Pioneer Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 42 min
Pioneer Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Memorial Park near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pioneer Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 42 min
Elevation 845–962 ft
Out & Back · Memorial Park
Trailhead: 42.72816, -90.48927
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 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.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, 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 (~6 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 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 5.7 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Pioneer Trail 2 mi · ▲ 86 ft
- Pioneer Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Pioneer Trail 2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Prairie Loop Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 86 ft
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