David Canny Rountree Branch Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 51 min

David Canny Rountree Branch Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 984 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72575, -90.45320
Nearest town Platteville, WI

Directions

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David Canny Rountree Branch Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 51 min

Elevation 878–984 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.72575, -90.45320

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 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

16% paved84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:45 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:33 PM.

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