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