David Canny Rountree Branch Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 93 ft · 1 hr 15 min

David Canny Rountree Branch Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 93 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 988 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72066, -90.45572
Nearest town Platteville, WI

Directions

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David Canny Rountree Branch Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 93 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 862–986 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.72066, -90.45572

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 250 ftTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 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

26% paved74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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