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Pheasant Branch and Fredrick's Hill route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
Wisconsin

Pheasant Branch and Fredrick's Hill

Middleton, Wisconsin

3.9 mi

Distance

430 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 23m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Pheasant Branch and Fredrick's Hill is a loop trail in Dane County, Wisconsin. It is 3.9 miles long and gains 430 feet. It is in or next to Middleton, Wisconsin.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:262 ft
Max:316 ft
Gain:131 ft
Loss:131 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 262 ft and 316 ft across 3.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.262 ft280 ft298 ft316 ft0.0 mi1.0 mi2.0 mi3.0 mi3.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi265 ft
High point0.8 mi316 ft
End3.9 mi265 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Middleton, WI · in or next to town
County:
Dane County, WI

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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