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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Knollwood Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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.
More from this trailhead
- Rountree Branch Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Pioneer Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 122 ft
- David Canny Rountree Branch Trail 4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- David Canny Rountree Branch Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 93 ft
- Mound View Single Track Trail & Prairie View Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- David Canny Rountree Branch Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 121 ft
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