What's the difference between Labyrinth and Maze? Although both maze and labyrinth depict a complex and confusing series of pathways, the two are different. A maze is a complex, branching (multicursal) puzzle that includes choices of path and direction, while a labyrinth is unicursal, i.e., has only a si...
Paths tend to branch out into dead ends when going in one direction, which would feel more like doubling back when coming from the other direction.
It does depend on the size and overall layout of the maze though.