Prairie Loop Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 49 min
Prairie Loop Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Memorial Park near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Loop Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 49 min
Elevation 843–962 ft
Out & Back · Memorial Park
Trailhead: 42.72928, -90.48965
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pioneer Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Prairie Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Prairie Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pioneer Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 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 6:40 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 9 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
- Pioneer Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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