Hi all, we hope everyone has had a safe and enjoyable summer considering everything going on. We in the Trail Society have been working on our fall hiking schedule to be released soon. In an effort to give back to the forest,Read More
On Wed. May 24th, 3 members of the River to River Trail Society, along with 4 U.S. Forest Service personnel and over 10 people from the Southern Illinois Backcountry Horsemen, gathered at Franks’ tract to cooperate to do some trail maintenance andRead 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
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
Our partners the Back Country Horseman are looking for volunteers to help pack gravel into trails in the Lusk creek area. Volunteers are needed to fill buckets with gravel, dump them into the pack teams and then to level the gravel whereRead More
On February 18, 2023 the River to River Trail Society joined forces with the Illinois Branch of the Back Country Horseman to repair the River to River Trail between Dutchman Lake and Twinz Lane. This section of trail was originally built throughRead More
The Trail Society is working together with the Back Country Horseman to try and clear the River to River Trail between Dutchman Lake and Twinz Lane. Some Society members hiked the trail late last year and confirmed that over 30 pines haveRead More
This is a notice to all potential R2R Trail hikers that will be hiking from HWY45 to the Tunnel Hill State Trail on Map 15. I have been notified by the FS and Ameren Energy that Ameren Energy will be working onRead More
Today, Fri. Oct. 7th, 3 River to River Trail Society members (Jim Todd, Sam Morales & Chris Drone) along with 3 people, including Pat Jones, from Friends of the Shawnee, worked a Trash Blast just North of the Grantsburg swamp. This areaRead More
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