Shortcuts

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.

A player using a shortcut to cross a river.

A log balance.

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 the stiles in the non-members' area of RuneScape, are P2P, and some require Ranging and Strength levels. Shortcuts can be identified by the () icon on the minimap.

As of 15 February 2011, it is possible to build Hidey-holes to store a crossbow and a grapple at shortcuts so you will not need to carry one.

Here is a list of most of RuneScape's shortcuts.

Level requirement	Place	Notes
None None	Stile at Fred the Farmer's sheep field and the stile at Falador cabbage patch.	These shortcuts are available to free players, but, obviously, yield them no Agility experience.
Level 5	Falador Agility Shortcut.
Level 8	(Grapple) Over the River Lum to Al Kharid	Players must have 19 Strength and 37 Ranged.
Level 11	(Grapple) Scale Falador Wall	Players must have level 37 Strength and 19 Ranged.
Level 13	Varrock south fence jump.
Level 16	Yanille Agility Shortcut.
Level 20	Coal Truck log balance.
Level 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.)
Level 26	Falador Agility Shortcut.
Level 29	Oo'glog Agility Shortcut.
Level 31	Draynor Manor log balance to Champions' Guild.
Level 32	(Grapple) Scale Catherby Cliff	Players must have level 35 Strength and 35 Ranged and have completed the Fishing Contest quest to use this shortcut.
Level 33	Ardougne log balance shortcut.
Level 36	(Grapple) Escape from the Water Obelisk Island	Players must have level 22 Strength and 39 Ranged.
Level 37	Gnome Stronghold shortcut.
Level 38	Al Kharid mining pit cliff side 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.
Level 39	(Grapple) Scale Yanille Wall	Players must have level 38 Strength and 21 Ranged.
Level 41	Trollheim, easy cliffside scramble.
Level 42	Dwarven mine, narrow crevice.
Level 43	Trollheim, medium cliffside scramble.
Level 44	Trollheim, advanced cliffside scramble.
Level 46	Cosmic Temple, medium narrow walkway.
Level 47	Trollheim, hard cliffside scramble.
Level 48	Log balance to Fremennik Province.
Level 50	Grotworm Lair shortcut
Level 51	Pipe from Edgeville dungeon to Varrock sewers
Level 53	(Grapple) Karamja Volcano	Players must have level 21 Strength and 42 Ranged.
Level 58	Port Phasmatys, Ectopool shortcut.
Level 59	Elven Overpass (Arandar), easy cliffside scramble.
Level 61	Slayer tower, medium spiked chain climb.
Level 62	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon, narrow crevice.
Level 64	Trollheim Wilderness Route.
Level 65	Temple on the Salve to Morytania shortcut.
Level 66	Cosmic Temple, advanced narrow walkway.
Level 68	Elven Overpass (Arandar, medium cliffside scramble.
Level 70	Taverley Dungeon pipe squeeze to blue dragon lair.
Level 70	(Grapple) Cross cave, south of Dorgesh-Kaan.
Level 71	Slayer Tower, advanced spiked chain climb.
Level 74	Shilo Village, stepping stones over the river.
Level 80	Cave crossing south of Dorgesh-Kaan	Needs 80 ranged and 80 Strength
Level 80	Taverley Dungeon spiked blades jump.
Level 81	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon chasm jump.
Level 85	Elven Overpass (Arandar), advanced cliffside scramble.
Level 86	Kuradal's Dungeon wall climb.
Level 90	Kuradal's Dungeon wall run.