Hennepin Canal Parkway Adopt-A-Trail

 

The following Canal sections run East-West from lock #2 (Bureau - Illinois River)

to lock #29 (Colona - Rock River).

 

Click on the underlined section id to view an aerial map with access routes etc.

The miles, in brackets, next to the section id provide the length of the section.

 

Note: To Adopt-A-Trail (i.e. Section) individuals or groups must provide

           all applicable information on the following forms: Adopt-A-Trail Agreement  MS Word  PDF

                                                                                             Adopt-A-Trail Liability Waiver  MS Word  PDF

 

Section -1 ( .6 mile)

From: Lock #2  (Bureau)

To …: RR Bridge #1 .3 mile

To …: Bridge #1 .2 mile

To ... : Lock #3 (Section includes cleanup of Lock #3 area)

 

Section -2 (2.4 miles)

From: Lock #3 (Access: Bureau Rt. 29/26)

To ... : Restrictor #1

To ... : Restrictor #2

To ... : Lock #4 & AQ #1 (Inverted siphon) 1.6 miles

To ... : Restrictor #3

To ... : Route 180 Bridge

To ... : Bridge #2 (No road access)

 

Section -3 (1.9 miles)

From: Bridge #2  (No road access)

To ... : Restrictor #4

To ... : Lock #5 .3 mile

To ... : Pipe Culvert #3

To ... : Restrictor #5

To ... : Bridge #3  (Access: S. of Princeton)

 

Section – 4 (1.0 mile)

From: Bridge #3   (Access: S. of Princeton)

To …: RR Bridge #2

To …: Lock #6 .2 mile

To ... : Restrictor #6

To ... : Restrictor #7

To …: Lock #7

 

Section – 5 (1.0 mile)

From: Lock #7

To …: Bridge #4 .3 mile (Access: E. of Tiskilwa or S. of Princeton)

To …: Lock #8

 

Section – 6 (1.0 mile)                                           This section adopted by:  Ed Herrmann/Ray Sandrolini

From: Lock #8                                                                                                Spring Valley/Peru

To …: Lock #9 .2 mile

To …: Bridge #5  (Access: NE of Tiskilwa)

 

Section – 7 (1.0 mile)                                           This section adopted by:  Ed Herrmann/Ray Sandrolini

From: Bridge #5  ( Access: N. of Tiskilwa)                                                   Spring Valley/Peru

To …: Lock #10

 

Section – 8 ( .85 mile)                                           This section adopted by:  Ed Herrmann/Ray Sandrolini

From: Lock #10                                                                                               Spring Valley/Peru

To …: Bridge #6 .75 mile (Access: N. of Tiskilwa or S. of Princeton)

To …: Lock #11 .05 mile

To …: Bridge #6A

 

Section – 9 (1.35 miles)

From: Bridge #6A  (Access: N. of Tiskilwa or S. of Princeton)

To …: Lock #13

 

Section – 10 ( .8 mile)

From: Lock #13

To …: Bridge #7 .2 mile (Access: SE of Wyanet or SW of Princeton)

To …: Bridge #8 .5 mile

To …: Lock #14 (Includes cleanup of Lock #14 area)

 

Section – 11 (1.1 miles)

From: Lock #14

To …: Bridge #9 (Access: SE of Wyanet or SW of Princeton)

 

Section – 12 (1.0 mile)

From: Bridge #9 (Access: SE of Wyanet or SW of Princeton)

To …: AQ #3 .7 mile

To …: Lock #18

 

Section – 13 (1.4 miles)                                           This section adopted by:  Laurence Rohter

From: Lock #18                                                                                                  Riverside

To …: Bridge #10 .7 mile (Access: S. of Wyanet)

To …: Lock #19 .1 mile

To …: RR Bridge #3

 

Section – 14 (1.2 miles

From: RR Bridge #3

To …: Lock #20 .4 mile

To …: Lock #21 & Lift Bridge .3 mile

To …: Bridge #11 (Access: Route 6 W. of Wyanet)

 

Section – 15 (1.1 miles)

From: Bridge #11  (Access: Route 6 W. of Wyanet)

To ...: Bridge #13

 

Section – 16 (2.4 miles)

From: Bridge #13 (Access: NW of Wyanet)

To …: Bridge #14

 

Section – 17 ( .9 mile)

From: Bridge #14

To …: RR Bridge #4 .8 mile

To …: Bridge #14A (Access: Route 40 SE of Sheffield or I-80 exit 45 S.)

 

Section – 18 ( .9 mile)

From: Bridge #14A (Access: Route 40 SE of Sheffield or I-80 exit 45 S.)

To …: Visitors Center .3 mile

To …: Bridge #15 & Emergency Gates .6 mile

To …: Bridge #15A (I-80)

 

Section – 19 (1.9 miles)

From: Bridge #15A (I-80)

To …: Bridge #16 (Access: N. of Sheffield)

 

Section – 20 ( .9 mile)

From: Bridge #16 (Access: N. of Sheffield)

To …: Bridge #17

 

Section – 21 (1.0 mile)

From: Bridge #17 (Access: NW of Sheffield)

To …: Bridge #18

 

Section – 22 ( .9 mile)

From: Bridge #18 (Access: NW of Sheffield)

To …: Bridge #17A .8 mile

To …: Feeder Junction

 

Section – 23 (1.0 mile)

From: Feeder Junction

To …: Bridge #18A .4 mile

To …: Lock #22 & Bridge #19 (Access: NE of Mineral)

 

Section – 24 (1.1 miles)

From: Lock #22 & Bridge #19

To …: AQ #4 .6 mile

To …: Bridge #20  .3 mile

To …: Bridge #21 (Access: NW of Mineral)

 

Section – 25 (2.1 miles)

From: Bridge #21 (Access: NW of Mineral)

To …: Bridge #22

 

Section – 26 (1.5 miles)

From: Bridge #22

To …: Bridge #23 (Access: Route 78 N. of Annawan or I-80 exit 33 N.)

 

Section – 27 ( .6 miles)

From: Bridge #23 (Access: Route 78 N. of Annawan or I-80 exit 33 N.)

To …: AQ #5

 

Section – 28 (1.3 miles)

From: AQ #5

To …: Bridge #24 (Access: NW of Annawan)

 

Section – 29 ( .9 miles)

From: Bridge #24

To …: Bridge #25 (Access: NW of Annawan)

 

Section – 30 (1.1 miles)

From: Bridge #25 (Access: NW of Annawan)

To …: Bridge #26 .5 mile

To …: Lock #23 .1 mile

To …: Bridge #27

 

Section – 31 (1.1 miles)

From: Bridge #27

To …: Bridge #28 (Access: NE of Atkinson)

 

Section – 32 (1.1 miles)

From: Bridge #28

To …: Bridge #29 (Access: N. of Atkinson)

 

Section – 33 ( .8 miles)

From: Bridge #29

To …: Bridge #30 (Access: NW of Atkinson)

 

Section – 34 (1.0 mile)

From: Bridge #30 (Access: NW of Atkinson)

To …: Bridge #31

 

Section – 35 (1.2 miles)

From: Bridge #31

To …: Bridge #32 .8 mile

To …: AQ #6 .2 mile

To …: Bridge #33 (Access: E. of Geneseo)

 

Section – 36 (2.0 miles)                                           This section adopted by:  Joanne Gernant/Patti Fahey

From: Bridge #33                                                                                               Geneseo

To …: Bridge #34 (Access: E. of Geneseo)

 

Section – 37 (1.3 miles)                                           This section adopted by:  Geneseo Middle School

From: Bridge #34                                                                                               Geneseo

To …: Bridge #35 (Access: E. of Geneseo)

 

Section – 38 (1.1 miles)

From: Bridge #35

To …: Lock #24 & Bridge #36 (Access: N. of Geneseo)

 

Section – 39 (1.1 miles)

From: Lock #24 & Bridge #36

To …: Bridge #37 (Access: Route 82 N. of Geneseo)

 

Section – 40 (1.1 miles)

From: Bridge #37 (Access: Route 82 N. of Geneseo)

To …: AQ #7

 

Section – 41 (1.2 miles)

From: AQ #7

To …: Bridge #38 (Access: NW of Geneseo)

 

Section – 42 (1.1 miles)

From: Bridge #38 (Access: NW of Geneseo)

To …: Bridge #39

 

Section – 43 (1.0 mile)

From: Bridge #39 (Access: NW of Geneseo)

To …: Lock #25

 

Section – 44 (1.1 miles)

From: Lock #25

To …:  Lift Bridge #40  1.0 mile (Access: E. of Colona) 

To …: Lock #26

 

Section – 45 (2.2 miles)

From: Lock #26 (Access: E. of Colona)

To …: AQ #8 (Inverted siphon)

 

Section – 46 (1.2 miles)

From: AQ #8 (Inverted siphon)

To …: Bridge #41 (Access: S. of Dayton or I-80 exit 7 E.)

 

Section – 47  (1.4 miles)

From: Bridge #41 (Access: S. of Dayton or I-80 exit 7 E.)

To …: Bridge #41A (I-80)

To …: Lock #28

  

Section – 48  ( .6 mile)

From: Lock #28  (Access: Colona by Maple & Water Streets)

To …: RR Bridge #5 (Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific) 

To …: RR Bridge #6 (Chicago, Burlington & Quincy) 

To …: Bridge #42 (Route 84)

  

Section – 49  (1.7 miles)

From: Bridge #42  (Access: Route 84 Colona)

To …: Bridge #42A

To …: Lock #29 (Rock River)