2018 12-07
For those that may not have seen Christopher David Benda’s (Illinois Botanizer) posts on Facebook, he is doing a river to river trail through hike and posting a daily blog of his adventure. You can follow his trip blog at https://illinoisbotanizer.blogspot.com/.
2018 12-01
The STC will be hauling gravel onto trail 405 to Indian Kitchen. This work should finish up the needed gravel. Ground crew and pack animals are always needed. Come join us and help maintain the trail system in the Wilderness. WorkRead More
2018 11-25
Talk about finishing the Fall 2018 hiking season on a High Note…WOW!!!…28 hikers on a Beautiful day, led by Vicki Mosberger Ferguson & Gillum ..took in Knights of the Golden Circle, Whiskey Cave, and other points…We had ’em from St. Louis, toRead More
2018 11-14
The River-to-River Trail Society announces its ninth and final guided hike of the Fall, 2018 hiking season, on Saturday, November 24, 2018. This will be a hike of about four miles, from Knights of the Golden Circle to High Knob Road, byRead More
What a day for hiking!! Brian DeNeal led 19 others on the Crest Trail hike from the Tecumseh Statue over to Stone Face. He brought along 3 new hikers, Travis Pearcy brought his dad (2 new) and both TwoBobs’ were with us!!!Read More
2018 11-04
The River-to-River Trail Society is pleased to announce the publication of its new official online guide to the entire River-to-River Trail. The Trail Guide is now available to all without charge on the Society’s website at rivertorivertrail.net, simply by going to theRead More
2018 11-03
The River-to-River Trail Society announces that on Saturday, November 10, it will offer its seventh and eighth guided hikes of the Fall, 2018 hiking season. These will be alternative hikes, offered on the same day. Both hikes are free and open toRead More
We had a “Bakers Dozen” worth of hikers today at Cedar Lake in Jackson County. Very Well-led by Don Monty & Anne Gaylord. Anne identified lots of plants, and kept us all ‘on-time’. We had 3 new hikers..Welcome to them..Becky Marsh &Read More
2018 10-28
2 groups of hikers left the Backpackers’ Parking lot Saturday Oct. 27th…1 group of 5, led by Fred Scott, headed South out to Indian Point. We saw Lots of fellow sight-seers…people from 2+ hours away. We ‘welcomed’ them to Southern Illinois, toldRead More
The River-to-River Trail Society announces its sixth guided hike of the Fall, 2018 hiking season, on Saturday, November 3, at 10:30 a.m. The hike will be to and from Wolf Den Hollow, on Trails 385 and 378, on the western side ofRead More