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Hennepin Canal Parkway

Canal towpath in Illinois · OpenStreetMap relation

Length
32.2 mi 51.8 km1
Opened
19703
Surface
Dirt1
Last checked
Oct 12, 2026

The Hennepin Canal State Trail, also just called the Hennepin Canal, is an abandoned waterway in northwest Illinois, between the Mississippi River at Rock Island and the Illinois River near Hennepin. The entire canal is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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1886 Map showing different routes for the Hennepin Canal, by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, from the New York Public Library - c6f43030-7c54-0135-76f5-00bfdf7426b1.jpg
1886 Map showing different routes for the Hennepin Canal, by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, from the New York Public Library - c6f43030-7c54-0135-76f5-00bfdf7426b1.jpg · Photo: United States Army Corps of Engineers · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Photos

  • HennepinCanalLock01.jpg HennepinCanalLock01.jpg
    Photo: Russ Price (SIGBUS) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Hennepin Canal State Park. Shot with a DJI Phantom 3se drone (50049055761).jpg Hennepin Canal State Park. Shot with a DJI Phantom 3se drone (50049055761).jpg
    Photo: Ron Frazier from Bloomington IL, United States · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Musk Thistle Fully Open.JPG Musk Thistle Fully Open.JPG
    Photo: Kenneth Darland · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Musk Thistle Partially Open.JPG Musk Thistle Partially Open.JPG
    Photo: Kenneth Darland · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Sketch of the Illinois and Michigan Canal and the proposed Hennepin Canal, showing their relations to the Illinois River - NARA - 306592.tif Sketch of the Illinois and Michigan Canal and the proposed Hennepin Canal, showing their relations to the Illinois River - NARA - 306592.tif
    Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Sources

  1. OpenStreetMap relation 1924636, OpenStreetMap contributors · Map data · ODbL · checked Oct 12, 2026
  2. “Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park”, Wikipedia · Encyclopedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · checked Oct 12, 2026
  3. Wikidata Q5714816, Wikidata · Knowledge base · CC0 · checked Oct 12, 2026
  4. Official trail website · Official site · checked Oct 12, 2026

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