2018 Spring Hiking Season Summary

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

Saturday May 5, 2018 Lusk Creek Hike Summary

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

Saturday, May 5, 2018 Hike Announcement

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its ninth and final guided hike of the Spring, 2018 hiking season, on Saturday, May 5, in the Lusk Creek Wilderness in Pope County, Illinois. In order to comply with the rules of the U.S. Forest Service,Read More

Saturday April 28, 2018 Trail 49 Hike Summary

I Wonder….Who Wasn’t ‘Out” today?? We had 26 hikers today, including a few new ones.that Bob Mulcahy led. We met at the Millstone Bluff parking lot, then loaded up into trucks, and moved over to just below Millstone lake…whereupon we walked acrossRead More

Saturday, April 28, 2018 Hike Announcement

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its eighth guided hike of the Spring, 2018 hiking season, on Saturday, April 28, on Trail 49, between Millstone Lake and Jackson Falls in Pope County, Illinois. The hike is free and open to the public. MeetRead More

Saturday, April 21, 2018 Hike Announcement

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its seventh guided hike of the Spring, 2018 hiking season, at the Godwin Trail and Bald Knob Wilderness, in Union County, on Saturday, April 21. The hike is free, and open to the public. Hikers should meetRead More

Saturday April 14, 2018 Panther Den Hike Summary

Rain quit, right exactly when we asked it to..13 showed up to hike..&we did., all nice & muddy, crossed Many streams, trails were even streams. Jim Todd led us today. Yeah, the ‘walk/slog” out…was tiring, but, all went well today in PantherRead More

Saturday, April14, 2018 Hike Announcement

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its sixth guided hike of the Spring, 2018 on Saturday, April 14, at Panther Den Wilderness in Union County. The hike is free and open to the public. Meet at 10:00 a.m. at Goreville City Park, 313 West Main Street (GorevilleRead More

Saturday April 7, 2018 Crab Orchard Hike Summary

What Snow??…Where?? When??? David Cooper led a Great hike today…a total of 20 met at the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge office..and we moved 8 miles down the road to the Turkey Trail & Rocky Bluff Trail … Skies cleared, and, onceRead More