Knollwood Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 93 ft · 59 min

Knollwood Trail is a 2.8-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 mi873 – 984 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72575, -90.45320
Nearest town Platteville, WI

Directions

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Knollwood Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 93 ft · 59 min

Elevation 871–984 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.72575, -90.45320

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Knollwood Trail, heading SW.
  10. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

18% paved82% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:45 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:33 PM.

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