AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hennipen Canal Parkway

6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Hennipen Canal Parkway is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Geneseo, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi597 – 614 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hennipen Canal Parkway 41.48271, -90.15799
Nearest town Geneseo, IL
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Hennipen Canal Parkway

6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 597–615 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hennipen Canal Parkway · 41.48271, -90.15799

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hennipen Canal Parkway, heading W.
  2. 3.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 2.3 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/hennipen-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 2.7 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Geneseo, Illinois