The You Yangs, Rock climbing

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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

January 2020 - Great Circle Drive is now open again.

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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Areas

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Big Rock area

Sport climbing, Rock climbing and other styles

692

16m

Lower Picnic Ground area

All Bouldering

482

The Turntable Car-park Area area

Trad climbing, Rock climbing and other styles

169

1,624

14m

The Saddle Car-park Area area

Bouldering, Rock climbing and other styles

311

10m

Rockwell Road North area

Trad climbing, Rock climbing and other styles

858

13m

Great Circle Drive North area

Trad climbing, Rock climbing and other styles

1,805

14m

Closed The Stockyards Car-Park Area area

Rock climbing, Trad climbing and other styles

338

13m

Cressy Gully Road Area area

Rock climbing, Trad climbing and other styles

112

170

11m

Great Circle Drive East area

Rock climbing, Sport climbing and other styles

450

11m

Drysdale Road area

Rock climbing, Sport climbing and other styles

115

11m

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