AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

David Canny Rountree Branch Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 59 min

David Canny Rountree Branch Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 968 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72816, -90.48927
Nearest town Platteville, WI
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

David Canny Rountree Branch Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 863–968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.72816, -90.48927

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rountree Branch Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.1 miReach David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftArrive 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-9-km-c02c

Trail surface

88% paved3% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Platteville, Wisconsin