diff --git a/include/mazemaker.h b/include/mazemaker.h
index 883f814..fc295f4 100644
--- a/include/mazemaker.h
+++ b/include/mazemaker.h
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ typedef enum {
     EDGE_LEFT
 } mazeedge_dir_t;
 
+typedef struct {
+    size_t x, y;
+} maze_point_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+    size_t length;
+    maze_point_t* nodes;
+} maze_path_t;
+
 typedef struct mazeoptions mazeoptions_t;
 
 void mazemaker_generate_maze(int width, int height, mazegrid_t* result);
@@ -38,4 +47,7 @@ int mazemaker_options_set_wall_color(mazeoptions_t*, char const* color_desc);
 int mazemaker_options_set_background_color(mazeoptions_t*, char const* color_desc);
 void mazemaker_options_set_seed(mazeoptions_t*, unsigned int seed);
 
+int mazemaker_solve(mazegrid_t const* maze, maze_path_t* path);
+void mazemaker_path_free(maze_path_t* path);
+
 #endif // !def(_MAZEMAKER_H)
diff --git a/lib/path.c b/lib/path.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e990d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/path.c
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+#include <mazemaker.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "pq.h"
+#include "set.h"
+
+DEFINE_PQ(maze_path_t, PathPQ, unsigned int);
+
+static void path_copy(maze_path_t const* src, maze_path_t* dst) {
+    dst->length = src->length;
+    dst->nodes = calloc(dst->length, sizeof(maze_point_t));
+    memcpy(dst->nodes, src->nodes, src->length * sizeof(maze_point_t));
+}
+
+static void path_copy_append(maze_path_t const* src, maze_path_t* dst, maze_point_t pt) {
+    dst->length = src->length + 1;
+    dst->nodes = calloc(dst->length, sizeof(maze_point_t));
+    memcpy(dst->nodes, src->nodes, src->length * sizeof(maze_point_t));
+    dst->nodes[dst->length - 1] = pt;
+}
+
+int mazemaker_solve(mazegrid_t const* maze, maze_path_t* path) {
+    int code = 0;
+    struct node_set* set = node_set_new(maze->width, maze->height);
+    NEW_PQ(PathPQ, pq);
+
+    // put starting point in the queue
+    maze_path_t start;
+    start.length = 1;
+    start.nodes = malloc(sizeof(maze_point_t));
+    start.nodes[0].x = 0;
+    start.nodes[0].y = 0;
+
+    PUSH_PQ(pq, PathPQ, start, 0);
+    while (!EMPTY_PQ(pq)) {
+        maze_path_t top;
+        unsigned int dist;
+        size_t x, y;
+        POP_PQ(pq, PathPQ, top, dist);
+
+        x = top.nodes[top.length - 1].x;
+        y = top.nodes[top.length - 1].y;
+        node_set_add(set, x, y);
+
+        // check to see if we've reached the end 
+        if ((x == maze->width - 1) && (y == maze->height - 1)) {
+            path_copy(&top, path);
+            code = 1;
+            break;
+        }
+
+        // otherwise check for unexplored paths in all directions...
+        
+        // ... up
+        if ((y < maze->height) && (mazegrid_get_edge(maze, x, y, EDGE_UP) != 0)) {
+            if (!node_set_contains(set, x, y + 1)) {
+                maze_path_t newpath;
+                maze_point_t pt = { .x = x, .y = y + 1 };
+                path_copy_append(&top, &newpath, pt);
+                PUSH_PQ(pq, PathPQ, newpath, dist + 1);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // ... right
+        if ((x < maze->width) && (mazegrid_get_edge(maze, x, y, EDGE_RIGHT) != 0)) {
+            if (!node_set_contains(set, x + 1, y)) {
+                maze_path_t newpath;
+                maze_point_t pt = { .x = x + 1, .y = y };
+                path_copy_append(&top, &newpath, pt);
+                PUSH_PQ(pq, PathPQ, newpath, dist + 1);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // ... down
+        if ((y > 0) && (mazegrid_get_edge(maze, x, y, EDGE_DOWN) != 0)) {
+            if (!node_set_contains(set, x, y - 1)) {
+                maze_path_t newpath;
+                maze_point_t pt = { .x = x, .y = y - 1};
+                path_copy_append(&top, &newpath, pt);
+                PUSH_PQ(pq, PathPQ, newpath, dist + 1);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // ... left
+        if ((x > 0) && (mazegrid_get_edge(maze, x, y, EDGE_LEFT) != 0)) {
+            if (!node_set_contains(set, x - 1, y)) {
+                maze_path_t newpath;
+                maze_point_t pt = { .x = x - 1, .y = y };
+                path_copy_append(&top, &newpath, pt);
+                PUSH_PQ(pq, PathPQ, newpath, dist + 1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // If no path is found, we will run out of new nodes to explore, the queue
+    // will go empty, and the loop will terminate. The default return code of 0
+    // indicates that no solution has been put in the path parameter.
+
+    if (!EMPTY_PQ(pq)) {
+        maze_path_t top;
+        unsigned int dist;
+        FOREACH_PQ(pq, top, dist) {
+            free(top.nodes);
+        }
+        FOREACH_PQ_END
+    }
+    node_set_free(set);
+    return code;
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/path.h b/lib/path.h
deleted file mode 100644
index b7bc19c..0000000
--- a/lib/path.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef _PATH_H
-#define _PATH_H 1
-
-#include "grid.h"
-
-typedef struct {
-    unsigned row, col;
-} block_t;
-
-typedef struct {
-    size_t length;
-    block_t *nodes;
-} path_t;
-
-int shortest_path(mazegrid_t const* maze, path_t* result);
-void free_path(path_t* p);
-
-#endif // !def(_PATH_H)