AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rountree Branch Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Rountree Branch Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 968 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72985, -90.46615
Nearest town Platteville, WI
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Rountree Branch Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 884–968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.72985, -90.46615

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  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 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 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-7-km-616d

Trail surface

79% paved4% gravel17% 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 6:43 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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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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