2023 03-20
On a cold, windy, but Sunny Saturday morning, Bill Gilmour met 11 other hikers at the Goreville IL city park. We had 1 new hiker all the way from Lincoln IL. Everyone else was a returning hiker. We moved out, going SouthRead More
2023 03-17
The River-to-River Trail Society announces its 4th public hike of 2023 spring hiking season on March 25th. Hiking: Benham Hill Trailhead to One Horse Gap (Pope County). This hike is free and open to the public. This hike will be of moderateRead More
2023 03-11
On a cloudy, cool Saturday, The River to River Trail Society met at Shelter #2 at Dixon Springs State Park, for the 2nd hike of the Spring 2023 season We had, again, several new hikers, some from just a few miles toRead More
The River-to-River Trail Society announces its 3rd public hike of the 2023 spring hiking season on March 18th. Hiking: Dunntown Double Falls (Johnson County). This hike is free and open to the public. This hike will be of moderate difficulty, 4.5 milesRead More
2023 03-10
Sorry folks for getting this summary out so late. On a wonderful Saturday, March 4th, Todd Carr led 15 other hikers from the top of High knob on a 4 mile hike around the base of High knob, then outwards toward several scenic spots.Read More
2023 03-04
The River-to-River Trail Society announces its 2nd public hike of the 2023 spring hiking season on March 11th. Hiking: Dixon Springs Bluff Trail/Red Dog Trail (Pope County). This hike is free and open to the public. This will be a hike ofRead More
2023 02-22
The River-to-River Trail Society announces its 1st public hike of the 2023 spring hiking season on March 4th. Hike to the Wonders of the Grindstaff Hollow (Gallatin County). This hike is free and open to the public. This will be a hikeRead 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
2023 02-18
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
2023 02-07
The River-to River Trail Society announces its schedule of free guided hikes in and about the Shawnee National Forest for Spring, 2023. All hikes are open to the public free of charge. No reservations are required. These hikes are of at leastRead More