diff --git a/src/holt59/aoc/2023/day23.py b/src/holt59/aoc/2023/day23.py
index 992bf35..a9577c7 100644
--- a/src/holt59/aoc/2023/day23.py
+++ b/src/holt59/aoc/2023/day23.py
@@ -1,13 +1,157 @@
+import logging
+import os
 import sys
 from collections import defaultdict
-from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+VERBOSE = os.getenv("AOC_VERBOSE") == "True"
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO if VERBOSE else logging.WARNING)
+
+Direction = {
+    ">": (0, +1),
+    "<": (0, -1),
+    "^": (-1, 0),
+    "v": (+1, 0),
+}
+
+Neighbors = {".": ((+1, 0), (-1, 0), (0, +1), (0, -1)), "#": ()} | {
+    k: (v,) for k, v in Direction.items()
+}
+
+
+def neighbors(
+    grid: list[str], node: tuple[int, int], ignore: set[tuple[int, int]] = set()
+):
+    """
+    Compute neighbors of the given node, ignoring the given set of nodes and considering
+    that you can go uphill on slopes.
+    """
+    i, j = node
+
+    for di, dj in Neighbors[grid[i][j]]:
+        ti, tj = di + i, dj + j
+
+        if ti < 0 or ti >= n_rows or tj < 0 or tj >= n_cols:
+            continue
+
+        if (ti, tj) in ignore:
+            continue
+
+        v = grid[ti][tj]
+
+        if (
+            v == "#"
+            or (v == "v" and di == -1)
+            or (v == "^" and di == 1)
+            or (v == ">" and dj == -1)
+            or (v == "<" and dj == 1)
+        ):
+            continue
+
+        yield ti, tj
+
+
+def reachable(
+    grid: list[str], start: tuple[int, int], target: tuple[int, int]
+) -> tuple[tuple[int, int], int]:
+    """
+    Compute the next 'reachable' node in the grid, starting at the given node.
+
+    The next 'reachable' node is the first node after a slope in the path starting from
+    the given node (not going uphill).
+    """
+    distance, path = 0, {start}
+    while True:
+        i, j = start
+
+        if (i, j) == target:
+            return (target, distance)
+
+        if grid[i][j] != ".":
+            di, dj = Direction[grid[i][j]]
+            return ((i + di, j + dj), distance + 1)
+
+        start = next(neighbors(grid, start, path := path | {(i, j)}))
+        distance += 1
+
+
+def compute_direct_links(
+    grid: list[str], start: tuple[int, int], target: tuple[int, int]
+) -> dict[tuple[int, int], list[tuple[tuple[int, int], int]]]:
+    if start == target:
+        return {}
+
+    direct: dict[tuple[int, int], list[tuple[tuple[int, int], int]]] = {start: []}
+    for neighbor in neighbors(grid, start):
+        i, j = neighbor
+        di, dj = Direction[grid[i][j]]
+
+        reach, distance = reachable(lines, (i + di, j + dj), target)
+        direct[start].append((reach, distance + 2))
+
+        direct.update(compute_direct_links(grid, reach, target))
+
+    return direct
+
+
+def longest_path_length(
+    links: dict[tuple[int, int], list[tuple[tuple[int, int], int]]],
+    start: tuple[int, int],
+    target: tuple[int, int],
+) -> int:
+    max_distance: int = -1
+    queue: list[tuple[tuple[int, int], int, frozenset[tuple[int, int]]]] = [
+        (start, 0, frozenset({start}))
+    ]
+
+    nodes = 0
+    while queue:
+        node, distance, path = queue.pop()
+
+        nodes += 1
+
+        if node == target:
+            max_distance = max(distance, max_distance)
+            continue
+
+        queue.extend(
+            (reach, distance + length, path | {reach})
+            for reach, length in links.get(node, [])
+            if reach not in path
+        )
+
+    logging.info(f"processed {nodes} nodes")
+
+    return max_distance
+
 
 lines = sys.stdin.read().splitlines()
+n_rows, n_cols = len(lines), len(lines[0])
+start = (0, 1)
+target = (len(lines) - 1, len(lines[0]) - 2)
+
+
+direct_links: dict[tuple[int, int], list[tuple[tuple[int, int], int]]] = {
+    start: [reachable(lines, start, target)]
+}
+direct_links.update(compute_direct_links(lines, direct_links[start][0][0], target))
 
 # part 1
-answer_1 = ...
+answer_1 = longest_path_length(direct_links, start, target)
 print(f"answer 1 is {answer_1}")
 
 # part 2
-answer_2 = ...
+reverse_links: dict[tuple[int, int], list[tuple[tuple[int, int], int]]] = defaultdict(
+    list
+)
+for origin, links in direct_links.items():
+    for destination, distance in links:
+        if origin != start:
+            reverse_links[destination].append((origin, distance))
+
+links = {
+    k: direct_links.get(k, []) + reverse_links.get(k, [])
+    for k in direct_links.keys() | reverse_links.keys()
+}
+
+answer_2 = longest_path_length(links, start, target)
 print(f"answer 2 is {answer_2}")
diff --git a/src/holt59/aoc/inputs/holt59/2023/day23.txt b/src/holt59/aoc/inputs/holt59/2023/day23.txt
index e69de29..e67cd5d 100644
--- a/src/holt59/aoc/inputs/holt59/2023/day23.txt
+++ b/src/holt59/aoc/inputs/holt59/2023/day23.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
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