AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hennepin Canal Parkway

8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Hennepin Canal Parkway is an 8-mile out-and-back near Atkinson, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi610 – 633 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hennepin Canal Parkway 41.42774, -89.96052
Nearest town Atkinson, IL
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Hennepin Canal Parkway

8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 611–633 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hennepin Canal Parkway · 41.42774, -89.96052

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Hennepin Canal Parkway, heading NW.
  2. 4.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 2.9 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-13-km-1418

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Atkinson, Illinois