The River to River Trail

The monument was dedicated on August 13th, see this page for the details including a video of the entire event. http://www.rivertorivertrail.net/home/society-information/john-odell-monument-dedicated/

The monument was delivered to Southern Illinois during the week of June 17 and the Society currently coordinating and planning its installation and dedication. We could use your help and are asking everyone to share their thoughts about John. See this pageRead More

We, the Trail Society, had 10 scheduled hikes this Spring of 2022. We went to a place many had not been prior..Piney Creek Ravine in Jackson county with its’ Rock art, and had a short Sunday afternoon hike to the Rock House,Read More

Hello All!! The 2022 River To River Trail Society Annual meeting will be here soon. It is scheduled for Saturday, June 4th, 10 am, at the Vienna, IL. City Park, which coincides with National Trails Day The park is adjacent to theRead More

For the last official River to River Trail Society hike of the Spring 2022 hiking season, we met at the old Shawnee Mart parking lot on IL. Rt. 145 at Eddyville. Marcus Owens & Steve Mitchell were our leaders for the day.Read More

Lindsey Roberts completes the R2R trail in a Fastest Known Time (FKT) two years in a row. In 2021 she got the female supported FKT and now in 2022 she got the female self supported FKT. See her trail story below:

Sat. April 30th, we met at the visitors’ center at Giant City State Park. Fred Scott led 18 other hikers, in and around various areas of the park. It was a bit overcast, but Temps were almost perfect  We carpooled from theRead More

On May 1, 2022 the River to River Trail Society sponsored a trash blast along  2.5 miles of the River to River trail from Elizabethtown to a 1/2 mile north of Lake Tecumsah.  The volunteer crew shown in the above photos fromRead More

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its tenth and final guided hike of the spring, 2022 hiking season, on Saturday, May 7, in Lusk Creek Wilderness, in Pope County. The hike is free and open to the public.The hike will be a difficult hike ofRead More