River to River Trail
Shawnee National Forest, Southern Illinois
- Distance
- 257.4 km
- Elev. gain
- 5,189 m
- Start
- E-Town River Restaurant Parking
- Finish
- Tower Rock
A simplified drawing of the real route — the distance above is the published figure, not the length of this line.
0 km101–265 m above sea level253 km
Ground elevation sampled along the mapped route.
Water sources
- Whoopie Cat Lake
- Cedar Lake
- Little Cache Number 1 Reservoir
- Dutchman Lake
- Campground Pond
- Horse Campground Pond
- Cedar Lake
- Winters Pond
Summits & passes
- High Knob
- Garden Of the Gods
- Benham Hill
- Taylor Bluff
- Walker Hill
Campsites
- High Knob Campground
- Pharaoh Campground
- Bear Branch Horse Resort
- Round Bluff
- Shady Bend Shelter
- Giant City Campground (tent)
- Shelter 3
- In Memory of Laura "Peggy" Morrison Snyder
Common questions
- How long is the River to River Trail?
- The River to River Trail is 257.4 km (159.9 miles).
- How much elevation gain does the River to River Trail have?
- The River to River Trail has about 5,189 m (17,024 ft) of total climbing, measured along Far's route for the trail.
- Where does the River to River Trail start and finish?
- The River to River Trail runs between E-Town River Restaurant Parking and Tower Rock.
- Is there water on the River to River Trail?
- Far's catalog records 8 mapped water sources along the River to River Trail, including Whoopie Cat Lake, Cedar Lake, Little Cache Number 1 Reservoir and Dutchman Lake. Seasonal flow varies and mapped sources can run dry — check current conditions with the land manager before relying on any of them.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap257.4 km · 1,967 m gain
- OpenStreetMap257.4 km
Route geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Trail conditions, permits, and hazards change — verify before you go.