October 2026
2022 winner
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A yellow road zigzags up through the pines to a cable car and three snowy peaks.
1,000
50 × 70 cm
3 of 5
8 to 10 hours
£26
a month for members, shipping included
The story behind it
Why it looks like this
Jonah designs trail maps for national parks, and this is the map he wished he had on the way up.
The road is the spine of the puzzle. Follow it from the bottom and the forest falls into place around it.
Meet the artist
Jonah Pike
The road is the whole puzzle. Everything else is there to get you to it.
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A yellow road zigzags up through the pines to a cable car and three snowy peaks.