AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rountree Branch Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Rountree Branch Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,011 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

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

6.5 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 884–1,012 ft

Out & Back

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 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 miContinue straight onto Mound View State Trail, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Rountree Branch Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miReach Rountree Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Mound View State Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rountree Branch Trail, heading E.
  14. 1.2 miTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rountree-branch-trail-out-back-11-km-e455

Trail surface

58% paved3% gravel39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 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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