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The You Yangs Rock climbing 803 routes in crag

Grade context: AU
Photos: 104
Ascents: 8,787

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Map

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1 Big Rock 2 Lower Picnic Ground 3 The Turntable Car-park Area 4 The Saddle Car-park Area 5 Rockwell Road North 6 Great Circle Drive North 7 The Stockyards Car-Park Area 8 Cressy Gully Road Area 9 Great Circle Drive East 10 Drysdale Road

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Summary

Granite

Typically this granite outcrop of boulders and slabs offers mostly short low angled face climbs on rough rock with small holds.

Description

Only 352 m in height the granite peaks of the You Yangs dominate the Werribee lava plains and are clearly identifiable from Melbourne and beyond.

Access issues

Allowed

National Park. Parks Vic website (Oct 2014) says "[...] Bookings are required for groups. Individuals are not required to book, but should check with the Park Office to enquire about the availability of sites. [...]"

Approach

Gentle

You Yangs Regional Park is 55 km south-west of Melbourne and 22 km north of Geelong (Melway ref: Key map 11). Access to the park from the Geelong-Melbourne Freeway is clearly signposted via Little River or Lara.

Ethic

Well established

Mixed climbing with trad and some sports options, as well as bouldering. Bring hangar plates, as many climbs are equipped with carrot bolts.

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Big Rock area

Sport climbing, Rock climbing and other styles

804

17m

Lower Picnic Ground area

All Bouldering

757

The Turntable Car-park Area area

Trad climbing, Sport climbing and other styles

170

1,906

15m

The Saddle Car-park Area area

Bouldering, Rock climbing and other styles

423

10m

Rockwell Road North area

Trad climbing, Rock climbing and other styles

1,134

12m

Great Circle Drive North area

Trad climbing, Sport climbing and other styles

2,546

14m

Closed The Stockyards Car-Park Area area

Rock climbing, Trad climbing and other styles

339

13m

Cressy Gully Road Area area

Trad climbing, Bouldering and other styles

151

256

12m

Great Circle Drive East area

Rock climbing, Trad climbing and other styles

504

11m

Drysdale Road area

Rock climbing, Sport climbing and other styles

118

11m

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Sublimb Climbs

Author(s): Lindorff, Goding & Hodgson

Date: 2011

ISBN: 9780646529387

Get ready to fully experience the rock climbing scene in Victoria with Sublime Climbs, a comprehensive guidebook authored by Kevin Lindorff, Josef Goding, and Jarrod Hodgson. This full-color, 380-page book covers the best climbing locations in the region, including Mt Arapiles, Mt Buffalo, and the Grampians. It features descriptions of over 700 routes, topographic maps, and breathtaking images. Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the sport, Sublime Climbs has everything you need to make the most of your climbing experience in Victoria and experience all of it's classic routes.

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