The River-to-River Trail Society will offer a special New Years Day hike on the Sentry Bluff Trail at Bell Smith Springs in Pope County on Saturday, January 1, 2022. This hike is free and open to the public. Hikers should meet atRead More
What a Grrreat day to finish up the Fall 2021 hiking season. Melanie Kasson was our leader at Wildcat Bluff, southwest of Vienna, IL. She led 23 hikers down the trail towards the Cache river, intending to cross it & head toRead More
On Sat. November 13th, 2021, Mart Watson led 25 hikers into the Splatterstone Falls & Cove Hollow area. We started the day with introductions, as usual, but, it was also noted, by Mart and others, of the passing of John O’Dell, founder,Read More
The River-to-River Trail Society announces its seventh and final hike of the Fall 2021 hiking season, on Saturday, November 27, at Wildcat Bluff, Little Black Slough, and Boss Island, in Johnson County. The hike is free and open to the public. This isRead More
The River-to-River Trail Society announces its sixth guided hike of the Fall, 2021 hiking season, on Saturday, November 13 at Cove Hollow in Pope County. Cove Hollow is sometimes known to rock climbers as “the Promised Land.” The hike is free and open toRead More
On a wonderful sunny Sat. November 6th, Fred Scott led 29 other hikers out of the Upper High Knob parking lot. We had, again, probably 5-7 ‘new’ hikers. A ‘whole truckload’ came from the Metro East area. We initially headed East onRead More
The River-to-River Trail Society announces its fifth guided hike of the Fall, 2021 hiking season, on Saturday, November 6. This hike is free and open to the public. The hike will cover just under six miles on Trails 001,153, 180, 180C, andRead More
This weekend, Bill Gimour led 23 other hikers in the Dutchman lake area. We started out in a drizzle of rain, which finally relented by lunchtime. We passed by the Dutchman lake “hanging boulder” and 3 different waterfalls: Dutchman lake falls, MeditationRead More
The River-to-River Trail Society announces its fourth guided hike of the Fall, 2021 hiking season, on Saturday, October 30, at Dutchman Lake, in Johnson County. This hike is free and open to the public. This will be a hike of between fiveRead More
Saturday October 23, 2021, Chris Drone led 12 hikers on his first hike as leader. The hike was just under 6 miles; started at the Buck Creek trail head and followed the Happy Hollow Trail along Buck Creek to the south endRead More