Level 1 · The Village

Mission 63

Cave Explorer: Light the Way In and Find the Way Out

Badge: Cave Scout

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Explore a cave with torches, find ore and get back out safely.

  • New skill Lighting up and marking your way
  • Level 1 · The Village
  • Difficulty Beginner
  • Mode Survival
  • Time 30–45 min
  • Ages 13+

What you’ll build

Explore a real cave and find your way back. You'll mark the entrance with a sign, place torches on one side as you go in, mine any ore you find and block off dark holes. Then turn back and follow your torches out.

Finish line: You explored a cave, found at least one ore and made it back out by following your torches.

Bonus challenge: Draw a bigger map of the cave from memory, or bring a friend to follow your torch trail.

You’ll need

  • Lots of torches
  • Stone pickaxe
  • Food
  • Spare blocks
  • Sign

You choose

  • Which cave to explore
  • How deep to go this time
  • What your entrance sign says

Stuck?

  • Torches on your right going in means torches on your left going out. Keep them on one side only.
  • Lava or a big drop ahead? Place spare blocks to wall it off before you go any further.
  • Agree a turn-back point before you start, and stick to it.

For grown-ups

Get this mission

This mission is in Mission Pack 6. Each printable has the full steps, a Plan & Log page and a parent page.

Print one mission at a time. You never need to print everything.

Played on Minecraft Bedrock on iPad. Buttons can differ on other devices and versions.