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07/28/2018 07:37PM
This has been mentioned here but I don't find much detail here. I have good info from the museum in the state park, but no sense of mileage in a day. Feels like with just lock length portages maybe 20 miles is not difficult?
I have not found much experiential info on line.
I have not found much experiential info on line.
07/30/2018 12:25PM
Hi Bill,
The one time I took our Troop to the Canal we put in at the camp to the West of the feeder canal and paddled to the visitor center & back in a day. Along the way where a road crossing had been put in we encountered a couple culverts which were wide & deep enough for a canoe to paddle through. If we wanted to continue past the camp then there would have been a portage around the locks.
I think 20 miles in a day is definitely do-able. The only real discernible current is at the culverts.
The one time I took our Troop to the Canal we put in at the camp to the West of the feeder canal and paddled to the visitor center & back in a day. Along the way where a road crossing had been put in we encountered a couple culverts which were wide & deep enough for a canoe to paddle through. If we wanted to continue past the camp then there would have been a portage around the locks.
I think 20 miles in a day is definitely do-able. The only real discernible current is at the culverts.
When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known. - Sigurd F. Olson, "The Singing Wilderness"
07/31/2018 02:43PM
Yeah, I think one would be able to do the feeder from the source to the split. I could see there being a greater potential for current on the feeder though since the canal itself broadens & gets deeper.
At one time I had crazy ideas about putting in at the dam and paddling all the way to the first campground for a weekend out & back. Let us how it works out for you!
At one time I had crazy ideas about putting in at the dam and paddling all the way to the first campground for a weekend out & back. Let us how it works out for you!
When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known. - Sigurd F. Olson, "The Singing Wilderness"
08/10/2018 08:04PM
Well, if I up and decide to do it ill let you know. Monday-Thursday is free camping for seniors. Been thinking of starting up the feeder and getying to first site west. Go aways west and finish going east as far as makes sense. Was thinking less shuttle distance for my wife or son. Or other route.
08/12/2018 12:19PM
There are lots of areas on the Hennepin Canal are weed choked. So you may get slowed down some with all of the lily pads and other vegetation covering the water.
"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.” ~A.A. Milne
08/12/2018 05:06PM
Yeah. I suspected there were choked areas.
If I believed google earth I would think I could paddle the whole way from Hennepin to the Rock River.
Maybe in mid-May there is more water??
If I believed google earth I would think I could paddle the whole way from Hennepin to the Rock River.
Maybe in mid-May there is more water??
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