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Rountree Branch Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Rountree Branch Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 968 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72771, -90.47017
Nearest town Platteville, WI
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Rountree Branch Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 884–968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.72771, -90.47017

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftSharp left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rountree Branch Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 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-6-km-d912

Trail surface

88% paved4% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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