AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

David Canny Rountree Branch Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 7 min

David Canny Rountree Branch Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 971 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.73168, -90.45994
Nearest town Platteville, WI
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David Canny Rountree Branch Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 884–972 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.73168, -90.45994

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 500 ftContinue straight onto Rountree Branch Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miArrive 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-out-back-5-km-203a

Trail surface

53% paved5% gravel42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 5 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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