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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Olney Falls Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftPass Upper Olney Falls View.
- 50 ftReach Upper Olney Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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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°
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