On a cloudy, overcast sky Saturday morning, 17 hikers gathered at the end of Rebman lane, to be led by Melanie Kasson on a hike involving several trails, including parts of the River to River trail, in the South part of FerneRead More
The River to River Trail Society announces its 4th public hike of the 2025 Fall hiking season on Nov. 1st. Hiking: Dutchman Lake (Johnson County). This hike is free and open to the public. This will be a moderately difficult loop hikeRead More
22 hikers gathered on a warm Saturday, October 18th, to be led down the Wild Turkey trail in the Crab Orchard National Wildlife refuge and other trails by Cathy Jennings, todays’ hike leader. We had 1 new hiker from the Carbondale areaRead More
The River to River Trail Society announces its 3rd public hike of the 2025 Fall hiking season on Oct. 25th. Hiking: Ferne Clyffe (Johnson County). This hike is free and open to the public. This will be a moderately difficult loop hikeRead More
On a sunny Saturday October 11th, we opened up the Fall 2025 hiking season. Sam Morales was our leader today, and he led 16 other hikers, including 2 new hikers, a husband/wife pair from Collinsville, Illinois. We met at Zion church, andRead More
The River to River Trail Society announces its 2nd public hike of the 2025 Fall hiking season on Oct. 18th. Hiking: Wild Turkey Trail (Williamson County). This hike is free and open to the public. This will be a moderate in andRead More
The River to River Trail Society announces its 1st public hike of the 2025 Fall hiking season on Oct. 11th. Hiking: Trail 049 (Pope County). This hike is free and open to the public. This will be a difficult loop hike approximatelyRead More
The River-to River Trail Society announces its schedule of free guided hikes in and about the Shawnee National Forest for Fall, 2025. All hikes are open to the public free of charge. No reservations are required except where noted on schedule. TheseRead More
On a cloudy Saturday, May 3rd, 7 hikers gathered at a spot in Alexander county that most of us had never before been to. It was Trail 220. There was a possibility of rain, so, many had stuffed into their backpacks someRead More
On Saturday, April 26th, 14 hikers gathered at the main waterfall parking lot at Ferne Clyffe State park, just south of Goreville. Cathy Jennings was our leader for this hike. We had 1 new hiker, the rest of the hikers had allRead More