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Hennepin Canal Feeder Parkway State Park

Hennepin Canal Parkway

14 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Hennepin Canal Parkway is a 14-mile out-and-back in Hennepin Canal Feeder Parkway State Park near Tampico, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 643 ft14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hennepin Canal Parkway 41.64240, -89.75713
Nearest town Tampico, IL
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Hennepin Canal Parkway

14 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Elevation 634–644 ft

Out & Back · Hennepin Canal Feeder Parkway State Park

Trailhead: Hennepin Canal Parkway · 41.64240, -89.75713

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hennepin Canal Parkway, heading N.
  2. 7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 6.9 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-22-km-2081

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:28 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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