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Rountree Branch Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Rountree Branch Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 988 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

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

6.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 884–986 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.72066, -90.45572

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:03 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 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 300 ftSharp left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rountree Branch Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.3 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/rountree-branch-trail-out-back-10-km-2626

Trail surface

56% paved3% gravel41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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