The River to River Trail

The River to River Trail Society announces its 2nd public hike of the 2026 Fall hiking season on October 24th.  Hiking: North Pounds Hollow Loop/Pounds Hollow Arch. This hike is free and open to the public. This will be a moderately difficultRead More

On Saturday, September 26th, which is designated National Public Lands Day, 4 groups gathered, with over 2 dozen friends, hikers and participants. The Shawnee National Forest Friends, the U.S. Forest Service personnel, a group from Camp Ondessonk/Vienna high school and 8 membersRead More

The River to River Trail Society announces its 1st public hike of the 2026 Fall hiking season on October 17th.  Hiking: Ferne Clyffe State Park (Johnson County). This hike is free and open to the public. This will be a moderately difficultRead More

The River-to River Trail Society announces its schedule of free guided hikes in and about the Shawnee National Forest for Fall, 2026. All hikes are open to the public free of charge. No reservations are required except where noted on schedule. TheseRead More

Hi all, we hope everyone has had a safe and enjoyable summer considering everything going on. We in the Trail Society have been working on our fall hiking schedule which will be released soon. In an effort to give back to theRead More

Hi All: We were notified today by the Shawnee National Forest Service personnel that the April 1 – July 2026 R2R Trail detour in the Max Creek area has now been lifted. This detour was necessary because of ongoing work in theRead More

For a limited period of time the Trail Society is offering River to River Trail and Trail Society merchandise available for sale from a local Southern Illinois vendor. Please consider supporting the Society by purchasing a shirt. Click the shop button onRead More

The 2026 River To River Trail Society Annual meeting will be here soon. It is scheduled for Saturday, June 6th, 10 am, at the Dixon Springs State Park, 982 IL-146, Golconda, IL, which coincides with National Trails Day  We have reserved Shelter NumberRead More

For todays’ hike, we gathered at a curve on a gravel road…on Bowman Bottoms Road. We weren’t ‘in the bottoms” tho. Megan Henderson led 14 hikers, none of which were “new” to the Society. We headed off South along a power lineRead More

The River to River Trail Society announces its 10th public hike of the 2026 spring hiking season on May 3rd. Hiking: Horse Creek Trail (Alexander County). This hike is free and open to the public. This will be a very difficult loopRead More