The River to River Trail

Hi all: I hope everyone has had a great and enjoyable summer. With the onset of fall and the fall hiking season approaching quickly the society has proposed to try and schedule a few service days this fall to help on trailRead More

As the President of the River to River Trail Society I got the following email from Tim Pohlman yesterday and wasn’t able to post until now. This message is very important to those considering hikes along the R2R trail between Bassett RoadRead More

The Makanda Inn & Cottages has included some featured hike information from the River to River Trail Society President Bill Gilmour in the May 7, 2019 Article on their website titled “Best Trails to Hike in Shawnee National Forest”. Please visit theirRead More

At its Annual General Meeting and picnic on Saturday, June 1, the River-to-River Trail Society will elect officers for the 2019 to 2020 year. The nominating committee has proposed the following slate of officers: President: Bill Gilmour, Metropolis Vice President: Brian DeNeal,Read More

The River-to-River Trail Society will hold its annual meeting and picnic on Saturday, June 1, 2019. Meet at the Patton Pavilion near the north end of the City Park in Harrisburg. (This is the same place as 2018.) The event will beginRead More

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its eighth and final hike of the Spring, 2019 hiking season, on Saturday, May 4. The hike is free and open to the public. This hike will be in the area of the Cache River and LittleRead More

The River to River Trail Society announces that the newly updated 2018 R2R Trail Maps have been uploaded to the Societies website and the Avenza Map Store this past week. The Society would like to thank the Shawnee National Forest Service teamRead More

19 Hardy Hikers, including leaders Marcus Owens & Steve Mitchell led us into the forest & streams of Lusk Creek Wilderness & Natural Areas yesterday. The weather tried to threaten rain..(it did succeed for a few minutes), but, hikers prevailed. We splitRead More

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its seventh guided hike of the Spring, 2019 hiking season, at Lusk Creek Wilderness in Pope County, on Saturday, April 27. Although this hike is free and open to the public, in order to comply with theRead More

Today’s River 2 River Trail Society hike was at Trail of Years State Forest and also along Snake Road. At Trail of Tears we did the C.C.C. Heritage Trail and the West Loop of the Ozark Ridge Trail for a total ofRead More