Saturday, March 23, 2019 Hike Announcement

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its second guided hike of the Spring, 2019 hiking season, on Saturday, March 23. The hike is free and open to the public. Hikers will meet at 10:00 a.m. at Rim Rock Parking lot on Karbers Ridge Road (also known as Pounds Hollow Road), eight miles east of Route 34 and three miles west of Route 1. The hike will make a loop from Rim Rock west to Blackridge Road, then east around the northern side of Pounds Hollow Lake, and back to the starting point. This will be a hike of about six miles, requiring some off-trail hiking and some uphill hiking, as well as at least one creek crossing. The hike is intended for people in good health who have done some hiking. Boots or sturdy shoes and hiking sticks are strongly recommended. Hikers should bring their own water and a snack.  No dogs, please. 

    For information or directions, call (630) 470-7692.

Submitted by:

Gillum Ferguson, Secretary

River-to-River Trail Society

March 16, 2019 Hike Summaries

GOOD GOSH GERTIE…no, she wasn’t on todays’ hike, but her brother, sister & cousins were..WOWZER..45 of You started the hike (yes, a few left early), but, 38 finished..What.A.Day!!.. We Filled the new parking lot by Knights of the Golden Circle!!.Post your pics here..and on your own facebook page. Could not have asked for better weather…with the Sun & Blue skies. Streams were just the right size to cross easily. We had people from KY to the Northern end of IL. (and 1 originally from Hawaii). Lots of New hikers…Hopefully You made a new friend or 2 or 3..We are So Glad to have You join us. We saw Twin Towers, Whiskey Cave, a natural arch, Buzzards’ Roost..and finished at the Knights amphitheater. Welcome to All New Hikers, Great to see all the Experienced hikers. Come On Back next week!! Thanks to Bill Gilmour for his Excellent Leadership…and to those (Fred Scott, Terri Hughes Sutton & David Simmons) who assisted with our 1 injured hiker..and to those 3 (Judy Judith Otterson Lewis, Hugh, & Jane ) who helped her get out..