# River to River Trail

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.
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
* Jackson Falls climbing area
* 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
The River to River Trail Society has published a guidebook to the trail's campsites, orientation, safe water sources, and other useful information. A significant spur trail serves Elizabethtown, Illinois.

## Waypoints

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Following are waypoints on the trail:
| Waypoint | Coordinates |
| Battery Rock | 37°31′45″N 88°04′47″W﻿ / ﻿37.529179°N 88.079796°W﻿ / 37.529179; -88.079796﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Battery Rock) |
| IL 1 | 37°33′19″N 88°10′31″W﻿ / ﻿37.5551929°N 88.17519660000001°W﻿ / 37.5551929; -88.17519660000001﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint IL 1) |
| Elizabethtown | 37°26′45″N 88°18′23″W﻿ / ﻿37.445895°N 88.306437°W﻿ / 37.445895; -88.306437﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Elizabethtown) |
| County 12 | 37°29′50″N 88°19′26″W﻿ / ﻿37.4971416°N 88.3237693°W﻿ / 37.4971416; -88.3237693﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint County 12) |
| Junction E'Town & Battery Rock | 37°35′36″N 88°18′22″W﻿ / ﻿37.593285°N 88.306065°W﻿ / 37.593285; -88.306065﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Junction E'Town & Battery Rock) |
| Garden of the Gods State Park | 37°36′09″N 88°23′02″W﻿ / ﻿37.60251°N 88.38383°W﻿ / 37.60251; -88.38383﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Garden of the Gods State Park) |
| Herod | 37°34′49″N 88°26′11″W﻿ / ﻿37.580397°N 88.436514°W﻿ / 37.580397; -88.436514﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Herod) |
| One Horse Gap | 37°31′03″N 88°27′31″W﻿ / ﻿37.5175765°N 88.4586793°W﻿ / 37.5175765; -88.4586793﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint One Horse Gap) |
| Lusk Creek | 37°31′31″N 88°33′01″W﻿ / ﻿37.5252477°N 88.5502338°W﻿ / 37.5252477; -88.5502338﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Lusk Creek) |
| Eddyville | 37°30′03″N 88°35′11″W﻿ / ﻿37.500951°N 88.586344°W﻿ / 37.500951; -88.586344﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Eddyville) |
| Bay Creek / Millstone Bluff | 37°29′02″N 88°41′29″W﻿ / ﻿37.4839511°N 88.6912537°W﻿ / 37.4839511; -88.6912537﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Bay Creek / Millstone Bluff) |
| US 45 | 37°29′14″N 88°50′34″W﻿ / ﻿37.48722°N 88.842831°W﻿ / 37.48722; -88.842831﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint US 45) |
| Tunnel Hill State Trail | 37°29′37″N 88°52′16″W﻿ / ﻿37.4935198°N 88.8712245°W﻿ / 37.4935198; -88.8712245﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Tunnel Hill State Trail) |
| Interstate 24 | 37°29′26″N 88°53′41″W﻿ / ﻿37.490626°N 88.894672°W﻿ / 37.490626; -88.894672﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Interstate 24) |
| Gould Lake | 37°28′52″N 88°56′41″W﻿ / ﻿37.481022°N 88.944722°W﻿ / 37.481022; -88.944722﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Gould Lake) |
| IL 37 | 37°31′29″N 88°57′56″W﻿ / ﻿37.524609°N 88.96552300000001°W﻿ / 37.524609; -88.96552300000001﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint IL 37) |
| Goreville / Ferne Cliffe | 37°32′55″N 88°58′45″W﻿ / ﻿37.548737°N 88.97928°W﻿ / 37.548737; -88.97928﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Goreville / Ferne Cliffe) |
| Interstate 57 | 37°33′21″N 89°01′58″W﻿ / ﻿37.555899°N 89.032752°W﻿ / 37.555899; -89.032752﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Interstate 57) |
| Panther Den Wilderness | 37°34′58″N 89°05′17″W﻿ / ﻿37.5828136°N 89.0880703°W﻿ / 37.5828136; -89.0880703﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Panther Den) |
| Giant City State Park | 37°35′32″N 89°10′58″W﻿ / ﻿37.592148°N 89.182913°W﻿ / 37.592148; -89.182913﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Giant City State Park) |
| Makanda | 37°37′04″N 89°12′34″W﻿ / ﻿37.617656°N 89.209306°W﻿ / 37.617656; -89.209306﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Makanda) |
| US 51 | 37°36′38″N 89°14′01″W﻿ / ﻿37.610577°N 89.233682°W﻿ / 37.610577; -89.233682﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint US 51) |
| Cedar Lake | 37°36′46″N 89°17′21″W﻿ / ﻿37.612773°N 89.28925200000002°W﻿ / 37.612773; -89.28925200000002﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Cedar Lake) |
| Alto Pass | 37°34′13″N 89°19′04″W﻿ / ﻿37.570255°N 89.317667°W﻿ / 37.570255; -89.317667﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Alto Pass) |
| Bald Knob Wilderness | 37°34′08″N 89°21′41″W﻿ / ﻿37.56891°N 89.3614709°W﻿ / 37.56891; -89.3614709﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Bald Knob Wilderness) |
| Clear Springs Wilderness | 37°35′27″N 89°26′22″W﻿ / ﻿37.59072°N 89.43950400000001°W﻿ / 37.59072; -89.43950400000001﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Clear Springs Wilderness) |
| Big Muddy River / IL 3 | 37°33′43″N 89°28′19″W﻿ / ﻿37.56204°N 89.471884°W﻿ / 37.56204; -89.471884﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Big Muddy River / IL 3) |
| Devils Backbone Park / Grand Tower | 37°38′20″N 89°30′39″W﻿ / ﻿37.638924°N 89.51086100000001°W﻿ / 37.638924; -89.51086100000001﻿ (River to River Trail Waypoint Devils Backbone Park / Grand Tower) |