Hike the Canal outing set for Sunday

SHEFFIELD — Friends of the Canal will hold its monthly Hike the Canal outing on Sunday.

This month’s hike will be from Bridge 52 to Bridge 50 on the feeder canal. Participants should meet on the northwest side of Bridge 50 at 1:30 p.m., where they will be shuttled to Bridge 52 to begin the hike.

Directions to Bridge 50 are to take Route 40 north off of Route 6 (or Interstate 80) to Route 172. Then west on Route 172 to where it crosses the feeder canal.

This portion of the “Hike the Hennepin” is 4.1 miles in length and it has been named the “Cottonwood.” The “Hike the Hennepin Challenge” was developed by Friends of the Hennepin Canal as an opportunity for everyone to get to know the canal personally by hiking it from the Illinois River to the Mississippi, including the feeder canal, in small legs. You need not be a member of Friends to join in any of the hikes.

For more information, contact Ed Herrmann at (815) 664-2403 or Pat Stier at (815) 454-2502, or visit the group’s Web site at: fhcanal.home.mchsi.com.