David Canny Rountree Branch Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 31 min
David Canny Rountree Branch Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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David Canny Rountree Branch Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 884–986 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.72066, -90.45572
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 57° · precip 54% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Rountree Branch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Rountree Branch Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Pioneer Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 122 ft
- David Canny Rountree Branch Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 93 ft
- Rountree Branch Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- David Canny Rountree Branch Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 121 ft
- David Canny Rountree Branch Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 85 ft
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