Hike & Event Calendar

Friends of Hennepin Canal Hikes & Events

You need not be a member of the Friends to join us in any of the hikes. There is no fee for the hikes. We ask that you dress weather appropriately.

For more information, contact Ed Herrmann at: herm@frontier.com (email) or 815-664-2403 (home). Our hike schedule is posted below, along with links to recaps and photos of our previous hikes. All hikes begin at 1:30 unless otherwise stated in the Facebook event!

Date Hike Route Length Meet/Park @ Hike Name
Jan. 15 Bridge 52 to Bridge 56 4.2 miles Bridge 56 (IL. Rt. 92) Red Squirrel
Feb. 19 Lock 30 to Lock 32   4.6 miles Lock 30(Steel Dam/Milan) Bald Eagle
Mar. 19 Lock 6 to Lock 3 4.5 miles Lock 3 (Il. Rt. 29) Great Blue Heron
Apr.  16 Lock 21 to Bridge 15 5.4 miles Br. 15 (Visitor’s Ctr.) Raccoon
May  21 Lock 33 to Br. 47 4.9 miles Lock 33 Rock Falls Indigo Bunting
June 11 Br. 41 to Lock 29 3.7 miles Lock 29 (Colona) Woodchuck
July   16 Br. 34 to Br. 37  3.5 miles IL. Rt. 82 (Geneseo Campground) Woodcock
Aug.  20 Br. 59 to Br. 56 3.8 miles Br. 56 (IL. Rt. 92) Red Tail Hawk
Sept. 17 Br. 50 to Br. 52 4.1 miles Bridge 50 (IL. Rt. 172) Cottonwood

 

Oct.   15 Br. 15 to Br. 17A 4.8 miles Br. 15 (West Parking Lot, Visitor’s Ctr.) Water Snake
Nov.  19 Br. 62 to Lock 22  4.7 miles Lock 22 Red Winged Blackbird
December No Hike – Happy Holidays

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