Rats Crag / Boulders is outside the IESCA boundary. There are currently no access issues to this large tract of land, please don't make any!
Not the easiest crag to access, despite being next to a motorway. Primary vehicle access is driving the M1 Princes Motorway through Mount Ousley.
CHECK A MAP FIRST (A marked up map has been uploaded) - if you miss the stop it is a long way to turn around!
Heading South – Easy - Park on the side of the M1 Princes Motorway underneath the Picton Road overpass bridge (small shoulder area). From here walk straight North up the side of the motorway until you hit the crag cliff line on your right.
Heading North – Harder - Best option is to turn left onto Picton Road from the Motorway, then loop back to head East over the motorway to join the motorway Southbound. Just after the offramp splits into separate directions and before joining the motorway there is a small shoulder area you can park on:
Proceed to walk back up the road 100m until you can jump off right on the bush trail network. Follow this along north to join access as for Heading South.
The modern climbing scene and all the access issues that go with it requires modern ethic and all climbers should familiarise themselves with general good crag etiquette to ensure access is maintained into the future.
The following is a short summary for the area:
Learn more at https://www.cliffcare.org.au/education
Brian Rattenbury and Manny Perez approx 1994
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