Shortcuts

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This article is about shortcuts in the RuneScape game. For shortcut boxes in the RuneScape Wiki, see RuneScape:Shortcut.

For the feature that players can use to travel quickly, see Trapdoor shortcut.

"Crevice" redirects here. For the crevice west of Nardah where the Genie is found during the quest Spirit of the Elid, see Elid Genie Cave.

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A player using a shortcut to cross a river

Shortcuts can be found all around Gielinor. By climbing cliff sides, crossing rivers and squeezing through crevices, it is possible to reach a destination more directly than by the alternative route. Nearly all shortcuts require the proper Agility level. There are no guaranteed rewards for using shortcuts, except that they will save you time, but they will sometimes give small amounts of Agility experience. All shortcuts, with the exception of some of the stiles and the Falador shortcut, are P2P, and some require Ranged and Strength levels. Shortcuts can be identified by the () icon on the minimap.

Some agility shortcuts can be failed, with a loss of hit points, which can be a cause of death.

As of 15 February 2011, it is possible to build hidey-holes to store a crossbow and a grapple at some grapple shortcuts so you will not need to carry one. On 3 April 2018, the enhanced grappling hook was released, which is a toolbelt-able grappling hook that requires 54 Fletching to make, and permanently eliminates the need to carry a grapple in the inventory or store grapples in hidey-holes.

List of current shortcuts

Level(s)	Icon	Place	Notes	XP
None		Stile at Fred the Farmer's sheep field and the stile at Falador cabbage patch (F2P)	These shortcuts are available to free players.	2
None		Mos Le'Harmless stepping stones
5		Falador shortcut (F2P)
8 37 19		River Lum/Al Kharid grapple shortcut
10		Moss Giant Island rope shortcut
11 19 37		Falador north wall grapple shortcut
12		Karamja Dungeon stepping stone shortcut
13		Varrock south fence jump
15		Edgeville Dungeon monkey bar shortcut	Can be used to gain up to 12,000 experience per hour, at the risk of being exposed to aggressive monsters and player killers.	20
16		Yanille shortcut
18		Watchtower wall climb (trellis) shortcut		31
19		Grand Tree rock scrabble shortcut
20		Coal truck mining site log balance
21		Grand Exchange underwall tunnel shortcut	Grants easier access to Edgeville. Also means access to Grand Exchange is far easier from the nearby fairy ring and canoe. (It is known as 'Varrock agility shortcut' in the game guide.)
22		Karamja Dungeon pipe shortcut
23		Kalphite King shortcut
25		Eagles' Peak shortcut
26		Falador south wall crawl.
28		Draynor Manor railing shortcut
29		Oo'glog shortcut
30		South-east Karamja stepping stones shortcut
32 35 35		White Wolf Mountain Agility Grapple Shortcut - Catherby cliff	Players must have completed the Fishing Contest quest to use this shortcut.
33		Ardougne log balance shortcut
34		Karamja Dungeon pipe shortcut
36 39 22		Obelisk of Water/Taverley Dungeon grapple shortcut
37		Tree Gnome Stronghold shortcut	Players must have spoken to Femi first, and helped her move the boxes.
38		Al Kharid mining pit cliffside shortcut	This shortcut is at the north end of the mine, and is useful for exiting to go north instead of going all the way around from the southern end.
39 21 38		Yanille south wall grapple shortcut
40		Agility Pyramid cliffside rope	Requires a rope on first passage.
41		Trollheim easy cliffside scramble
42		Dwarven Mine narrow crevice
43		Trollheim medium cliffside scramble
44		Trollheim advanced cliffside scramble
45		Isafdar log balance shortcut
46		Cosmic altar medium narrow walkway
47		Trollheim hard cliffside scramble
48		Log balance to the Fremennik Province
49		Yanille Dungeon contortion shortcut
50		Grotworm Lair shortcut
51		Pipe from Edgeville Dungeon to Varrock Sewers
52		Stepping stones to Taverley Dungeon
53 42 21		Musa Point / Southern Karamja Agility Grapple Shortcut
54		Red Dragon Isle shortcut
55		Kalphite Hive entrance to Kalphite soldiers
58		Port Phasmatys Pool of Slime shortcut
59		Elven Overpass (Arandar) easy cliffside scramble
60		Access to the God Wars Dungeon
60		God Wars Dungeon escape to the Wilderness
60		Monastery of Ascension statue shortcut
61		River crossing to Tree Gnome Stronghold
62		Fremennik Slayer Dungeon narrow crevice
63		The Islands That Once Were Turtles shortcut
64		Trollheim Wilderness route
65		Temple on the Salve to Morytania shortcut
66		Cosmic Temple advanced narrow walkway.
67		Yanille Dungeon rubble climb shortcut
68		Elven Overpass (Arandar medium cliffside scramble
70		God Wars Dungeon Saradomin encampment wall climb
70		Taverley Dungeon pipe squeeze to blue dragon lair
70		Monastery of Ascension chasm jump shortcut
71		Slayer Tower plank crossing
72		Asgarnian Ice Dungeon crumbling wall
73		Polypore Dungeon extra access
74		Shilo Village stepping stones shortcut
74		Shilo Village northern wall shortcut	Requires completion of the elite Karamja achievements.
79		Kalphite soldiers shortcut to Kalphite guardians/Kalphite Queen
80 80 80		Cave crossing south of Dorgesh-Kaan
80		Taverley Dungeon spiked blades jump
80		Monastery of Ascension chasm leap shortcut
81		Fremennik Slayer Dungeon chasm jump
85		Elven Overpass (Arandar) advanced cliffside scramble
86		Kuradal's Dungeon wall climb
90		Kuradal's Dungeon wall run
90		Monastery of Ascension extra area access
92		Port Phasmatys low wall shortcut	Requires completion of Ghosts Ahoy.
94		Gemstone cavern shortcut
Unknown		Poison Waste Slayer Dungeon/south of Castle Wars grapple shortcut	Requires completion of Path of Glouphrie, which requires 45 Agility.

Historical shortcuts

The following shortcuts have been removed after an update and no longer exist:

Agility level	Icon	Place	Notes
31		Draynor Manor stones to Champions' Guild

Update history

The update history project is a work-in-progress – not all updates to this topic may be covered below. See here for how to help out!

• patch 30 November 2020 (Update):
  • The rope used in the Karamja crossing shortcut no longer wiggles upwards while in use.

• ninja 11 March 2019 (Update):
  • Added a short wall as an Agility shortcut on The Islands That Once Were Turtles.

• patch 3 July 2017 (Update):
  • A shortcut icon has been added to an Agility shortcut in Brimhaven dungeon.

• ninja 10 April 2017 (Update):
  • The Agility shortcut fail rates for the Ardougne log balance, Sinclair mansion log balance (Log balance to the Fremennik Province), Cosmic Temple shortcuts, and the Lumbridge fence shortcut have been adjusted to be less harsh.
  • A small amount of experience has been added for the Lumbridge fence shortcut and the elven overpass shortcuts.

• patch 12 December 2016 (Update):
  • Agility shortcut in Port Phasmatys in now shown on the world map.

• patch 22 August 2016 (Update):
  • Agility shortcut icons have been added to the two logs crossing a river in north-east Tirannwn.
  • The Isafdar log balance shortcut in the Agility skillguide now filters to Shortcuts instead of Areas.

• ninja 28 September 2015 (Update):
  • A shortcut has been added to Shilo Village, requiring level 74 Agility and completion of the Elite Karamja Task Set to use.

• ninja 26 May 2015 (Update):
  • Stepping stones have been added south of Taverley's bank as a shortcut to the Taverley dungeon.

• ninja 3 March 2014 (Update):
  • The shortcut south of the Lumbridge basement to the Swamp's cave can now be unblocked with tools in the Toolbelt.

• patch 21 January 2014 (Update):
  • Issues with the camera experienced when climbing the shortcut in the north-east corner of the Gnome Stronghold have been resolved.

• patch 28 January 2013 (Update):
  • The click area on the shortcut in the Scorpion Mine near Al Kharid has been reduced to prevent players using the shortcut instead of mining ore.

• patch 11 December 2012 (Update):
  • The Zanaris Agility shortcut now deals the appropriate damage if failed.

• patch 13 November 2012 (Update):
  • The Falador south wall agility shortcut now awards a token amount of Agility XP.

• patch 21 February 2012 (Update):
  • The Agility stepping stones near the Ghosts Ahoy questing area have been reworked to act similar to other Agility shortcuts across the game.

• patch 6 September 2011 (Update):
  • The Meiyerditch Agility shortcut near the initial sighting of Vanescula has had the XP reduced to 5xp, in-line with the other obstacles in the area.

• patch 2 November 2010 (Update):
  • The grapple point west of Castle Wars now functions correctly.

• patch 25 May 2010 (Update):
  • Clarified the message when using the hollow log shortcut while in various monkey forms.

• patch 8 February 2010 (Update):
  • Fixed the Agility animation timing when going under the wall shortcut in Varrock.

• patch 17 November 2009 (Update):
  • Adjusted the wall near the Falador grapple shortcut.
  • Adjusted the colour of an Agility shortcut gap to properly fade to black rather than grey.
  • Remodelled a crossbow shortcut on Karamja.

• patch 9 November 2009 (Update):
  • Fixed a render issue with an Agility shortcut in Taverley Dungeon.
  • Improved the animations for the Al-Kharid/Lumbridge Agility shortcut.
  • Removed a members-only message from an Agility shortcut in Falador.
  • Removed a duplicate shortcut icon from the map.
  • A stepping stone Agility shortcut has been placed in Shilo Village requiring 74 Agility.

• patch 10 August 2009 (Update):
  • Missing apostrophes in shortcuts near Edgeville and Falador.

• patch 25 February 2009 (Update):
  • Your feet will no longer 'sink' into the stones when crossing the River Lum near Draynor Manor.