diff --git a/day-10/check.go b/day-10/check.go
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+++ b/day-10/check.go
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+package main
+
+/*
+	functions that check connections between pipes in each direction
+*/
+
+func checkSouth(point point) point {
+	if point.Y == len(pointsArray)-1 {
+		return point
+	}
+
+	target := pointsArray[point.Y+1].points[point.X]
+	if point.S && target.N {
+		return target
+	}
+	return point
+}
+
+func checkEast(point point) point {
+	if point.X == len(pointsArray[point.Y].points)-1 {
+		return point
+	}
+
+	target := pointsArray[point.Y].points[point.X+1]
+	if point.E && target.W {
+		return target
+	}
+	return point
+}
+
+func checkNorth(point point) point {
+	if point.Y == 0 {
+		return point
+	}
+
+	target := pointsArray[point.Y-1].points[point.X]
+	if point.N && target.S {
+		return target
+	}
+	return point
+}
+
+func checkWest(point point) point {
+	if point.X == 0 {
+		return point
+	}
+
+	target := pointsArray[point.Y].points[point.X-1]
+	if point.W && target.E {
+		return target
+	}
+	return point
+}
diff --git a/day-10/go.mod b/day-10/go.mod
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+++ b/day-10/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module github.com/onyx-and-iris/aoc2023/day-10
+
+go 1.21.5
diff --git a/day-10/one.go b/day-10/one.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/day-10/one.go
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+type coords struct {
+	X int
+	Y int
+}
+
+type points struct {
+	points []point
+}
+
+type point struct {
+	N bool
+	S bool
+	E bool
+	W bool
+	coords
+	identifier rune
+}
+
+var pointsArray = []points{}
+
+type tracker struct {
+	init  point
+	point point
+	last  []coords
+}
+
+func (t tracker) X() int {
+	return t.point.X
+}
+
+func (t tracker) Y() int {
+	return t.point.Y
+}
+
+// mapPoints builds the points array mapping connection types for each coordinate
+func mapPoints(lines []string) {
+	pointsArray = make([]points, 0)
+
+	for i, line := range lines {
+		var ps = make([]point, 0)
+		for j, r := range line {
+			switch r {
+			case '|':
+				ps = append(ps, point{N: true, S: true, E: false, W: false}) // N,S
+			case '-':
+				ps = append(ps, point{N: false, S: false, E: true, W: true}) // E, W
+			case 'L':
+				ps = append(ps, point{N: true, S: false, E: true, W: false}) // N, E
+			case 'J':
+				ps = append(ps, point{N: true, S: false, E: false, W: true}) // N, W
+			case '7':
+				ps = append(ps, point{N: false, S: true, E: false, W: true}) // S, W
+			case 'F':
+				ps = append(ps, point{N: false, S: true, E: true, W: false}) // S, E
+			case '.':
+				ps = append(ps, point{N: false, S: false, E: false, W: false}) // ground
+			case 'S':
+				ps = append(ps, point{N: true, S: true, E: true, W: true}) // start
+			default:
+				log.Debug("ground point")
+			}
+			ps[j].identifier = r
+			ps[j].coords.Y = i
+			ps[j].coords.X = j
+		}
+		pointsArray = append(pointsArray, points{points: ps})
+	}
+}
+
+// initializeTracker stores the starting point, creates coords array for tracking last moves
+func initializeTracker() tracker {
+	tracker := tracker{last: make([]coords, 0)}
+	for _, each := range pointsArray {
+		for _, point := range each.points {
+			if point.identifier == 'S' {
+				tracker.init = point
+				tracker.point = tracker.init
+				tracker.last = make([]coords, 1)
+				tracker.last = append(tracker.last, tracker.point.coords)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return tracker
+}
+
+// walk moves along the pipes storing poinst that mark loop locations
+// it also keeps a track of last two moves
+// returns the number of steps to traverse all pipes
+func walk(tracker tracker) int {
+	var steps int
+	for steps := 0; steps == 0 || !comparePoints(tracker.init, tracker.point); steps++ {
+		next := checkSouth(tracker.point)
+		if !inLastMoves(tracker.last, next.coords) {
+			log.Debug("moving south from ", string(tracker.point.identifier), " to ", string(next.identifier))
+			tracker.point = next
+			loop = append(loop, pointsArray[tracker.Y()].points[tracker.X()].coords)
+			tracker.last = append(tracker.last[1:], next.coords)
+			continue
+		}
+		next = checkEast(tracker.point)
+		if !inLastMoves(tracker.last, next.coords) {
+			log.Debug("moving east from ", string(tracker.point.identifier), " to ", string(next.identifier))
+			tracker.point = next
+			loop = append(loop, pointsArray[tracker.Y()].points[tracker.X()].coords)
+			tracker.last = append(tracker.last[1:], next.coords)
+			continue
+		}
+		next = checkNorth(tracker.point)
+		if !inLastMoves(tracker.last, next.coords) {
+			log.Debug("moving north from ", string(tracker.point.identifier), " to ", string(next.identifier))
+			tracker.point = next
+			loop = append(loop, pointsArray[tracker.Y()].points[tracker.X()].coords)
+			tracker.last = append(tracker.last[1:], next.coords)
+			continue
+		}
+		next = checkWest(tracker.point)
+		if !inLastMoves(tracker.last, next.coords) {
+			log.Debug("moving west from ", string(tracker.point.identifier), " to ", string(next.identifier))
+			tracker.point = next
+			loop = append(loop, pointsArray[tracker.Y()].points[tracker.X()].coords)
+			tracker.last = append(tracker.last[1:], next.coords)
+			continue
+		}
+		steps++
+	}
+	return steps
+}
+
+// one returns the number of steps to reach the furthest point from the start
+func one(lines []string) int {
+	mapPoints(lines)
+
+	tracker := initializeTracker()
+
+	return walk(tracker) / 2
+}
diff --git a/day-10/run.sh b/day-10/run.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f6776a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/day-10/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+INPUT="input.txt"
+
+cat $INPUT | go run .
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/day-10/solution.go b/day-10/solution.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..926f1d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/day-10/solution.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	log.SetLevel(log.InfoLevel)
+}
+
+func main() {
+	lines := readlines()
+
+	ans := one(lines)
+	fmt.Printf("solution one: %d\n", ans)
+
+	ans = two(lines)
+	fmt.Printf("solution two: %d\n", ans)
+}
diff --git a/day-10/two.go b/day-10/two.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66f4402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/day-10/two.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func debugPrint() {
+	for _, points := range pointsArray {
+		for _, point := range points.points {
+			if contains(loop, point.coords) {
+				fmt.Printf("%c ", point.identifier)
+			} else {
+				fmt.Printf(". ")
+			}
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("\n")
+	}
+}
+
+var loop []coords
+
+// two
+func two(lines []string) int {
+	if log.GetLevel() == log.DebugLevel {
+		debugPrint()
+	}
+
+	area := 0
+	for i := 0; i < len(loop); i++ {
+		next := loop[(i+1)%len(loop)]
+		area += loop[i].X*next.Y - loop[i].Y*next.X
+	}
+
+	area = int(math.Abs(float64(area))) / 2
+
+	return area - len(loop)/2 + 1
+}
diff --git a/day-10/util.go b/day-10/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2df244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/day-10/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"os"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+// readlines reads lines from stdin.
+// returns input as an array of strings
+func readlines() []string {
+	lines := []string{}
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		lines = append(lines, scanner.Text())
+	}
+
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	return lines
+}
+
+// inLastMoves checks if next coords exists in past moves
+func inLastMoves(last []coords, b coords) bool {
+	for _, co := range last {
+		if co.X == b.X && co.Y == b.Y {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// comparePoints returns true if coordinates for two points match
+func comparePoints(a, b point) bool {
+	return a.X == b.X && a.Y == b.Y
+}
+
+// contains returns true if a slice of elements contains a given element
+func contains[T comparable](elems []T, v T) bool {
+	for _, s := range elems {
+		if v == s {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}