AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Memorial Park

Pioneer Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 122 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Pioneer Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Memorial Park near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 122 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 988 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72066, -90.45572
Nearest town Platteville, WI
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Pioneer Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 122 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 858–986 ft

Out & Back · Memorial Park

Trailhead: 42.72066, -90.45572

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 250 ftTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miArrive 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-7-km-c652

Trail surface

29% paved7% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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