diff --git a/challenges/2023/23-aLongWalk/README.md b/challenges/2023/23-aLongWalk/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# [Day 23: A Long Walk](https://adventofcode.com/2023/day/23)
+
+Part 2 is *not*:
+* 4717 (too low)
+* 4826 (too low)
+* 5350 (too low)
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diff --git a/challenges/2023/23-aLongWalk/main.py b/challenges/2023/23-aLongWalk/main.py
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+import sys
+import gridutil.grid as gu
+import gridutil.coord as cu
+from collections import namedtuple
+from collections.abc import Generator
+
+
+def parse(instr: str) -> gu.Grid:
+    return gu.parse(instr)
+
+
+def get_terminal_points(forest: gu.Grid) -> tuple[cu.Coordinate, cu.Coordinate]:
+    start_pos = None
+    end_pos = None
+    max_y = gu.get_max_y(forest)
+    for x in range(gu.get_max_x(forest) + 1):
+        if forest[(x, 0)] == "." and start_pos is None:
+            start_pos = cu.Coordinate(x, 0)
+        if forest[(x, max_y)] == "." and end_pos is None:
+            end_pos = cu.Coordinate(x, max_y)
+
+    if start_pos is None:
+        raise ValueError("No open cell found on the first row of the forest")
+
+    if end_pos is None:
+        raise ValueError("No open cell found on the last row of the forest")
+
+    return start_pos, end_pos
+
+
+def trace_path(
+    forest: gu.Grid,
+    start_pos: cu.Coordinate,
+    end_pos: cu.Coordinate,
+    history: set[cu.Coordinate] | None = None,
+    n: int = 0,
+    disallowed_moves: dict[str, cu.Direction] | None = None,
+) -> int:
+    if history is None:
+        history = set()
+
+    if disallowed_moves is None:
+        disallowed_moves = {}
+
+    cursor = start_pos
+    while cursor != end_pos:
+        history.add(cursor)
+        allowable = []
+        for direction in cu.Direction:
+            target_pos = cu.add(cursor, direction.delta())
+
+            if target_pos not in forest or target_pos in history:
+                continue
+
+            val = forest[target_pos]
+
+            if val == "#" or direction == disallowed_moves.get(val):
+                continue
+
+            allowable.append(target_pos)
+
+        n += 1
+
+        match len(allowable):
+            case 0:
+                return -1
+            case 1:
+                cursor = allowable[0]
+            case _:
+                highest = max(
+                    trace_path(
+                        forest,
+                        x,
+                        end_pos,
+                        history=history.copy(),
+                        n=n,
+                        disallowed_moves=disallowed_moves,
+                    )
+                    for x in allowable
+                )
+                return highest
+
+    return n
+
+
+def one(instr: str):
+    forest = parse(instr)
+    start_pos, end_pos = get_terminal_points(forest)
+    return trace_path(
+        forest,
+        start_pos,
+        end_pos,
+        disallowed_moves={
+            "^": cu.Direction.Down,
+            "v": cu.Direction.Up,
+            ">": cu.Direction.Left,
+            "<": cu.Direction.Right,
+        },
+    )
+
+
+DistanceTo: tuple[cu.Coordinate, int] = namedtuple(
+    "DistanceTo", ["coordinate", "distance"]
+)
+
+
+def neighbours(
+    forest: gu.Grid, pos: cu.Coordinate
+) -> Generator[cu.Coordinate, None, None]:
+    for direction in cu.Direction:
+        target = cu.add(pos, direction.delta())
+        if target not in forest or forest[target] == "#":
+            continue
+        yield target
+
+
+def build_graph(
+    forest: gu.Grid, start_pos: cu.Coordinate
+) -> dict[cu.Coordinate, list[DistanceTo]]:
+    junctions = [start_pos]
+    graph = {}
+
+    while junctions:
+        st = junctions.pop(0)
+
+        possible_next = list(neighbours(forest, st))
+        routes = []
+
+        for start_point in possible_next:
+            n = 0
+            cursor = start_point
+            history = set([start_point, st])
+            get_next_steps = lambda: list(
+                filter(
+                    lambda x: x not in history,
+                    neighbours(forest, cursor),
+                )
+            )
+            next_steps = get_next_steps()
+
+            while len(next_steps) == 1:
+                n += 1
+                cursor = next_steps[0]
+                history.add(cursor)
+                next_steps = get_next_steps()
+
+            routes.append(DistanceTo(cursor, n + 1))
+            if cursor not in graph:
+                junctions.append(cursor)
+
+        graph[st] = routes
+
+    return graph
+
+
+def display_graph(graph: dict[cu.Coordinate, list[DistanceTo]]):
+    import networkx as nx
+    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+    G = nx.Graph()
+
+    for node in graph:
+        for (end, length) in graph[node]:
+            G.add_edge(node, end, weight=length)
+
+    nx.draw(G, with_labels=True, font_weight="bold")
+    plt.show()
+
+
+def trace_graph_path(
+    graph: dict[cu.Coordinate, list[DistanceTo]],
+    start_pos: cu.Coordinate,
+    end_pos: cu.Coordinate,
+    history: set[cu.Coordinate] | None = None,
+    n: int = 0,
+) -> int:
+    if history is None:
+        history = set()
+
+    if start_pos == end_pos:
+        return n
+
+    history.add(start_pos)
+    adjacent = list(filter(lambda x: x.coordinate not in history, graph[start_pos]))
+
+    if len(adjacent) == 0:
+        return -1
+
+    for edge in adjacent:
+        if edge.coordinate == end_pos:
+            return edge.distance + n
+
+    return max(
+        trace_graph_path(
+            graph, p.coordinate, end_pos, history=history.copy(), n=n + p.distance
+        )
+        for p in adjacent
+    )
+
+
+def two(instr: str):
+    forest = parse(instr)
+    start_pos, end_pos = get_terminal_points(forest)
+    graph = build_graph(forest, start_pos)
+    # display_graph(graph)
+    return trace_graph_path(graph, start_pos, end_pos)
+
+
+def _debug(*args, **kwargs):
+    kwargs["file"] = sys.stderr
+    print(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2 or sys.argv[1] not in ["1", "2"]:
+        print("Missing day argument", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+    inp = sys.stdin.read().strip()
+    if sys.argv[1] == "1":
+        print(one(inp))
+    else:
+        print(two(inp))
diff --git a/challenges/2023/23-aLongWalk/tests.json b/challenges/2023/23-aLongWalk/tests.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71c7bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/challenges/2023/23-aLongWalk/tests.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "1": [
+        {
+            "is": "94",
+            "input": "#.#####################\n#.......#########...###\n#######.#########.#.###\n###.....#.>.>.###.#.###\n###v#####.#v#.###.#.###\n###.>...#.#.#.....#...#\n###v###.#.#.#########.#\n###...#.#.#.......#...#\n#####.#.#.#######.#.###\n#.....#.#.#.......#...#\n#.#####.#.#.#########v#\n#.#...#...#...###...>.#\n#.#.#v#######v###.###v#\n#...#.>.#...>.>.#.###.#\n#####v#.#.###v#.#.###.#\n#.....#...#...#.#.#...#\n#.#########.###.#.#.###\n#...###...#...#...#.###\n###.###.#.###v#####v###\n#...#...#.#.>.>.#.>.###\n#.###.###.#.###.#.#v###\n#.....###...###...#...#\n#####################.#\n\n"
+        }
+    ],
+    "2": [
+        {
+            "is": "154",
+            "input": "#.#####################\n#.......#########...###\n#######.#########.#.###\n###.....#.>.>.###.#.###\n###v#####.#v#.###.#.###\n###.>...#.#.#.....#...#\n###v###.#.#.#########.#\n###...#.#.#.......#...#\n#####.#.#.#######.#.###\n#.....#.#.#.......#...#\n#.#####.#.#.#########v#\n#.#...#...#...###...>.#\n#.#.#v#######v###.###v#\n#...#.>.#...>.>.#.###.#\n#####v#.#.###v#.#.###.#\n#.....#...#...#.#.#...#\n#.#########.###.#.#.###\n#...###...#...#...#.###\n###.###.#.###v#####v###\n#...#...#.#.>.>.#.>.###\n#.###.###.#.###.#.#v###\n#.....###...###...#...#\n#####################.#\n\n"
+        }
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/challenges/2023/README.md b/challenges/2023/README.md
index 327e4d5..f7a45b9 100644
--- a/challenges/2023/README.md
+++ b/challenges/2023/README.md
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ A day denoted with a star means it has a visualisation.
 | 20 - Pulse Propagation | ☆ ☆ | Python | Too much reading. |
 | 21 - Step Counter | ★ ☆ | Python | ??? |
 | 22 - Sand Slabs | ★ ★ | Python | I maintain that OpenSCAD is the best AoC 3D debugging tool |
+| 23 - A Long Walk | ★ ★ | Python | Both parts here could theorietcially be done with the same implementation but I couldn't be bothered to rework the part 2 solution to work for part 1 as well. |
diff --git a/challenges/2023/benchmark-graph.png b/challenges/2023/benchmark-graph.png
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diff --git a/challenges/2023/benchmarks.jsonl b/challenges/2023/benchmarks.jsonl
index a85fb08..a7717a2 100644
--- a/challenges/2023/benchmarks.jsonl
+++ b/challenges/2023/benchmarks.jsonl
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@
 {"day": 19, "part": 2, "runner": "py", "min": 0.024805068969726562, "max": 0.03318047523498535, "avg": 0.027637341022491456, "n": 100}
 {"day": 22, "part": 1, "runner": "py", "min": 7.400631666183472, "max": 7.400631666183472, "avg": 7.400631666183472, "n": 1}
 {"day": 22, "part": 2, "runner": "py", "min": 30.386138439178467, "max": 30.386138439178467, "avg": 30.386138439178467, "n": 1}
+{"day": 23, "part": 1, "runner": "py", "min": 2.006169557571411, "max": 2.006169557571411, "avg": 2.006169557571411, "n": 1}
+{"day": 23, "part": 2, "runner": "py", "min": 33.72923398017883, "max": 33.72923398017883, "avg": 33.72923398017883, "n": 1}
diff --git a/gridutil/coord.py b/gridutil/coord.py
index f8b4563..9c6605d 100644
--- a/gridutil/coord.py
+++ b/gridutil/coord.py
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ class Direction(Enum):
         return False
 
     def __eq__(self, x):
+        if type(x) != Direction:
+            return False
         return self.value == x.value
 
     def __hash__(self):