What is the Hennepin Canal?

The Hennepin Canal Parkway is a 104.5 mile long State Park spanning five Illinois Counties which include Bureau, Henry, Lee, Rock Island, and Whiteside.  The Hennepin Canal Parkway provides a wide variety of recreational activities including fishing, boating, picnicking, canoeing, hiking, horseback riding, bicycling, and snowmobiling.  The Hennepin Canal is also steeped in history and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  History, Natural Beauty, and Recreation makes the Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park an important resource for all the communities along its banks. 

 Sunday, January 17, 2010
"Raccoon" 

  
Lock 21 to Bridge 15

This month’s hike will be from Lock 21 to Bridge 15.  We will meet at Bridge 15 (Visitor’s Center - Sheffield) at 1:30 pm, where we will be shuttled to Lock 21 to begin our hike.   The Hennepin Canal Parkway Visitor Centeris located just west off of Route 40, south of interstate 80 (exit 54) and north of the Routes 6/34 and Route 40 intersection.

This portion of the “Hike the Hennepin” is 5.4 miles in length and it has been named the "Raccon"..

All hikes are "hike at your own pace".

Please consider bring drinking water for the hot summer months.