The River to River Trail

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

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its first public hike of the Spring, 2021 hiking season, on Saturday, March 13, between Phantoms Canyon and Cedar Falls, in Pope County. This hike is free and open to the public. Because the size of the groupRead More

The River-to-River Trail Society announces that this spring it will once again offer a schedule of guided hikes in and near the Shawnee National Forest. All hikes are free and open to the public. Although the hikes vary in level of difficulty,Read More

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

For those interested in experiencing the a River to River Trail hike in the month of September may want to watch the YouTube videos that were shared by the Lazy Extremist hiker. The five videos are at the links below. Enjoy. RiverRead More

With the upcoming spring hiking season just around the corner, the Forest Service asked us to remind everyone to practice the Leave No Trace Ethics Principles while enjoying the Shawnee National Forest. For more information, please visit the Leave No Trace websiteRead More

Hi All, We have just found out our founder John O’Dell has contracted Covid-19 and has been moved to a 24-hour care facility. His wife Marilee also had Covid-19, but is apparently recovering. They are staying in the same complex, but sheRead More

Take a look at the trail story he shared with Society and allowed us to share it here. Congratulations Reese, we added your name to our Honor Roll and thanks for putting together the great trail story.