OLNEY VALLEY FALLS  
RATING - 44.0
Olney Creek is a large volume creek that drains a substantially area between Spada Lake and Highway 2 near the town of Sultan.  The creek is known for two nice waterfalls on its lower reaches.  Olney Valley Falls, along with several others in the area, are located at the upper reaches of the creek.  Olney Valley Falls consists of two main drops with several smaller ones in between.  The upper tier is a beautiful and powerful 41' tall plunge into a pool at the bottom of a tightly-walled canyon.  A large logjam creates a back of of rocks and gravels as well as the pool itself.  The creek then drops over successive 10' tall logjam based drops and a 12' tall legitimate bedrock based plunge.  The falls finishes with a 25' tall lower tier before running out of the narrow gorge.  It's difficult to see more than one section at a time, but the individual drops are really pretty. OTHER PICTURES

Lower tier of Olney Valley Falls


41' tall upper tier

Looking down over the two logjam drops

12' tall middle tier

VR - 6.0 (Medium)

HR - 5.0

SR - 14/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Trail + Bushwhack

DIFFICULTY - Difficult

LOCATION - Sultan Basin Road

TYPE - Tiered

HEIGHT - 98' *

WIDTH -  10'

DIRECTIONS - Turn north from Highway 2 near Sultan onto Sultan Basin Road.  After several miles the road turns to gravel and eventually reaches Olney Pass.  About a mile before the pass is a white-gated logging road on the right that begins in a fresh clear cut.  Begin walking along the road.  In about a mile and a half the road will fork.  Stay straight (instead of back to the left) for another half mile or so.  Eventually you will see Stickney Falls across the valley.  Leave the road and scramble down to Olney Creek then work your way upstream a short distance to the falls.  You'll have to cross the creek to see the lower tier.

NEARBY WATERFALLS - Emerald Grotto Falls, Golden Pool Falls, Stickney Falls
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