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Memorial Park

Pioneer Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 54 min

Pioneer Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Memorial Park near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 929 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72700, -90.46788
Nearest town Platteville, WI
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Pioneer Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 54 min

Elevation 858–929 ft

Out & Back · Memorial Park

Trailhead: 42.72700, -90.46788

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pioneer-trail-out-back-4-km-8d9e

Trail surface

51% paved13% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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