Memorial Park

David Canny Rountree Branch Trail & Pioneer Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 1 hr 24 min

David Canny Rountree Branch Trail & Pioneer Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Memorial Park near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 186 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 965 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.73099, -90.46212
Nearest town Platteville, WI

Directions

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David Canny Rountree Branch Trail & Pioneer Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 858–966 ft

Out & Back · Memorial Park

Trailhead: 42.73099, -90.46212

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftReach David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 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.

Trail surface

47% paved8% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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