AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rountree Branch Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 52 min

Rountree Branch Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 968 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.73234, -90.46302
Nearest town Platteville, WI
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Rountree Branch Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 52 min

Elevation 906–968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.73234, -90.46302

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 SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 500 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. 0.1 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-c6cb

Trail surface

92% paved7% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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