Glenn Lawrentz Jr. R2R Adventure

Hi All: Glenn has authored a complete novel on his and Joe Ulmer’s River to River Trail adventure in April 2023. The novel also chronicles some of Glenn’s life journey that lead him to his River to River Trail hike. The novelRead More

Texas hikers give back to the R2R Trail

The River to River Trail Society would like to extend a sincere THANK YOU to Karl Van Scyoc and his 4-5 buddies that came to Southern Illinois to hike the R2R trail in March 2023 from the Houston, TX area. Karl isRead More

R2R Trail Detour Resuming

We have just been notified by the Shawnee National Forest Service that work is restarting on the timber harvest between Bassett Road and Cadiz Road. They have reissued that attached detour R2R Trail hikers in the area. Road work in this areaRead More

New Trail Story Posted

This is an excellent read for anyone considering a summer thru hike of the River to River Trail. Mike also detailed out most of his equipment that he used on his hike and several lessons learned. Enjoy.

R2R Trail Detour Near Lee Mine

Any potential trail hikers please note the following detour the FS shared with us today. A section of the River To River Trail in our Lee Mine Project area, Hardin County, is being temporarily detoured while road construction and tree removal isRead More

Congratulations Lindsey Roberts Second FKT

Lindsey Roberts completes the R2R trail in a Fastest Known Time (FKT) two years in a row. In 2021 she got the female supported FKT and now in 2022 she got the female self supported FKT. See her trail story below:

Mr. Logsdon Completes the R2R Trail

The River to River Trail Society wishes to congratulate Mr. Tom Logsdon on his completion of the River to River trail.  He hiked a total of 168 miles over 17 non-consecutive days; starting on January 14th and ending on April 24th, 2022. Read More

2021 Vince Baker Trail Story

A new trail story has just been uploaded to our website for your reading enjoyment and for future hikers to see how different people do their hikes on the River to River Trail. Thank You Vince Baker

Another Fastest Known Time Attempt

Lindsey Godby Roberts just completed an unsupported Fastest Known Time (FKT) attempt yesterday morning. She did the entire R2R trail in 71 hrs, 48 mins, 42 secs and finished first thing in the morning after hiking all night. That’s dedication. If theRead More