River to River Trail
The River to River Trail is a 160 mile -long hiking trail that serves Shawnee National Forest in far southern Illinois. The trail is used by both equestrians and hikers. About half is on off road trails. Its eastern terminus has historically been Battery Rock, overlooking the Ohio River but now generally Elizabethtown, Illinois is used as the eastern terminus. The western terminus is in Grand Tower, Illinois, at the Mississippi River. Sections of the River to River Trail form part of the Southern Section of the American Discovery Trail.
From east to west, the trail serves the following settlements and resources:
- Elizabethtown, Illinois
- Garden of the Gods Wilderness
- One Horse Gap
- Lusk Creek Wilderness
- Eddyville, Illinois
- Tunnel Hill State Trail
- Ferne Clyffe State Park
- Panther Den Wilderness
- Crab Orchard Wilderness
- Giant City State Park
- Makanda, Illinois
- Bald Knob Wilderness
- Clear Springs Wilderness
- Grand Tower, Illinois
Waypoints
Following are waypoints on the trail:| Waypoint | Coordinates |
| Battery Rock | |
| IL 1 | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| County 12 | |
| Junction E'Town & Battery Rock | |
| Garden of the Gods State Park | |
| Herod | |
| One Horse Gap | |
| Lusk Creek | |
| Eddyville | |
| Bay Creek / Millstone Bluff | |
| US 45 | |
| Tunnel Hill State Trail | |
| Interstate 24 | |
| Gould Lake | |
| IL 37 | |
| Goreville / Ferne Cliffe | |
| Interstate 57 | |
| Panther Den Wilderness | |
| Giant City State Park | |
| Makanda | |
| US 51 | |
| Cedar Lake | |
| Alto Pass | |
| Bald Knob Wilderness | |
| Clear Springs Wilderness | |
| Big Muddy River / IL 3 | |
| Devils Backbone Park / Grand Tower |
External Map and Hiking Journal Links
- Downloadable gpx from 2017. More points than OpenStreetMap.
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