diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 567351e..e809564 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-import {runDaySeven} from "./src/day_seven";
+import {runDayEight} from "./src/day_eight";
 
-runDaySeven();
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+runDayEight();
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diff --git a/src/day_eight.test.ts b/src/day_eight.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b0ecad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/day_eight.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import {DesertMap} from "./day_eight";
+
+describe('Day Eight', () => {
+	const input = `RL
+
+AAA = (BBB, CCC)
+BBB = (DDD, EEE)
+CCC = (ZZZ, GGG)
+DDD = (DDD, DDD)
+EEE = (EEE, EEE)
+GGG = (GGG, GGG)
+ZZZ = (ZZZ, ZZZ)`;
+
+	const repeatedInput = `LLR
+
+AAA = (BBB, BBB)
+BBB = (AAA, ZZZ)
+ZZZ = (ZZZ, ZZZ)`
+
+	it('should calculate the number of steps needed to reach ZZZ', () => {
+		const map = new DesertMap(input);
+		expect(map.stepsTo('ZZZ')).toEqual(2);
+	});
+
+	it('should repeat the pattern', () => {
+		const map = new DesertMap(repeatedInput);
+		expect(map.stepsTo('ZZZ')).toEqual(6);
+	})
+});
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diff --git a/src/day_eight.ts b/src/day_eight.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6743379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/day_eight.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+import {anyCharOf, newline, rest, uniLetter, whitespace} from "parjs";
+import {then, many, manyTill, exactly, between, manySepBy, stringify} from "parjs/combinators";
+import fs from "fs";
+import {CamelCards} from "./day_seven";
+
+const patternParser = anyCharOf("LR").pipe(manyTill(newline().pipe(exactly(2))));
+
+const nodeNameParser = uniLetter().pipe(exactly(3), stringify());
+const childParser = nodeNameParser.pipe(manySepBy(", "), exactly(2), between("(", ")"));
+const nodeParser = nodeNameParser.pipe(then(childParser.pipe(between(" = ", whitespace()))))
+
+const parser = patternParser.pipe(then(nodeParser.pipe(manySepBy(whitespace()))));
+
+class Node {
+	constructor(
+		public label: string,
+		public _left?: Node,
+		public _right?: Node
+	) {
+		if (this._left?.label === label) this._left = undefined;
+		if (this._right?.label === label) this._right = undefined;
+	}
+
+	public set left(node: Node) {
+		if (node.label !== this.label) {
+			this._left = node;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public set right(node: Node) {
+		if (node.label !== this.label) {
+			this._right = node;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public get left(): Node | undefined {
+		return this._left;
+	}
+
+	public get right(): Node | undefined {
+		return this._right;
+	}
+
+	public get isBranch(): boolean {
+		return Boolean(this.left || this.right);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Find a node by label using basic Depth-first search
+	 */
+	public find(label: string, searchedNodes: string[] = []): Node | undefined {
+		if (this.label === label) return this;
+		if (searchedNodes.includes(this.label)) return;
+
+		if (this.left) {
+			const leftSearch = this.left.find(label, [...searchedNodes, this.label]);
+			if (leftSearch) return leftSearch;
+		}
+
+		if (this.right) {
+			const rightSearch = this.right.find(label, [...searchedNodes, this.label]);
+			if (rightSearch) return rightSearch;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+type Instruction = "L" | "R";
+
+export class DesertMap {
+	private readonly pattern: Instruction[];
+	private tree?: Node;
+
+	constructor(input: string) {
+		const [pattern, nodes] = parser.parse(input).value;
+
+		this.pattern = pattern as Instruction[];
+
+		for (const [name, [[leftNode, rightNode]]] of nodes) {
+			if (!this.tree) {
+				this.tree = new Node(name);
+			}
+
+			const parent = this.tree.find(name);
+
+			if (!parent) {
+				console.log(`No parent found for label ${name}`)
+			} else {
+
+				const foundLeft = this.tree.find(leftNode);
+				parent.left = foundLeft || new Node(leftNode);
+
+				const foundRight = this.tree.find(rightNode);
+				parent.right = foundRight || new Node(rightNode);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	public stepsTo(node: string): number {
+		if (!this.tree) return 0;
+
+		let step = 0;
+		let curr = this.tree;
+
+		while (curr.label !== node) {
+			const instruction = this.pattern[step % this.pattern.length];
+
+			if (instruction === "L" && curr.left) {
+				curr = curr.left;
+			} else if (instruction === "R" && curr.right) {
+				curr = curr.right;
+			}
+
+			if (!curr) return 0;
+
+			step++;
+		}
+		return step;
+	}
+}
+
+export const runDayEight = () => {
+	const input = fs.readFileSync('./inputs/day_eight_input.txt', 'utf-8').trimEnd();
+
+	const map = new DesertMap(input);
+	console.log(map.stepsTo('ZZZ'));
+}
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