2020 10-18
Today, Bob Mulcahy led us in Ferne Clyffe State Park. We did about 4 miles, a good amount on the River to River Trail. We had over Half of our participants as “Newbies”…some from Pope county/Metropolis, 1 from as far away asRead More
2020 10-12
Steve Ryder’s hike at Pyramid State Park on Saturday was quite successful. There were fourteen hikers, including Steve. Steve had worked out a very good loop hike, and although there weren’t any bluffs or scenic wonders, it was a nice long walkRead More
The River-to-River Trail Society announces its second hike of the Fall, 2020 hiking season at Ferne Clyffe State Park in Johnson County, on Saturday, October 14. The hike is free and open to the public, but because the size of the groupRead More
2020 10-07
This post is for all of those signing up for fall hikes and hike leaders. Linked below is the waiver that all will be asked to sign prior to all of the hikes. Please take some time to review it prior toRead More
2020 10-05
The River-to-River Trail Society announces its first hike of the Fall, 2020 hiking season, at Pyramid State Park in Perry County, Illinois, on Saturday, October 10. The hike is free and open to the public, but spaces are limited for public healthRead More
2020 09-26
Hi all: Today the River to River Trail Society volunteers did a great job in picking up well over 100 lbs of trash from above and below the observation trail area, backpackers parking lot and the Indian point trail. The crew workedRead More
2020 09-21
The River-to-River Trail Society announces that this fall 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
2020 09-14
Hi all, we hope everyone has had a safe and enjoyable summer considering everything going on. As everyone already knows, we cancelled all but one of our spring hikes and our annual meeting & picnic this past spring because of COVID-19. InRead More
2020 06-09
Little Grand Canyon hiking trail made the national news representing all of Illinois for the most scenic hike in the state. http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/travel-photos/the-most-scenic-hike-in-every-state/ss-BB14JgQG?ocid=ientp#image=15
2020 05-13
On Wednesday May 13, 2020 Gillum Ferguson did a 18 min interview with Tom Miller to talk about the Society and the R2R trail. Give the interview a listen from WJPF’s website or ours as linked below. https://www.wjpf.com/episode/newsradio-wjpf-interview-with-gillum-ferguson-may-13-2020/