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# The River-to-River Trail Gets Some Tweaks
- URL: https://www.hikingamerica.com/river-to-river-trail/
- Published: 2023-02-10T19:43:16.000Z
- Updated: 2023-02-10T19:43:16.000Z
- Description: Step into the great outdoors and discover Southern Illinois on the updated River to River Trail. Get the latest updates and information in our blog post.
- Author: John Wesley Brett
- Tags: Illinois

### Guide Updates for the Route Across Southern Illinois

The **[River to River Trail](https://www.rivertorivertrail.net/?ref=hikingamerica.com)** is a 150-mile long trail that starts from the Mississippi River and ends at the Ohio River, passing through some of the most breathtaking landscapes of Southern Illinois. **The American Discovery Trail** follows the R2R for nearly its entire length.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/0f/28/0f286572-aa37-49a3-8704-f6d42aa3a69a/content/images/2022/12/Hiking-America-wordmark-GreenSlogan.jpg)

Last month, the River to River Trail Society, the non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the popular route, **updated its maps** and trail markings and **included a few significant changes to the route** itself. 

**Hiking America maps, directions, and Gaia GPS data** now reflect those changes to include a new, updated, and much more accurate track. Plus, dozens of **Hiker Notes** detailing camping sites, water sources, and other helpful information.

### Changes include:

- Reroute of the trail the [**Giant City State Park**](https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks/Pages/GiantCity.aspx?ref=hikingamerica.com) made west of its lodge in 2021\. The new route is much more picturesque and challenging for backpackers and hikers.
- Reroute due to the removal of a bridge in Alto Pass - This reroute ensures that the trail remains accessible and safe for users, even with the loss of the bridge.
- And corrections reported by hikers near Dutchman Lake, Little Lusk Creek, and just west of Cedar Lake.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/0f/28/0f286572-aa37-49a3-8704-f6d42aa3a69a/content/images/2023/02/bernieR2R.jpg)

New reroute of the River to River Trail - Photo courtesy of **[Bernie Krausse](https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story%5Ffbid=pfbid02kEEZChgrFpvYqakycuw3rNTMJH78zYB77rd7ZWFrnMK53Zj6wC3DS3SZanTMQDTol&id=575812998)**

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/0f/28/0f286572-aa37-49a3-8704-f6d42aa3a69a/content/images/2022/07/Swoosh_UPDATES.png)

## Illinois South

### [Segment 1 - Saint Louis to Prairie du Rocher](https://www.hikingamerica.com/guides-illinoiss/)

Added **Columbia** services information, a stealth camping site, and **Fort de Chartres** services notes - HT Bernie'22

### [Segment 2 - Prairie du Rocher to Grand Tower](https://www.hikingamerica.com/guides-illinoiss/)

We've added a park with water in **Rockwood**. We've also added a restaurant outside Prairie du Rocher and a legal stealth campsite along the Kaskaskia River.

### [Segment 3: Grand Tower to Goreville](https://www.hikingamerica.com/guides-illinoiss/)

River to River Trail Updates

### [Segment 4: Goreville to Eddyville](https://www.hikingamerica.com/guides-illinoiss/)

River to River Trail Updates

### [Segment 5: Eddyville to Sparks Hill](https://www.hikingamerica.com/guides-illinoiss/)

River to River Trail Updates - Gaia GPS data complete. Analog maps and directions will be available by Sunday, February 12th.

### Hike Your Hike. - John