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Hennepin Canal Parkway via Hennipen Canal Parkway

12.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Hennepin Canal Parkway via Hennipen Canal Parkway is a 12.2-mile out-and-back near Geneseo, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi607 – 623 ft12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hennipen Canal Parkway 41.45921, -90.10538
Nearest town Geneseo, IL
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Hennepin Canal Parkway via Hennipen Canal Parkway

12.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Elevation 606–623 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hennipen Canal Parkway · 41.45921, -90.10538

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hennipen Canal Parkway, heading E.
  3. 6.1 miReach Hennepin Canal Parkway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 6.1 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/hennepin-canal-parkway-out-back

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~127 min). Leave by 4:34 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Geneseo, Illinois