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This article is about shortcuts in the Old School RuneScape game. For shortcut boxes in the Old School RuneScape Wiki, see RuneScape:Shortcut. For the passageway discovered midway during In Search of the Myreque between Canifis and the Hollows, see Myreque Shortcut.

A stile that players can use to climb over a fence.

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, are P2P, and some require Ranged and Strength levels. Shortcuts are identified with a twisting green arrow icon () on the minimap.

Here is a list of all of Old School RuneScape's shortcuts.

Level(s)	Icon	Obstacle	Location	Notes	XP
None		Stile	Stile at Fred the Farmer's sheep field and the stile at Falador cabbage patch. (F2P)	These shortcuts are available to free players, as well as members, but yield 0 XP.	0
None		Stepping stones	Lumbridge Swamp Caves stepping stones	Stepping stones to Tears of Guthix cave. This shortcut provides varying experience for success and failure	3 (1 on failure)
None		Basalt rock	Lighthouse basalt rocks	Basalt rocks to the south of the Lighthouse.	2
None		Bridge	Outside Nature Grotto	The bridge to the Nature Spirit cave. This shortcut provides varying experience for success and failure	15 (2 on failure)
5		Crumbling wall	Falador Agility Shortcut	Right next to the Falador West Bank. Provides easy access to the areas south of Taverley.	0.5
8 19 37		Broken Raft	(Mith grapple) Over the River Lum to Al Kharid	South of Lumbridge. Provides slightly quicker route between Lumbridge Swamp and Al Kharid. Goes both ways.	0
10		Rocks	Corsair Cove shortcut	Allows access to the rest of Feldip Hills.	1
10		Ropeswing	Rope swing to Moss Giant Island	West Brimhaven. Provides access to small island with Moss giants and a respawn of a slice of cake.	3
11 37 19		Wall	(Mith grapple) Scale Falador wall	Allows you to climb the wall north-east of Falador Park. Faster access from Falador East Bank to the north entrance of the Dwarven Mine and Barbarian Village.	0
12		Stepping stones	Stepping stones in Brimhaven Dungeon	A quick shortcut deeper into the dungeon. Just west of the entrance.	7.5
13		Fence	Varrock south fence jump	Provides a shortcut to and from South Varrock.	0
14		Tight-gap	Scale Goblin Village wall	Provides a shortcut to and from Burthorpe and the Chaos Temple: located north of Falador, north-west of Goblin Village. (Requires completion of Easy Falador Diary to use).	0
15		Pillar jump	Corsair Cove Dungeon shortcut	Provides access to the Corsair Cove Resource Area. Requires completion of Dragon Slayer I to climb.	2
15		Monkey bars	Monkey bars under Edgeville	Provides access to the Earth warriors in Edgeville Dungeon.	20
16		Underwall tunnel	Yanille Agility shortcut	Near the Watchtower. Gives easy access to the west parts of Yanille from the teleport point.	0
17		Crack	Catacombs of Kourend southern crack	Allows quicker access between the cyclops and ankou areas of Catacombs of Kourend.	0
20		Log balance	Coal Trucks log balance	Near the Coal Trucks west of Seers' Village. Provides easier access between the Mining spot and the pickup location near Seers' Village.	8.5
21		Underwall tunnel	Grand Exchange Agility shortcut	North-west corner of the Grand Exchange. Gives easier access to the Grand Exchange, Edgeville, a Fairy ring, and the Canoe transport system.	0
22		Pipe	Pipe contortion in Brimhaven Dungeon	Provides easier access to the Moss giants. Just west of the entrance.	8.5
23 28 24		Rocks	(Mith grapple) Scale the Observatory cliff	Outside the Observatory, requiring completion of the Observatory Quest. Provides far quicker route to the inside of the Observatory. Unlike most grapple shortcuts, players need only bring a crossbow and grapple for the first trip.	0
25		Rocks	Eagles' Peak Agility shortcut	Shortcut from Eagles' Peak to the area west of it.	1
25		Rocks	Wrecked ship near Port Phasmatys	Navigated during Ghosts Ahoy, destination for an Elite clue scroll.	10
26		Underwall tunnel	Falador Agility shortcut	South-west corner of Falador. Provides easier travel between the Falador West Bank and Rimmington, as well as the Crafting Guild.	0
28		Stones	North-west corner of the Catacombs of Kourend	Allows quicker access between brutal red dragons and steel dragons. Each pillar has to be individually clicked to jump across.	2
29		Rocks	Lower Mount Karuulm cliffside climb	Allows slightly quicker access to the volcano's summit.	0
30		Rocks	Rocks in the Corsair Cove Resource Area	Allows access to the rest of Feldip Hills. Requires completion of Dragon Slayer I to climb.	2
30		Stepping stones	Stepping stones in Brimhaven Dungeon	Allows access to the Red dragons in Brimhaven Dungeon.	0
31		Stepping stone	Draynor Manor stones to Champions' Guild	Near Draynor Manor. Allows you to cross the River Lum between the Manor and Varrock. There's a chance of taking a few points of damage when using this shortcut.	3 or 1 (if failed)
32 35 35		Rocks	(Mith grapple) Scale Catherby cliffside	Useful for crossing from East Catherby to Taverley, particularly during Farming runs. One-way.
32		Rock slide	Cairn Isle rock slide climb	Allows access to Cairn Isle from Karamja Island and completion of an easy task in the Karamja Achievement Diary.	0
33		Log balance	Ardougne log balance shortcut	Allows easy passage across the river. There's a chance of taking a few points of damage when using this shortcut.	4 or 2 (if failed)
34		Crack	Catacombs of Kourend northern crack	Allows quicker access between the greater nechryael and warped jelly areas.	0
34		Pipe squeeze	Pipe contortion in Brimhaven Dungeon	Allows passage between the Red dragon and Black demon rooms.	10
36 22 39		Crossbow Tree	(Mith grapple) Escape from the Water Obelisk Island	Allows escape from the Taverley Dungeon by crossing the water to Catherby from the Water Obelisk Island. One-way.	15
37		Rocks	Gnome Stronghold shortcut	The Grand Tree and Tree Gnome Village quests needed. North-east of the Grand Tree. Allows easy access to Barbarian Outpost and the Lighthouse.	0
38		Rocks	Al Kharid mining pit cliffside scramble	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.	0
39 38 21		Wall	(Mith grapple) Scale Yanille wall	South-west Yanille. Provides easier access to Gu'Tanoth and southern areas.	0
40		Balancing ledge	Yanille Agility dungeon balance ledge	First obstacle into the Agility Dungeon, giving access to the Chaos druid warriors. Drops you into a pit of poison spiders if you fail.	22
40		Stepping stones	Kourend lake isle jump	Located south-east of the Infirmary and west of Watson's house. Allows easier travel to Shayzien and Hosidius.	0
41		Rocks	Trollheim easy cliffside scramble	Allows easier travel up and down the lower path of the west side of the hill near the Troll Stronghold.	0
42		Narrow crevice	Dwarven Mine narrow crevice	Provides a shortcut between the two arms of the mine.	0
42		Underwall tunnel	Draynor narrow tunnel	Requires completion of the Medium Lumbridge & Draynor Diary. Allows easier travel among Draynor Village and Port Sarim.	0
43		Rocks	Trollheim medium cliffside scramble	Allows easier travel up and down the higher paths of the west side of the hill near the Troll Stronghold.	0
44		Rocks	Trollheim advanced cliffside scramble	Allows easier travel up and down the east side of the hill near the Troll Stronghold. This is useful to avoid the Troll Throwers, on the north side of the hill.	0
45		Stepping stones	Kourend river jump	Located west of the Kourend Player-owned house portal, this allows easier travel over the Great Kourend river in Hosidius.	0
45		Log balance	Tirannwn log balance	Allows passage between different parts of the forest.	0
46		Narrow walkway	Cosmic Temple - medium narrow walkway	Provides faster travel between the bank and the Cosmic altar at Zanaris. If you fail, you take a small amount of damage but you still pass through.	10
46		Narrow crevice	Deep Wilderness Dungeon narrow shortcut	Requires completion of Medium Wilderness Diary. Next to the stairs and at the end by the Fire giants in the dungeon.	0
47		Rocks	Trollheim hard cliffside scramble	Allows easier travel up and down the higher paths of the west side of the hill near the Troll Stronghold.	8
48		Log balance	Log balance to Fremennik Province	North of Camelot. Provides slightly faster travel to Eastern Fremennik Province. There's a chance of taking a few points of damage when using this shortcut.	0
49		Pipe squeeze	Contortion in Yanille Dungeon small room	Allows access to a room with Skeletons and the Sinister chest. There's a chance of taking a few points of damage when using this shortcut.	0
49		Boulder	Arceuus essence mine boulder leap	Provides a one-way shortcut to quickly return to the mine via the soul altar.	0
50		Stepping stone	Stepping stone into Morytania west of the Nature Grotto	Allows quick access to the Nature Grotto and nearby coordinates from Treasure Trails.	0
51		Obstacle pipe	Pipe from Edgeville Dungeon to Varrock Sewers	Allows passage between the eastern part of the Edgeville Dungeon and the Moss giants in the Varrock Sewers. There's a chance of taking a few points of damage when using this shortcut.	10
52		Rocks	Arceuus essence mine eastern scramble	Shortcut on the eastern side of the Arceuus essence mine	0
53 21 42		Strong Tree	(Mith grapple) Karamja Volcano	Provides easier travel between the Karamja Volcano area and lower Karamja.	0
54		Dark tunnel	Motherlode Mine wall shortcut	Requires completion of Medium Falador Diary.	0
55		Stepping stone	Stepping stone by Miscellania docks	Requires completion of Medium Fremennik Diary. Shortcut jump from Miscellania dock to Etceteria.	0
57		Monkey bars	Monkey bars under Yanille	Provides access to the Chaos druids deeper in the dungeon, as well as a lockpick respawn down the nearby stairs. There's a chance of failing this shortcut and falling into a lower level crawling with poisonous spiders.	20
57		Broken Fence	Rellekka east fence shortcut	Provides faster travel to Rellekka from the fairy ring DKS	0
58		Weathered wall	Port Phasmatys Ectopool shortcut	Provides faster travel down to the pool of slime.	0
59		Rocks	Elven Overpass (Arandar) easy cliffside scramble	Helps when using the elven shortcut to Tirannwn.	0
60		Rocky handholds	Wilderness from God Wars Dungeon area climb	Requires Troll Stronghold quest. There's a chance of taking a few points of damage when using this shortcut.	0
60		Narrow crevice	Squeeze through to God Wars Dungeon surface access	Allows access to the God Wars Dungeon.	0
60		Stepping stone	Estuary crossing on Mos Le'Harmless	Requires completion of Hard Morytania Diary. Provides quicker access to the Mos Le'Harmless Cave.	0
60		Gap	Pillars in the Wintertodt's Prison	Requires level 50 Firemaking.	18
61		Spikey chain	Slayer Tower medium spiked chain climb	Shortcut between Crawling Hand area and Aberrant spectre area on the 1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US]. Nose peg or Slayer helmet required due to Aberrant spectres. There's a chance of taking a few points of damage when using this shortcut.	0
62		Crevice	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon near basilisks	Shortcut between Basilisk area and Turoth area.	0
62		Rocks	Upper Mount Karuulm cliffside climb	Allows quicker access to the volcano's summit.	0
63		Loose railing	Taverley Dungeon lesser demon fence	Shortcut that leads to the lesser demons area, and subsequently the blue dragons area.	0
63		Wall	Darkmeyer north-eastern wall	Shortcut to and from Darkmeyer from Slepe. Must be built, requiring 2 long ropes and completion of Sins of the Father.	0
64		Rocks	Trollheim Wilderness Route	Shortcut from Trollheim to level 20 Wilderness. One way.	0
64		Rope	Rope to the Fossil Island Volcano	Quick passage between the Museum Camp and Fossil Island Volcano.	0
65		Ornate railing	Temple on the Salve to Morytania shortcut	Slightly faster way to get from east Varrock to Canifis, bypassing the underground route at the Temple.	0
65		Pillar Jump (Easy)	Revenant Caves	Allows easier navigation around the caves.	6.5
66		Narrow walkway	Cosmic Altar advanced narrow walkway	Much faster travel between the bank and the Cosmic altar at Zanaris. If you fail, you take a small amount of damage but you still pass through.	10
66		Stepping stone	Lumbridge Swamp to Kharidian Desert	Requires completion of Hard Lumbridge & Draynor Diary. Provides quicker access to the Kalphite Lair	0
67		Crevice	Heroes' Guild tunnel	Requires completion of Hard Falador Diary. Provides quicker access to the Fountain of Heroes.	0
67		Pile of rubble	Yanille Dungeon's rubble climb	Access to an area with 4 Chaos druids and Salarin the twisted.	6
68		Rocks	Elven Overpass (Arandar) medium cliffside scramble	Helps when using the elven shortcut to Tirannwn.	0
69		Rocks	Arceuus essence mine northern scramble	Shortcut on the north side of the Arceuus essence mine	0
70		Obstacle pipe	Taverley Dungeon pipe squeeze to Blue dragon lair	Quick passage between the entrance and the Blue dragon area. Bypasses need for the Dusty key. There's a chance of taking a few points of damage when using this shortcut.	10
70		Hole	Fossil Island hardwood shortcut	Quick passage between the Museum Camp and the hardwood tree patches.	0
70		Rock	Rope descent to Saradomin's Encampment	Access to the Saradomin section of God Wars Dungeon.	6
70		Big window/Broken wall	Al Kharid Palace southern window	Requires completion of Hard Desert Diary. Quick passage between the Al Kharid Palace and the Shantay Pass.	0
71		Spikey chain	Slayer Tower advanced spiked chain climb	Shortcut between Infernal Mages area on the 1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US] and Nechryael area on the 2nd floor[UK]3rd floor[US]. There's a chance of taking a few points of damage when using this shortcut.	0
71		Crumbling wall	Eastern Gu'Tanoth	Requires completion of the Watchtower Quest.	0
72		Tunnel	Stronghold Slayer Cave narrow tunnel	Shortcut between hellhound area and aberrant spectre area.	0
72		Tunnel	Asgarnian Ice Dungeon tunnel	Shortcut between hobgoblin area and skeletal wyvern area.	0
73		Rocks	Troll Stronghold wall-climb	Requires My Arm's Big Adventure and completion of Hard Fremennik Diary. Shortcut to get to Trollheim farming patch above Troll Stronghold.	0
73		Rocks	Arceuus essence mine western descent	Provides a one-way shortcut to quickly return to the mine via the blood altar.	0
74		Stepping stone	Lava Dragon Isle jump	Requires completion of Hard Wilderness Diary.	0
75		Strange floor	Forthos Dungeon jump	Leads to the red dragons. Failing this jump will cause 1-5 damage.	10 (5 on fail)
75		Pillar Jump (Medium)	Revenant Caves	Allows easier navigation around the caves.	7.5
76		Stepping stone	Island crossing near Zul-Andra	Requires completion of Regicide.	0
77		Stepping stone	Shilo Village stepping stones over the river	Shortcut allows you to cross the river in Shilo Village, making it useful for fly fishing. Requires completion of Medium Karamja Diary.	1.25
78		Tight gap	Iorwerth Dungeon northern shortcut	Allows quicker access to Waterfiends, Nechryaels, Elves and Dark Beasts.	1
79		Vine	Kharazi Jungle vine climb	Requires completion of Legends' Quest. Found east of Shilo Village entrance. Bypasses the need for a machete and axe to access the Kharazi Jungle.	0
80		Strange floor	Taverley Dungeon	Shortcut between the entrance and the Poison spider area. Bypasses need for the Dusty key.	12.5
81		Strange floor	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon near pyrefiends	Shortcut between the Cave crawler area and the Pyrefiend area. There's a chance of taking a few points of damage when using this shortcut.	5 × 2
82		Stepping stone	Lava Maze northern jump	Requires completion of Hard Wilderness Diary. Allows quick access to the muddy chest and Lava Maze Dungeon.	0
83		Stepping stones	Brimhaven Dungeon eastern stepping stones	Requires completion of Elite Karamja Diary.	0
84		Tight gap	Iorwerth Dungeon southern shortcut	Shortcut between the Mutated Bloodveld area and the Nechryael area.	1.5
85		Rocks	Elven Overpass (Arandar) advanced cliffside scramble	Helps when using the elven shortcut to Tirannwn.	0
86		Crevice	Kalphite Lair wall shortcut	Requires completion of the Elite Desert Diary.	0
87		Vine	Brimhaven Dungeon vine to baby green dragons	Allows players to reach the baby green dragons quicker.	0
88		Mysterious pipe	Karuulm Slayer Dungeon	Allows players to reach the Alchemical Hydra lair safely.	0
89		Pillar Jump (Hard)	Revenant Caves	Allows players to quickly reach the southern part of the revenant's area.	9
91		Rocks (Viyeldi caves)	Viyeldi Caves cliff climb	Allows players to instantly reach the bottom of the cliff in the bottom level of the Viyeldi Caves. Players require completion of Legends' Quest, as well as one long rope to attach to the rock. The rope is permanent and consumed on use.

Changes

Date	Changes
9 September 2021 (update)	Any text containing 'short-cut' is now 'shortcut'.
17 February 2021 (update)	A new shortcut has been added to the cliff in Viyeldi Caves. To use it, you’ll need 91 Agility and completion of Legends Quest, along with a one-time long rope, purchasable from the Darkmeyer General Store.
16 September 2020 (update | poll)	There is now an Agility shortcut in Gu-Tanoth which will make it a bit easier to complete a particular Clue step. To unlock it, you'll need to have completed the Watchtower Quest and have 71 Agility.
16 July 2020 (update)	The Agility route to the God Wars Dungeon is now marked with a shortcut icon.
17 January 2019 (update)	Pathing relating to the level 26 Agility shortcut tunnel on the southern Falador wall has been improved.
31 March 2016 (update | poll)	A shortcut is added to the north side of the lava maze requiring 82 Agility to use.
3 December 2015 (update)	The message received when failing a stepping stone shortcut is now correctly filtered.
30 July 2015 (update)	The graphics for the tunnel shortcut under the Draynor wall are now the correct way round.
2 July 2015 (update | poll)	The agility shortcut unlocked as a reward from the Elite Desert achievement diary now takes you from the very start of the Kalphite Lair directly to the entrance of the Kalphite Queen boss room.
9 April 2015 (update)	Approaching the troll stronghold roof shortcut from the south no longer forces you to climb back down.
5 March 2015 (update | poll)	The following have been added to the game: A shortcut between Burthorpe and the Chaos Temple that you can use at level 14 agility if you have completed the Falador Easy Diary. A shortcut between Draynor Village and Port Sarim that you can use at level 43 agility if you have completed the Medium Lumbridge & Draynor Diary. A shortcut between the entrance and the Fire giants that you can use at level 46 agility if you have completed the Wilderness Medium Diary. A shortcut in the Motherlode Mine that you can use at level 54 agility if you have completed the Falador Medium Diary. A shortcut between the Miscellania docks and Etceteria that you can use at level 55 agility if you have completed the Fremennik Medium Diary. A shortcut across the estuary on Mos Le'Harmless that you can use at level 60 agility if you have completed the Morytania Hard Diary. A shortcut between Lumbridge Swamp and the Kharidian Desert that you can use at level 66 agility if you have completed the Hard Lumbridge & Draynor Diary. A shortcut in the basement of the Heroes' Guild to the Fountain of Heroes that you can use at level 67 agility if you have completed the Falador Hard Diary. A shortcut from the entrance to the roof of the Troll Stronghold that you can use at level 73 agility if you have completed the Fremennik Hard Diary. A shortcut on the south side to Lava Dragon Isle that you can use at level 74 agility if you have completed the Wilderness Hard Diary. A shortcut across the Shilo Village river that you can use at level 77 agility if you have completed the Karamja Elite Diary. A shortcut in the Brimhaven Dungeon leading to the red dragons that you can use at level 83 agility if you have completed the Karamja Elite Diary. A shortcut in the Kalphite Lair that you can use at level 86 agility if you have completed the Desert Elite Diary.
9 October 2014 (update | poll)	The strange floor agility shortcut are now significantly easier to click.
17 July 2014 (update)	Improved routefinding near the Yanille wall agility shortcut.
30 January 2014 (update | poll)	A shortcut has been added north of Varrock west bank, allowing easier access to the spirit tree.