AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rountree Branch Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Rountree Branch Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 968 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72700, -90.46788
Nearest town Platteville, WI
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Rountree Branch Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 884–968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.72700, -90.46788

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 300 ftSharp left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 500 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. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 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-7556

Trail surface

82% paved4% gravel14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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