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David Canny Rountree Branch Trail–Mound View Single Track Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 37 min

David Canny Rountree Branch Trail–Mound View Single Track Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 968 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.73271, -90.48559
Nearest town Platteville, WI
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David Canny Rountree Branch Trail–Mound View Single Track Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 863–967 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.73271, -90.48559

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 57° · precip 53% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rountree Branch Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mound View Single Track Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Prairie View Trail, heading N.
  13. 150 ftReach David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mound View Single Track Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Prairie View Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Rountree Branch Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading S.
  18. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  21. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/david-canny-rountree-branch-trail-mound-view-single-track-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km-3cb7

Trail surface

70% paved16% gravel14% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 64°F57°
Precip53%Wind11 mphUV2Humidity75%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 24% rain1 AM: 23% rain2 AM: 22% rain3 AM: 25% rain4 AM: 31% rain5 AM: 31% rain6 AM: 53% rain7 AM: 39% rain8 AM: 24% rain9 AM: 20% rain10 AM: 9% rain11 AM: 21% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 10% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 3% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:05 PM
Mon 61°53° 17%
Tue 60°47° 22%
Wed 65°45°
Thu 64°49°
Fri 65°53°
Sat 58°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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