David Hilt Segmented Trail Story
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.
R2R Trail Detour has been Lifted
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
The Society Completes Installation of Nine Picnic Tables Along R2R Trail
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
New Jim Schroeder & Family Section Hike Story Posted.
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
Glenn Lawrentz Jr. R2R Adventure
Hi All: Glenn has authored a complete novel on his and Joe Ulmer’s River to River Trail adventure in April 2023. The novel also chronicles some of Glenn’s life journey that lead him to his River to River Trail hike. The novelRead More
Texas hikers give back to the R2R Trail
The River to River Trail Society would like to extend a sincere THANK YOU to Karl Van Scyoc and his 4-5 buddies that came to Southern Illinois to hike the R2R trail in March 2023 from the Houston, TX area. Karl isRead More
R2R Trail Detour Resuming
We have just been notified by the Shawnee National Forest Service that work is restarting on the timber harvest between Bassett Road and Cadiz Road. They have reissued that attached detour R2R Trail hikers in the area. Road work in this areaRead More
New Trail Story Posted
This is an excellent read for anyone considering a summer thru hike of the River to River Trail. Mike also detailed out most of his equipment that he used on his hike and several lessons learned. Enjoy.
R2R Trail Detour Near Lee Mine
Any potential trail hikers please note the following detour the FS shared with us today. A section of the River To River Trail in our Lee Mine Project area, Hardin County, is being temporarily detoured while road construction and tree removal isRead More
www.thetravel.com website has R2R Trail @ #4
The River to River Trail made it on this list in the No. 4 spot, check out the list. https://www.thetravel.com/where-to-do-a-thru-hike-in-fall-united-states/