Pioneer Trail
2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 43 min
Pioneer Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Memorial Park near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pioneer Trail
2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 43 min
Elevation 845–967 ft
Out & Back · Memorial Park
Trailhead: 42.73101, -90.48571
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pioneer Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- David Canny Rountree Branch Trail–Mound View Single Track Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Pioneer Trail 2 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Pioneer Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Pioneer Trail 2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Pioneer Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Pioneer Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 113 ft
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