Rountree Branch Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 2 hr

Rountree Branch Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Platteville, WI. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 984 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72575, -90.45320
Nearest town Platteville, WI

Directions

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Rountree Branch Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 884–984 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.72575, -90.45320

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftSharp left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rountree Branch Trail, heading NE.
  10. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 1.1 miTurn left onto David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

60% paved3% gravel37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:45 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:33 PM.

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