The River to River Trail

On Saturday April 1st, 7 hikers (none were ‘new’ hikers) met Sam Morales, hike leader, at New Simpson HIll school, on a sunny, windy, cool morning. We then moved out to the Gum Springs Trailhead. The parking area already had 2 horseRead More

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its 6th public hike of the 2023 spring hiking season on April 8th. Hiking: Ripple Canyon Camp Cadiz (Hardin County). This hike is free and open to the public. This will be a hike of moderate difficulty,Read More

Todays’ hike, led by Shawn Gossman, began at the Benham Hill trailhead parking lot. 19 other hikers gathered, including about 5 new hikers. The morning started out with a somewhat overcast sky, yet quickly, with movement and getting into the woods, we allRead More

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its 5th public hike of the 2023 spring hiking season on April 1st. Hiking: Gum Springs Trailhead to JD Falls (Johnson County). This hike is free and open to the public. This hike will be of moderateRead More

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

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

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

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

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