Mazes are designed to be tortuous, so even a published solution can be hard to follow. A “straight-line diagram” dispenses with the windings and converts the essential puzzle in a simple map that’s easy to interpret:

This example summarizes the hedge maze in Barcelona’s Parc del Laberint d’Horta.

The same can be done with any meandering route — many subways have adopted stylized maps that dispense with geography and focus on the order of stops, the most important detail for most commuters.