The River to River Trail Society announces its 7^th public hike of the 2024 spring hiking season on Apr. 13^th. Hiking: Ghost Dance Canyon (Pope County). This hike is free and open to the public. This will be a moderate hike, 2 miles in length (1/2-mile trail, 1-1/2 miles bushwacking), 2 hours hiking time. The leader of this hike can be reached at 618-694-7034 for more information. Hikers should meet at 10:00 am at Dixon Springs State Park swimming pool parking lot. This hike is intended for people in good health who have done some hiking. Hiking sticks and boots or sturdy shoes are recommended. Hikers should bring their own water and snacks. No dogs please. There are some steep grades and some slick rock on this hike, and there are two stream crossings which requires hikers to walk rocks in order to cross. If it rains prior to this hike, hiker’s boots/shoes may become wet when crossing the streams. For a map to the meeting location at the Dixon Springs State Park swimming pool parking lot click this blue link Dixon Springs State Park pool parking area and a map will open up, and then click the Directions button and a driving map will be created which will allow you to plan your driving directions to the meeting area. Prior to participating in any hikes, the River to River Trail Society requests that all hikers read the 2023 Trail Society Waiver which can be found on the River to River website at the following link River to River Trail Society Information and then sign off on this waiver prior to the beginning of the hike. A copy of the waiver will be at the Dixon Springs State Park pool parking meeting area for your signature.