Upper Olney Falls & Upper Olney Falls View via Upper Olney Falls Trail
12.5 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 4 hr 34 min
Upper Olney Falls & Upper Olney Falls View via Upper Olney Falls Trail is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near North Sultan, WA. The route passes Upper Olney Falls before reaching Upper Olney Falls View at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 806 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Upper Olney Falls & Upper Olney Falls View via Upper Olney Falls Trail
12.5 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 4 hr 34 min
Elevation 560–1,133 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.90781, -121.78555
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 68°F / low 51° · precip 45% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Upper Olney Falls Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftPass Upper Olney Falls View.
- 100 ftReach Upper Olney Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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