Aerial views of corn mazes will make you want to challenge them immediately

Here are some views that will make you want to challenge them immediately:

TOM'S MAZE

Tom’s Maze is open for puzzle solvers for the 19th year in a row. Eight acres of corn along Germantown-Liberty Rd. in Jefferson Twp. feature a large rooster in the middle of the field and two observation bridges that tie together three miles of paths. This year’s theme is “Something to Crow About." Owner Tom Eby says participants are challenged with 12 puzzle pieces located in mailboxes throughout the maze that lead to a victory bridge near the exit.

Bonnybrook Farms on State Route 132 in Clarksville features a five-acre Crazed Corn Maze. Clues to solve the corn maze are based on characters like Thomas Edison and the Wright brothers in the farm’s Adventure Wagon Ride and are located throughout the corn. The Crazed Corn Maze is a traditional design, said owner Bonnie Mercuri, and is fun for all ages.

Apple Country Farm Market in Spring Valley opened it’s 12th corn maze in September and is open to the public on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The maze features a Maze-O-Poly game for adults and kids for a chance to become “Farmer of the Ear”. The eight-acre maze is composed of more than 300,000 corn plants that form a walking puzzle around a John Deere combine design in the middle. An observation deck is located at one corner of the maze.

Only two weeks left for the Idle Hour Ranch Corn Maze featuring a six-acre Rainforest Adventure maze. A scavenger hunt is set up inside the maze with 22 game stations. Multiple mazes within the 6-acre field are cut into animal shapes such as snakes, lizards and frogs. Scavenger hunters answer questions on paper and collect 9 animal rub-offs to solve a word puzzle. Each maze is lined with color-coded ribbon to help guide participants. This is the fourth year for the maze.

Beyond the corn maze, Idle Hour Ranch has 45 species of animals for viewing and some petting. Wolves coyote, fox, kangaroo, wallaby, camels, sheep, goats, elk, yak, water buffalo, mini horses, sheep and cows, donkeys and river otters are part of the list. The last day for the maze is Sunday, November 6th.