Northern Catalpa Tree & David Canny Rountree Branch Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Northern Catalpa Tree & David Canny Rountree Branch Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Memorial Park near Platteville, WI. The route reaches Northern Catalpa Tree. It is mostly level, with 234 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Northern Catalpa Tree & David Canny Rountree Branch Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 859–1,015 ft
Out & Back · Memorial Park
Trailhead: 42.72066, -90.45572
Weather Sep 20: 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 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftReach Northern Catalpa Tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pioneer Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 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 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 2 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 4.4 mi · ▲ 85 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
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