This is a guide to second encounter of the May Day Maze from 2021, a tour event in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) for the Nintendo Switch. Learn how to complete Rover's maze a second time, earn reward items, and to meet Rover again below!

2022 Walkthrough

2021 Walkthrough

List of Rewards

2021 May Day Maze Walkthrough

This is a walkthrough for this second time you encounter the event. If this is your first time playing through the event, read our guide for that below!

May Day Maze Walkthrough 2021

Video Guide

Bee has taken on the role of Worker Bee, so you Busy Bees out there can breeze through the May Day Maze!

Steps

1. Dig up the shrub and tree

First, grab the shovel toolbox on the ground and dig up the shrub that's blocking your way to a fruit.

Proceed to eat the Fruit and dig up the Tree straight ahead.

2. Go all the way up, then left

Jump over two Rivers and make your way as far up as you can, then jump over another river to the left and follow the path to get a tree branch.

3. Follow the path and find the worn axe

Following the path, you'll jump over a River while heading to the right.

This new location gives you three different paths. Leave the first one for now and go down the third one for a tree branch and a stone, and down the second and middle path for a tree branch and a worn axe.

4. Use the axe on the top left tree

Jump back up to the spot where you can go down three paths, then backtrack over the River to the left and head for the Tree in the top left corner.

Cutting it down with the worn axe will make the Axe break. Dig up the tree stump to gain a tree branch and two fruits.

5. Return to the three paths

From the area you just got Items from, head down and back to the area where you could go down three different paths.

Go down the first one to get a tree branch, then eat a fruit to break the rock on this path and get an iron nugget.

6. Get the wood and break the rock

Go all the way back to the tree you cut down in the top left, but head right, back the path you first entered from.

Once you jump over the river, head right at the first intersection to find 3 pieces of wood. A bit further down you'll find a rock, so eat a fruit and break it.

7. Dig up the tree and craft an axe

After you break the Rock, you will find another Fruit and two DIY Recipes, one for Flimsy Axe and one for a proper Axe.

Learn the Recipes if you don't already have them, then go ahead and craft the Axe!

8. Get the fruits behind a tree

Go out of the area with the DIY Workbench and head left, jumping over three rivers. Cut down the Tree on the other side to get two fruits.

9. Head to the top area

Once you have the fruit, go up, jumping over one river on the way.

After that, you'll have to head back to the area with three paths and down the first path again.

Cut down the tree blocking your way to the final piece of fruit and head for the three trees at the top.

10. Get to Rover

Cut down and dig up the three trees to get to Rover. Yay, you got through the maze!

11. Dig up the shrub nearby

To the left of where Rover is, you can find 4 Bell Vouchers behind a bush.

12. Make a path and destroy the 3 rocks

To get to the left side of the island and down to the 3 rocks waiting to be destroyed by your fruity powers, you have to dig up three shrubs behind the tree by the campfire.

Once they're gone, you can head left and then down the beach to find the last Treasure on the island.

Eat your 3 pieces of fruit and get the last 5 Bell vouchers. That's all you can get from this island, congratulations!

If You Fail, Reset(ti)

For 100 Miles and a call to Rescue Service center, you can reset the maze. It's not that expensive, so use it if you don't have enough fruits at the end!

You Cannot Bring Items Home

Don't waste your time digging up the shrubs, you will not be able to take them home. The only things you can have back on your island are the rewards you get, which is Rover's Briefcase and the Bell Vouchers.

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