By Katherine Clarke

In New York's Catskill Mountains, a 280-acre estate asking $10 million has a peculiar amenity: an outdoor stone maze with walls up to 10 feet high.

The Erpf family, which has owned the property since the late 1800s, constructed the labyrinth in the 1960s, according to seller Tolomy Erpf, who co-owns the property with his sister Cornelia Erpf. The property, which the family uses on weekends and holidays, is located in the hamlet of Arkville in Delaware County, and has numerous structures. The main house, renovated in 2016, spans roughly 5,300 square feet with eight bedrooms and a cupola.

The maze was the brainchild of Tolomy and Cornelia's father, the late Wall Street investor and contemporary art collector Armand Erpf. Armand had read "The Maze Maker," a fictional autobiography of Daedalus, a character in Greek mythology. He tapped the book's author, the late English artist Michael Ayrton, to build a maze on the family's Catskills property.

The maze contains 1,680 feet of passageways and bronze statues of Daedalus, Icarus and the Minotaur, a mythical creature with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man. Ayrton claimed the maze was the only one constructed of stone since the 4th or 5th century.

The maze has entertained the Erpf children for decades, said Tolomy, who is in his 50s. He recalled playing there with his cousins during family reunions.

"It has an echo as you walk along with your steps," he said. "My favorite time there is either in the morning or in the evening, when the sun creates really interesting shadows along the walls and the floors."

The grounds are dotted with more than 20 outdoor sculptures, some of which are included in the sale. Also on the property is a brick guesthouse, tennis court, pool and poolhouse, as well as a horse barn and polo field.

Over time, the estate has "evolved into a unique blend of art, architecture and nature," said Tolomy.

The Erpfs are selling because they feel it's time for a new chapter, Tolomy said. He and his wife are moving from New York City to their beachfront home in Hawaii, and Cornelia lives full-time in the Hamptons.

"It's been a general generational legacy for us, but we believe it's time to pass it on," he said.

The property could set a record for Delaware County, according to listing agent Kathryn Johnson of William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty.

Write to Katherine Clarke at Katherine.Clarke@wsj.com

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