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River to River Trail route map
DifficultPoint to Point
Illinois

River to River Trail

Elizabethtown, Illinois

2.1 mi

Distance

2,523 ft

Elev. Gain

58h 15m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Imported description
The trail begins at Elizabethtown on the Ohio River and ends at Devil's Backbone on the Mississippi River. The Shawnee National Forest is a great place to experience. It passed through Plains, Bluffs, and upland Forest. There is a beautiful scenery and lots of wildlife. It is between easy and difficult. There are multiple elevation changes throughout the trip. The route shown on this page does not include the sections that go out to Battery Rock. The trail used to start at Battery Rock, but now it starts in Elizabethtown.

From Wikipedia

The River to River Trail is a 160 mile (256 km)-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.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

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Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point
Surface
Dirt

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