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Hennepin trail survey

8/20/2009

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I uploaded a photo journey of the Hennepin canal trail on Flickr, which you can see on the "Bicycling" tab of this website.  I also uploaded a longer, more detailed set that surveys the locks, bridges, and sights on the Hennepin (for now you can find on the "Facts" tab; Ed.--the survey was moved to the "Canal Photos" sub-page of this website, under "Canal Information", above), to give an idea of what you would encounter on a bike trip or paddle journey (I have a lot of photos of the bridges and locks for the latter). 

On another note, there is still no easy way to connect from the Hennepin trail to the I&M trail by bike.   I didn't get any photos of the roads that connect the two but I did find a link about it on the "crazy guy on a bike" website .  The Kaskaskia Alliance Trail has been proposed to form a trail link between the Hennepin and I&M trails but at this point it is still in the planning stages and the only means to connect the two are busy roads with little or no shoulders in parts. 
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Todd Volker
6/27/2010 07:06:13 pm

The IDNR report includes review of the full rail-trail routing along the old Rock Island railroad corridor. This would provide a complete point to point connection, if the property owner, the massive, California, Castle & Cooke real estate giant, will sell the state a trail easement. This is the right solution for making the connection.

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6/21/2012 10:50:19 am

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