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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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:
A new trail story has just been uploaded to our website for your reading enjoyment and for future hikers to see how different people do their hikes on the River to River Trail. Thank You Vince Baker