Prairie Loop Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 57 min
Prairie Loop Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Memorial Park near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi843 – 988 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.73425, -90.48551
Nearest town Platteville, WI
Directions
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Prairie Loop Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 57 min
Elevation 843–987 ft
Out & Back · Memorial Park
Trailhead: 42.73425, -90.48551
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pioneer Trail, heading SE.
- 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 SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 surface
46% gravel40% paved14% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:05 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- David Canny Rountree Branch Trail–Mound View Single Track Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Pioneer Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Pioneer Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- David Canny Rountree Branch Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- David Canny Rountree Branch Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Pioneer Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft
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