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 – 640 ft14.1 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Hennepin Canal Parkway

14 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Elevation 634–641 ft

Out & Back · Hennepin Canal Feeder Parkway State Park

Trailhead: Hennepin Canal Parkway · 41.64240, -89.75713

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 69°F / low 60° · precip 98% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:02 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 69°F60°
Precip98%Wind14 mphUV1Humidity89%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (1.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 62% rain1 AM: 80% rain2 AM: 79% rain3 AM: 94% rain4 AM: 98% rain5 AM: 96% rain6 AM: 85% rain7 AM: 86% rain8 AM: 78% rain9 AM: 54% rain10 AM: 73% rain11 AM: 58% rain12 PM: 45% rain1 PM: 25% rain2 PM: 18% rain3 PM: 18% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 6:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon 62°57° 19%
Tue 62°52° 18%
Wed 67°49°
Thu 66°52°
Fri 67°58°
Sat 67°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:42 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:02 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:29 PM.

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