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David Canny Rountree Branch Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 121 ft · 1 hr 18 min

David Canny Rountree Branch Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 121 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 988 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72066, -90.45572
Nearest town Platteville, WI
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David Canny Rountree Branch Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 121 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 863–986 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.72066, -90.45572

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:05 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 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/david-canny-rountree-branch-trail-out-back-6-km-bb46

Trail surface

29% paved71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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