This page details how to find the Hedge Lab in Grounded 1.0. The Hedge Lab is the second lab that you’ll likely discover in the game, and it can be quite tricky to locate. This page will guide you step-by-step to finding the hidden lab.

Find the Field Station in the South East¶

The first thing you’ll want to do is head all the way south east to locate a field station nestled in the low branches of the hedge (see map below). This area has the occasional mite but other than that you should be okay to walk around this area relatively unscathed. You should be able to spot the field station from the ground, and below it you’ll find a branch and a paper clip allowing you to climb up on to the upper branch.

After looting the field station, you’re ready to continue your journey along the perilous branches to the Hedge Lab!

How to Get to Hedge Lab¶

From the field station, you’ll want to head up onto the branches to the left. At the first fork in the branches, stay left and then at the next fork take the right branch. Follow this winding branch all the way to its end, and you’ll find yourself on another larger branch. Continue along this and you’ll come across a couple of spiderlings.

After dealing with those (or you can just run past them!), head up the orange mushrooms onto another branch, nearby a juice box. Up ahead, you should now be able to spot your first zipline. Before you take the zipline though, you may want to make a quid pit stop to heal up after the spiderlings and also take a sip of the juice drop on the leaf to the right. It offers great hydration and reduces hunger a little too.

Now to take the zipline you just need to aim at the zipline and you’ll get the prompt to zip. Take the zipline all the way to the end (you can jump off but for the purpose of reaching the lab, stay on).

At the end of the zipline, take the branch to the left and follow it all the way until its end. Then, turn right on the big branch and drop down slightly next to some spider eggs and follow the branch to the right up towards a mini station.

Enter into the station and you’ll be able to loot a chest for some sticky boost juice and brittle marble shards. You can also absorb some raw science from the center of the room and a SCA.B from the cabinet to the right.

Once you’re done, head back out and continue along the path heading right, until you can drop down slightly onto some mushrooms. From here you should be able to spot the next zipline to the right. Take the zipline all the way to the end. Follow the skinny branch all the way to the top and drop down onto the frisbee disk.

There are a few spiderlings on this frisbee disk but you can just run past them if you don’t feel like fighting them. Head straight across the frisbee to the branches opposite and follow the skinnier branch all the way across to the larger branch to the left. Follow this thicker branch upwards and take the next zipline over to another mini station.

This station isn’t as nice as the last - it’s swarming with spiderlings. As you fight the three initial spiderlings, watch you don’t hit the spider eggs as this’ll cause more to spawn! If you’re really struggling you can pick up some bandages on the shelves opposite the spider eggs and try to patch yourself up. There’s also some food in the chest in the same room. You can also just dart through this little room and continue on your way to Hedge Lab - it’s close now!

However you deal with the mini station spiderlings, once you’re ready, proceed outside and follow the branch to the left and then climb up the mushrooms. There may be a couple more spiderlings outside but you can just shove them off the branches! Follow the branch up a little then walk up the big leaf to the right. From here you’re going to have to very carefully traverse the skinniest branch ever all the way up to the branch above. Try not to fall as you’re really close to the Hedge Lab!

At the top of this larger branch you’ll find a zipline that’ll take you all the way into the lab! Yay!

Video Guide: How to Get to the Hedge Lab¶