Back in 2019, Jim Schroeder started section hiking the R2R Trail with his kids who were between 9 & 13 at the time. They finished the trail 4 years later in 2023. He has published a new book entitled On the TrailRead More
In response to numerous recent comments on Facebook, the Society has developed an official policy that is now posted on our website. This page also includes a link to the official Forest Service national trail assurance installation policy which our policy isRead More
The Trail Society would like to formally thank Beth for her donation to the Trail Society. In addition, we would like to call out and thank Trail Society Board Members Steve Melville and Melanie Kasson for their fantastic efforts to support trailRead More
Hi All: On Monday July 1, 2024, two Trail Society volunteers hiked the new rerouted section of the River to River Trail west of the Lirley Trailhead and installed the new R2R Trail markers. They also hiked out on the previous trailRead More
Carmen submitted to us a Youtube video that he created for his 2024 R2R through hike at the age of 71. Our review of this video found that a few video segments were out of sequence with the actual trail. Overall though,Read More
I just posted a short trail story written by Darral Ward on his April 2024 adventure to hike the R2R Trail from Grand Tower to Elizabethtown, IL. Give it a quick read.
For those that are interested in the trail and hiking it in segments, David has put together a great and detailed story of how he hiked the trail over the 2023/2024 fall & winter hiking season.
We have just been notified by the Shawnee National Forest Service that the timber harvest between Bassett Road and Cadiz Road has been completed 100%. As a result, the Forest Service has removed the requirement to detour along Bassett and Karbers RidgeRead More
This post is a follow-up to our October 4, 2023 post on the start of installing picnic tables along the River to River Trail. Since that post, the Society has completed the installation of six more tables in various spots along theRead More
I just posted a short trail story written by Jim Schroeder of Evansville, IN. He shares a little about his family adventure of section hiking the entire R2R trail over a period of four years from 2019 to 2023. Check it out.Read More