Upper Olney Falls & Upper Olney Falls View via Upper Olney Falls Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,686 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Upper Olney Falls & Upper Olney Falls View via Upper Olney Falls Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Startup, WA. The route passes Upper Olney Falls before reaching Upper Olney Falls View at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 1,686 ft. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Upper Olney Falls & Upper Olney Falls View via Upper Olney Falls Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,686 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Elevation 560–1,499 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Shaw Lake Trailhead · 47.92677, -121.71675
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 69°F / low 53° · precip 49% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 2.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Olney Falls Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftPass Upper Olney Falls View.
- 150 ftReach Upper Olney Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 2.4 miArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM — 4 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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