The River to River Trail

For all those interested in the R2R trail maps, the new official map 5 in the Garden of the Gods area has been uploaded to the Trail Societies website and is now available for download.  The geo-referenced PDF file has also beenRead More

For anybody looking for opportunities to volunteer with in the Shawnee National Forest, The Shawnee Trail Conservancy, The Forest Service and the Society are doing some rock hauling for the River to River Trail in Garden of the Gods Wilderness.  The detailsRead More

For those that may be interested, the Shawnee Trail Conservancy (STC) will be packing gravel to work on areas on the R2R in the Garden of the Gods wilderness.  This will be happening on Saturday June 23, 2018 starting 9:00 am IRead More

Hi All:   Just wanted to let all that are interested in the River to River Trail, I recently received from the Forest Service the updated maps for the historic Battery Rock Leg trail.  These 5 maps take off from map 3,Read More

33 people gathered on Sat. June 2nd, 2018 at the Harrisburg, IL. city park for the River to River Trail Societys’ Annual Meeting/National Trails Day picnic. A short business meeting was conducted, with Election of Officers for 2018-19 1st on the agenda,Read More

All:   Details on the subject event have been uploaded to the Society web site.  Details can be found in the  PDF file linked on the Society Information page.  The link is near the bottom.   http://www.rivertorivertrail.net/home/society-information/

For all that may be interested in using the new 2017 River to River Trail maps on your smart phone, you can now download all 28 maps from the Avenza Map Store for free.  Just open up the Avenza App on yourRead More

For those that may be interested, the Shawnee Trail Conservancy (STC) will be packing gravel to work on areas on the R2R in the Garden of the Gods wilderness.  This will be happening on Saturday May 12, 2018 between 9:00 am andRead More

Warning: Long Post. I just want to say a Huuuuge “Thank YOU”, to All the hike leaders this spring..Vicki Mosberger Ferguson & Gillum Ferguson, Bob Mulcahy, Steve Ryder, Steven Mitchell, Marcus Owens, David Cooper, Jim Todd, Bill Gilmour, Eric Johnson, Steve Gariepy,Read More

Well, we finished up the Spring 2018 hiking season in Fine Style. Marcus Owens & Steven Mitchell led 15 other hikers, divided into 2 groups, over trails in the Lusk Creek Wilderness. The original route had to be ‘scrapped’ and revised dueRead More