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
Lindsey Roberts completes the R2R trail in a Fastest Known Time (FKT) two years in a row. In 2021 she got the female supported FKT and now in 2022 she got the female self supported FKT. See her trail story below:
Lindsey Godby Roberts just completed an unsupported Fastest Known Time (FKT) attempt yesterday morning. She did the entire R2R trail in 71 hrs, 48 mins, 42 secs and finished first thing in the morning after hiking all night. That’s dedication. If theRead More
For those that don’t know what FKT (Fastest Known Time) means, it can be seen on this website: https://fastestknowntime.com/route/river-river-trail-il . This past April Kevin attempted to beat the unsupported FKT on the River to River Trail. Take a look at the trailRead More
For those interested in experiencing the a River to River Trail hike in the month of September may want to watch the YouTube videos that were shared by the Lazy Extremist hiker. The five videos are at the links below. Enjoy. RiverRead More
Take a look at the trail story he shared with Society and allowed us to share it here. Congratulations Caleb, we added your name to our Honor Roll.
With recent news that Devils Backbone Park at Grand Tower is closed, we reached out to the folks at Grand Tower and got the following response about parking at the park for R2R Trail hikers. Talked to Park Board President and heRead More
As the President of the River to River Trail Society I got the following email from Tim Pohlman yesterday and wasn’t able to post until now. This message is very important to those considering hikes along the R2R trail between Bassett RoadRead More
For anybody that may be interested, we received a new trail story from Tim who hiked the trail in 2002 when the trail looked a lot different than it does today. Here is a direct link to Tim’s story on a differentRead More
For those that may not have seen Christopher David Benda’s (Illinois Botanizer) posts on Facebook, he is doing a river to river trail through hike and posting a daily blog of his adventure. You can follow his trip blog at https://illinoisbotanizer.blogspot.com/.