- Trail Route and Sections
- Section 1 - Eggers Woods to Navy Pier to Elmhurst
- Section 2 - Elmhurst to Elgin
- Section 3 - Elgin to McHenry
- Section 4 - McHenry to Hebron
- Section 5 - Hebron to Caledonia
- Section 6 - Caledonia to Winnebago
- Section 7 - Winnebago to Freeport
- Section 8 - Freeport to Jo Daviess County
- Section 9 - Jo Daviess County to Hanover Bluffs
- Section 10 - Hanover Bluffs to Thomson
- Section 11 - Thomson to North Cordova
- Section 12 - North Cordova to Hennepin Canal Trail
- Section 13 - Hennepin Canal Trail
- Section 14 - Hennepin Canal Trail to Seatonville
- Section 15 - Seatonville to East Ottawa
- Section 16 - I&M Canal State Trail
- Section 17 - I&M Canal State Trail to Old Plank Road Trail
- Section 18 - Old Plank Road Trail to Eggers Woods
- Recommended Trips
- Trip 1 - Chicago Lakefront Trail
- Trip 2 - Illinois Prairie Path/Great Western Trail
- Trip 3 - Long Prairie Trail
- Trip 4 - Rock River Recreation Path
- Trip 5 - Apple River Canyon to Galena Route
- Trip 6 - Great River Trail
- Trip 7 - Hennepin Canal Parkway Trail
- Trip 8 - Illinois & Michigan Canal Trail (I&M)
- Trip 9 - Old Plank Road Trail
- Trip 10 - Burnham Greenway Trail
- Trail Signs
- Biking Tips
Section 13 - Hennepin Canal Trail
The Hennepin Canal was started in 1890 and completed in 1907, when it reduced the distance that goods and people travelled from Chicago to Rock Island by 419 miles. In order to keep up with rail competition and carry more cargo for competitive costs the canal boats needed to exceed the size of the width of the canal; thus, the Hennepin Canal became obsolete.
(Hennepin Canal Trail / Bridge to Hennepin Canal Trail / Bridge 15A)
Click for Printable PDF Support Documents for Section 13:
| Go | Direction | On | Distance (mi) |
| Start: Hennepin Canal Trail at bridge 37 | |||
| E | Hennepin Canal to bridge 29 (2200 E Rd heads south 2 miles to the village of Atkinson) | 8.5 | |
| E | Hennepin Canal to bridge 23 (Rte 78 heads south 1 mile to the village of Annawan) | 6.1 | |
| E | Hennepin Canal to bridge 20 (120 E Rd heads south 1 mile to the village of Mineral) | 3.8 | |
| E | Hennepin Canal to bridge 15A (Hennepin Canal Trail enter Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park) | 7.6 | |
| TOTAL DISTANCE | 26.0 |
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