Secret Exits Walkthrough
Discover all secret exits in New Super Mario Bros. U and unlock hidden paths, shortcuts, and bonus levels.
This guide lists all 12 secret exits across every world, including towers, ghost houses, and hidden routes that let you skip large parts of the game and reach later worlds faster.
All Secret Exits – New Super Mario Bros. U
Find all 12 secret exits and unlock hidden paths, shortcuts, and bonus levels.
Acorn Plains-2: Tilted Tunnel
Near the red coin ring, use the moving block to climb upward. Jump again near the wooden blocks and follow the hidden path to reach the secret exit.
Layer-Cake Desert-5: Spike’s Spouting Sands
Follow the sign pointing diagonally upward to find a hidden pipe. Grab the Mini Mushroom, continue right, and pass through a small gap to reach another hidden pipe leading to the secret exit.
Sparkling Waters Ghost House: Haunted Shipwreck
In the room with invisible walls, move right to the sign, then run back left and perform wall jumps to reach a hidden upper alcove leading to the secret exit.
Frosted Glacier Ghost House: Swaying Ghost House
Use the P-switch section to reach a hidden upper area. Enter the secret door and rush through the coins to access the alternate exit.
Soda Jungle-2: Bridge over Poisoned Waters
Activate a vine using a Koopa shell, climb above the clouds, and use wall jumps with the Flying Squirrel to reach the hidden path to the secret exit.
Soda Jungle Ghost House: Which-Way Labyrinth
Take the lower-left door and follow the moving platform upward. Instead of exiting, continue to the top and fall through cloud floors to reach the secret exit.
Soda Jungle-4: Painted Swampland
Follow the sign downward, collect the red coin ring, and locate a hidden path in the cliff. Enter two pipes to reach the secret exit.
Soda Jungle-5: Deepsea Ruins
Near the final stone statue, avoid the main pipe and go behind the structure. A hidden pipe leads directly to the secret exit.
Rock-Candy Mines Tower: Grinding-Stone Tower
Climb near the spinning saws and enter the small green pipe. The path automatically leads to the secret exit.
Soda Jungle-6: Seesaw Bridge
After the moving platforms, find a hidden path on the plateau that leads to a pipe and the secret exit.
Meringue Clouds Ghost House: Spinning Spirit House
Find the hidden trampoline behind an illusion wall, activate the P-switch, and access the hidden door leading to the secret exit.
Peach’s Castle-1: Meteor Moat
After the checkpoint, activate the P-switch and use the temporary platforms to reach a hidden pipe leading to the secret exit.
