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Rountree Branch Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Rountree Branch Trail is a 3.6-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 mi892 – 968 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: David Canny Rountree Branch Trail 42.72911, -90.47182
Nearest town Platteville, WI
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Rountree Branch Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 892–968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: David Canny Rountree Branch Trail · 42.72911, -90.47182

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 500 ftContinue straight onto Rountree Branch Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 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-6-km-327f

Trail surface

92% paved5% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 2 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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