The River to River Trail

The River-to-River Trail Society announces that, in conjunction with the Saline County Tourism Board and the Shawnee Trails Conservancy, it is raising funds for a monument to honor John O’Dell, educator, outdoorsman, minister, community leader, and father of the River-to-River Trail. TheRead More

On Saturday April 3, 2021 Mark Motsinger lead a group of 14 hikers on a 3 mile hike throughout the area. The weather was sunny and ideal for hiking. The group included mostly returning hikers. Mark lead the group lead the groupRead More

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its fifth scheduled hike of the Spring, 2021 hiking season on Saturday, April 10, on the Snake Road in Union County. This hike is free and open to the public. This will be a hike of moderateRead More

With a Sunny sky, and Well above average temperatures, Bill Gilmour led 27 hikers in the Cedar Creek wonders hike. We met at New Simpson Hill School, and then moved to the trailhead on Gum Springs Road. We again, had probably 5-6Read More

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its fourth guided hike of the Spring, 2021 hiking season, on Saturday, April 3,  at Millstone Bluff, in Pope County. This hike is free and open to the public. No pre-registration will be required for this hike.Read More

In an effort to continue maintenance of the River to River Trail, the Trail Society is reinstituting the trail stewards program. As a result, the Society is seeking volunteers to agree to take responsibility for and maintain sections of the trail. TheRead More

Saturday March 20th, turned out to be a Great day for a hike, in the Jackson Hole/Peters’ Cave area.  A total of 26 hikers met at Boulden Church on Ozark Rd. Todd Carr was our leader for the day. We hiked completelyRead More

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its third scheduled hike of the Spring, 2021 hiking season, on Saturday, March 27, in the Gum Springs area of Johnson County. This hike is free and open to the public. Hikers will visit two waterfalls andRead More

Sat, March 13th, was The River To River Trail Society’s 1st hike of the 2021 Spring hiking season, We gathered at Camp Ondessonk. After signing in, for both the Society and the Camp, we listened to leader Greg Santen talk about theRead More

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its second public hike of the Spring, 2021 hiking season, on Saturday, March 20, between Jackson Hole and Peter’s Cave waterfall, in Pope County. This hike is free and open to the public. Because State of Illinois hasRead More