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Rountree Branch Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min

Rountree Branch Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi902 – 968 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.73192, -90.46396
Nearest town Platteville, WI
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Rountree Branch Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min

Elevation 903–968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.73192, -90.46396

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rountree Branch Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rountree-branch-trail-out-back-4-km-1ff6

Trail surface

92% paved7% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:42 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:31 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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