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Memorial Park

Pioneer Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 39 ft · 47 min

Pioneer Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Memorial Park near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 39 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 929 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72771, -90.47017
Nearest town Platteville, WI
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Pioneer Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 39 ft · 47 min

Elevation 858–929 ft

Out & Back · Memorial Park

Trailhead: 42.72771, -90.47017

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftBear 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 NW.
  7. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  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-e7c4

Trail surface

56% paved14% dirt30% 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 6:42 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 10 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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