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How to Maze

Teamwork, persistence, and some luck required

Man and kids carrying flag through corn maze

Get lost.
Find Fun.

Got anyone you’d like to lose?

Navigationally challenged?
Bring along a kid…

Solve the maze.
Win a prize.

Don’t worry — We find everyone by November.

Getting Started

We give you a map ~ Well, it’s not really a map. It’s really a puzzle — most of the map is blank. The missing pieces of the map are waiting in seven mailboxes scattered throughout the maze. Navigate to the seven mailboxes, and complete your map puzzle to find your way out. Requires map reading, teamwork, and persistence. Time required: approximately 45 minutes to one hour. More, if you are navigationally-challenged.

Hot Tips to Solve the Corn Maze!

Climb the observation tower to give yourself the lay of the land before heading into the maze. It’s fun to watch the groups with colorful flags navigating the maze.
Wear good shoes. Paths are hard-packed dirt, uneven in places, and slippery when wet.
All-terrain strollers and wagons work well for carrying younger children through the maze.
If your group is larger than 5 or 6, consider splitting up into smaller groups, so everyone will have a chance to participate.
Carry water with you. It can get hot in there among the stalks.
Go before you go. There are no “facilities” in the maze.

Secret Locations

Completing the map puzzle not enough of a challenge for you? Try to find the secret locations in the maze! They are not shown on the map, and finding them requires strategy and stamina. Only about 2% of maze visitors can find all all of them—are you up to the challenge? Yes, there are prizes!! Time required: 1 – 2+ hours, some take several days…

Want to arrive pre-scared? Plan a pre-maze movie…

Very scary ~ Children of the Corn

Scary-ish ~ Signs

*Not scary ~ Chicken Little

The After-Dark Experience

In daylight, the maze is fiendishly challenging, but in the dark? Try navigating the fifteen football fields of diabolically twisty trails in rustling corn, lit only by stars and moonlight (and your flashlight…) Join us for a creepy, unique night here at the Treinen Farm on Friday and Saturday nights throughout the season. If you have a group, consider reserving a bonfire area so you have a place to roast marshmallows after (if) you find your way out…

Maze Rules

and consequences for breaking them

2024 Maze Rules

Do not touch the corn. When the family of sloths moved in, we thought that was fine. Same with the red pandas. Then the hedgehog, the axolotl… well, ok, sure. It was getting crowded. But the final straw was those cute little birds: THEY WILL COME FOR YOU IF YOU TOUCH THE CORN—be prepared!
In the event that you encounter one of the creatures in the maze, use extreme caution. They are able to control your emotions through a sophisticated hijacking of your brain’s empathy pathways, and under their influence you may find yourself unwittingly committing crimes in the name of cuteness.
Persons under 14 must be chaperoned in the maze.
NO cutting through the corn, picking corn, or otherwise vandalizing the maze. Violators will be removed from the farm. (Throwing ears of corn has resulted in severe injuries, and persons throwing corn may face legal charges.) THANKS!

2023 Maze Rules

Do not touch the corn. We have been having a lot of trouble with the Corn Portal System here at the farm, and unfortunately we have had several instances of visitors being inadvertently transported to a [classified] (historical) date and (non-Earth) location.
In the event that you witness a Portal Incident, never speak of it. Only whisper the details of what you’ve seen to yourself, every night, all through the remainder of your life, so that you never forget that such a thing can happen, and to remind yourself that you should really pay attention when someone tells you not to touch the corn.
Persons under 14 must be chaperoned in the maze.
NO cutting through the corn, picking corn, or otherwise vandalizing the maze. Violators will be removed from the farm. (Throwing ears of corn has resulted in severe injuries, and persons throwing corn may face legal charges.) THANKS!

2022 Maze Rules

Do not touch the corn. Numerous sightings of the highly dangerous owl-bat have been reported, and this incredibly aggressive and venomous species is known to feed on corn and nest within the leaves. If an owl-bat is encountered, try to determine if it is the less dangerous bat-owl—but if you are uncertain, assume the worst.
You may see a cat in the maze. Do not, under any circumstances, speak to the cat. You may pet, stroke, rub the ears of, and hold the cat, but if our Cat Overlords ever learn that we have our own language, they will likely exterminate our entire species.
Persons under 14 must be chaperoned in the maze.
NO cutting through the corn, picking corn, or otherwise vandalizing the maze. Violators will be removed from the farm. (Throwing ears of corn has resulted in severe injuries, and persons throwing corn may face legal charges.) THANKS!

2021 Maze Rules

Do not touch the corn. Any contact with the corn will trigger a real-life “Trolley Problem”, in which you will be forced to decide whether to sacrifice one group member to save the rest from whatever evil you have awakened.
You may see a cat in the maze. A real cat. But you may also see the other kind of cat: you know, the undead kind. The real kind will demand petting: please comply. The undead kind will also demand petting but they are very dangerous: do not approach under any circumstances. How can you tell the difference? That’s a very good question. Let us know if you figure it out.
Persons under 14 must be chaperoned in the maze.
NO cutting through the corn, picking corn, or otherwise vandalizing the maze. Violators will be removed from the farm. (Throwing ears of corn has resulted in severe injuries, and persons throwing corn may face legal charges.) THANKS!

2020 Maze Rules

Do not touch the corn. The maze is home to numerous members of the avian family Corvidae, including crows, ravens, and jays. These birds feel they are being unfairly targeted by human efforts to destroy “covid.” Although “corvids,” as these birds are known, are among the most intelligent species, they cannot seem to understand that “covid” is different, and so have issued a “lethally peck on sight” order for any humans that disturb their home.
In order to alert others to your presence and avoid unexpected encounters coming around a corner, please continually make some noise. Ideas: make up bad “bear” puns; play “invertebrate trivia”; sing Hamilton songs; intone ponderously about 18th-century gardening techniques; in other words, please use any means necessary to announce your presence. (This is actually a real coronavirus-related safety technique, so please release your noisy inner child.)
NO cutting through the corn, picking corn, or otherwise vandalizing the maze. Violators will be removed from the farm. (Throwing corn has resulted in severe injuries, and persons throwing corn may face legal charges.) THANKS!

2019 Maze Rules

Do not touch the corn. The corn maze is a rare nesting habitat of the newly discovered species of crane, Cranus Mazensus. In order to protect the cranes, we have genetically engineered a bespoke species of corn spider, Spiderus disgustingus, which burrows under the skin of humans and lays its eggs, which hatch by erupting from the skin in a scene eerily reminiscent of the Alien chest-bursting dinner. Stay out of the corn! No, really! We are begging you!
The following are FORBIDDEN ON THE PROPERTY: despair, desperation, despondency, discouragement, desolation, dejection, dispiritedness, dolefulness, dreariness, drabness, and any other “D”-adjacent states of unhappiness.
Persons under 14 must be chaperoned in the maze. Irresponsible adults must also be with a mature person, or may be left in the ticket area for monitoring by our staff. THANKS FOR HELPING KEEP OUR MAZE SAFE AND FUN!
NO cutting through the corn, picking corn, or otherwise vandalizing the maze. Violators will be removed from the farm. (Throwing corn has resulted in severe injuries, and persons throwing corn may face legal charges.)

2018 Maze Rules

Do not touch the corn. You know how unicorns seem magical and lovely and charming? Well, a nest of unicorns has colonized our maze, and it turns out unicorns (aka equine evil geniuses) are aggressive, bloodthirsty, and diabolical. Any movement of the corn could provoke an attack on your group, and unicorns not only have lethal weapons on their foreheads but they can run twelve thousand times faster than a human. And they can teleport. And read minds.
This year we’ve leased the maze out to a group of rat scientists who are studying human performance in mazes. (These are literally RATS, so if you see one with a tiny clipboard and a stopwatch, just ignore it and do your best…)
Persons under 14 must be chaperoned in the maze. Irresponsible adults must also be with a mature person, or may be left in the ticket area for monitoring by our staff. THANKS FOR HELPING KEEP OUR MAZE SAFE AND FUN!
NO cutting through the corn, picking corn, or otherwise vandalizing the maze. Violators will be removed from the farm. (Throwing corn has resulted in severe injuries, and persons throwing corn may face legal charges.)

2017 Maze Rules

Do not touch the corn. We want to preserve every cornstalk in its original configuration, so that, in November, when we put the field through a rapid-fossilization process (patent pending), future archaeologists will think they’ve unearthed a 480 ft. trilobite with human skeletons inside its digestive tract. (Notify staff if you’d like to be preserved for eternity as part of our ruse—a limited number of humans will be fossilized at no charge.)
Stay with your group and keep an eye on small children. Recent reports in the area of aggressive flocks of butterflies making off with pets and small humans are alarming, but if you stay vigilant you’ll probably be fine.
Persons under 14 must be chaperoned in the maze. Irresponsible adults must also be with a mature person, or may be left in the ticket area for monitoring by our staff. THANKS FOR HELPING KEEP OUR MAZE SAFE AND FUN!
NO cutting through the corn, picking corn, or otherwise vandalizing the maze. Violators will be removed from the farm. (Throwing corn has resulted in severe injuries, and persons throwing corn may face legal charges.)

2016 Maze Rules

Do not touch the corn. You know how unicorns seem magical and lovely and charming? Well, a nest of unicorns has colonized our maze, and it turns out unicorns (aka equine evil geniuses) are aggressive, bloodthirsty, and diabolical. Any movement of the corn could provoke an attack on your group, and unicorns not only have lethal weapons on their foreheads but they can run twelve thousand times faster than a human. And they can teleport. And read minds.
This year we’ve leased the maze out to a group of rat scientists who are studying human performance in mazes. (These are literally RATS, so if you see one with a tiny clipboard and a stopwatch, just ignore it and do your best…)
Persons under 14 must be chaperoned in the maze. Irresponsible adults must also be with a mature person, or may be left in the ticket area for monitoring by our staff. THANKS FOR HELPING KEEP OUR MAZE SAFE AND FUN!
NO cutting through the corn, picking corn, or otherwise vandalizing the maze. Violators will be removed from the farm. (Throwing corn has resulted in severe injuries, and persons throwing corn may face legal charges.)

2015 Maze Rules

Do not touch the corn. We are experiencing a serious infestation of the dreaded “corn maze spider”, Getlosticus treinenfarmius, and these nasty little buggers will take up permanent residence in the armpits of anyone unwise enough to damage their cornstalk homes in any way*.
Please immediately report any signs of human habitation in the maze. We never did find several small groups of maze-goers last year, and we suspect that they have gone feral and are living in the maze. (Do not approach! If they see you, back away slowly but do not show fear.)
Persons under 14 must be chaperoned in the maze. Irresponsible adults must also be with a mature person, or may be left in the ticket area for monitoring by our staff.
NO CUTTING THROUGH THE CORN OR CAUSING OTHER DAMAGE TO THE MAZE – VIOLATORS WILL BE BANISHED FROM THE MAZE (seriously!). *Note: we are kidding about the spiders, really… no cause for alarm. None whatsoever…

2014 Maze Rules

STAY ON THE TRAILS. Do not touch the corn. A new fault line in the Earth’s crust has appeared directly under our maze, and the slightest disturbance could potentially set off an earthquake of unprecedented scale, leading to planet-wide volcanic eruptions and tectonic shifts, resulting in the catastrophic rearrangement of all the continents on Earth. Also, please whisper, and if the ground starts to rumble, run (north, toward Antarctica’s new location).
Please refrain from dramatic irony, false pretenses, saying “Spoiler Alert”, questioning The Authority of the Map Holder, feeding the trolls, freaking out about a tiny little bug, and, above all, from singing “What Does the Fox Say?”
PERSONS UNDER 14 MUST BE CHAPERONED AT ALL TIMES IN THE MAZE. Irresponsible adults must also be with a mature person, or may be left in the ticket area for monitoring by our staff. BE NICE.
NO THROWING CORN, KNOCKING DOWN CORN, OR OTHERWISE VANDALIZING PROPERTY – VIOLATORS WILL BE BANISHED FROM THE FARM AND MAY BE PROSECUTED. (We wish we didn’t have to say this, but, sadly, we do…)

2013 Maze Rules

Do not touch the corn. This growing season has resulted in unusually deep corn roots, which have disturbed an underground magma chamber; in order to prevent a human civilization-ending “supervolcano” eruption, please do not disturb any part of any corn plant. Also, please try to tiptoe…
Please do not feed any of the wolves, wolverines, jackals, howler monkeys, or Galapagos tortoises which have recently been infesting the maze (yes, they look cute when they beg, but these are all wild and dangerous animals).
Persons under 14 must be chaperoned in the maze. Irresponsible adults must also be with a mature person, or may be left in the ticket area for monitoring by our staff.
NO CUTTING THROUGH THE CORN OR CAUSING OTHER DAMAGE TO THE MAZE – VIOLATORS WILL BE BANISHED FROM THE MAZE (seriously!).

2012 Maze Rules

Do not touch the corn.
Please do not participate in any spontaneous “streaking” parties, attempt to involve other guests in illicit “sing-a-longs,” or in any way give in to ridiculousness, hilarity, or contemplation of the absurdity of meandering in corn.
The experimental nanotechnological improvements to the corn have resulted in the unexpected formation of a novel “swarm intelligence”, and at this point we are uncertain of its intentions. Please do not aggravate it.

2011 Maze Rules

Do not touch the corn. As an added source of income, the farm is a Level One containment facility for legions of zombies, and they are attracted to the sound of corn being picked, rustled, damaged, or touched in any way. Stay on the path and everything will be just fine. (Except at night, but don’t let that worry you, unless you’re in the maze after dark. Ha ha, just kidding… mostly.)
Please maximize your enjoyment in the most efficient manner possible (measured at the Prize Station by chart of “corn jokes per mile of trail covered”; poor performers may be required to complete remedial “Maze Merriment” Training).
Persons under 16 must be chaperoned in the maze. Irresponsible adults must also be with a mature person, or may be left in the ticket area for monitoring by our staff.
NO CUTTING THROUGH THE CORN – VIOLATORS WILL BE BANISHED FROM THE MAZE (seriously!).

2010 Maze Rules

Do not touch the corn. Due to the experimental use of abstract mathematical constructs (tessellations, Fibonacci spirals, and infinite tiling), the fabric of reality within the maze is fragile and could possibly be disrupted, destroying the universe as we know it. Don’t be the one…
Please do not fight over who gets to carry the flag, ridicule visitors wearing high heels in the maze, or invent limericks in poor taste about corn. (Corn haikus are allowed and encouraged—write on back of map and share at the Prize Station.)
Persons under 16 must be chaperoned in the maze. Irresponsible adults must also be with a mature person, or may be left in the ticket area for monitoring by our staff.
NO CUTTING THROUGH THE CORN – VIOLATORS WILL BE BANISHED FROM THE MAZE (seriously!).

2009 Maze Rules

Do not touch the corn. This year we have planted an aggressive, sentient species and we are not responsible for guests who get too close.
No prevaricating, obfuscating, and definitely no tergiversating. (Definitions available at the prize station. Turn yourself in at that point if you discover that you are guilty…)
Persons under 16 must be chaperoned in the maze. Irresponsible adults must also be with a mature person, or may be left in the ticket area for monitoring by our staff.
NO CUTTING THROUGH THE CORN – VIOLATORS WILL BE BANISHED FROM THE MAZE (seriously!).

2008 Maze Rules

Do not touch the corn. You will be immediately flung into fourth-dimensional space and sucked into a wormhole where you will emerge back in the parking lot (or possibly a parallel universe).
No tasteless jokes, excessive sweating, humming the SpongeBob theme, marching, acting your age, critiquing other guest’s fashion choices, or counting ears of corn.
Persons under sixteen must be chaperoned in the maze. Irresponsible adults must also be with a mature person, or may be left in the ticket area for monitoring by our staff.
NO CUTTING THROUGH THE CORN – VIOLATORS WILL BE BANISHED FROM THE MAZE (seriously!).

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Lodi, WI 53555

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