Upper Olney Falls & Upper Olney Falls View via Upper Olney Falls Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 1,666 ft · 4 hr 58 min

Upper Olney Falls & Upper Olney Falls View via Upper Olney Falls Trail is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Startup, WA. The route passes Upper Olney Falls and Upper Olney Falls View. It climbs 1,666 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi561 – 1,723 ft · steepest grade: 15%12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.92753, -121.70379
Nearest town Startup, WA

Directions

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Upper Olney Falls & Upper Olney Falls View via Upper Olney Falls Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 1,666 ft · 4 hr 58 min

Elevation 560–1,722 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.92753, -121.70379

Weather Jul 18: Partly cloudy, high 67°F / low 51° · precip 2% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:27 AM · sunset 9:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Olney Falls Trail, heading W.
  6. 300 ftPass Upper Olney Falls View.
  7. 50 ftReach Upper Olney Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 1.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

11% gravel10% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 67°F51°
Precip2%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 5:27 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:00 PM
Sun 71°51°
Mon 82°55°
Tue 86°61°
Wed 87°62°
Thu 85°59°
Fri 66°51°