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Illinois (southern route)
River to River Trail to Grand Tower
The ADT becomes a part of the 176-mile River to River Trail just west of where it begins on the Ohio River at Battery Rock.
Proceeding west on the River to River Trail, the ADT is now in the rugged hills and mixed hardwoods. The trail is soon in the Garden of the Gods, an area of steep cliffs and huge eroded rocks which affords outstanding vistas of the surrounding hills. The trail passes through the community of Herod to One Horse Gap and on to Lusk Creek Canyon National Natural Landmark before reaching Eddyville. The trail passes Jackson Hole, Peters, Cave, Crow Knob, and Sand Cave, the largest sandstone cave in North America, which may have been occupied by humans for about 12,000 years. Millstone Bluff is a National Register Site that was a Mississipian Indian village and a pioneer quarry from which they dug rock for their millstones.
At Cache Lake the River to River Trail crosses the proposed Tunnel Hill Rail-trail. The trail enters Ferne Clyffe State Park, which has many unique rock formations, including Hawks' Cave, a 150-foot-long shelter bluff. The I-57 crossing provides an overlook that allows one to see where the Illinois Ozarks and the area known as the Mississippi Delta meet. Giant City State Park offers an extensive trail system. The River to River Trail goes around Clear Springs Wilderness and LaRue Pine Hills descends to pass through Winters Pond and terminates at Grand Tower.
| Codes for type of trail along route: | Codes for services along route: |
| P=Paved road w/shoulder | R=paved road no/shoulder |
C=camping | PC=primitive campsite |
| T=Trail-hiking only | B=Trail allows bicycles |
BB=bed & breakfast | zipcode=post office |
| H=Trail allows horses | S=Sidewalk |
L=lodging | M=meals |
| G=Gravel or dirt road |
G=groceries | B=bike shop |
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W=water | CO=country road |
| CUMULATIVE MILES |
CODE |
DESCRIPTION EAST TO WEST |
| 38.9 | | RIVER TO RIVER TRAIL BLACKTOP. HIKE NEXT 142 MILES ON RIVER TO RIVER TRAIL. ARRANGE BIKE SHUTTLE AS REQD OR USE PARALLEL ROADS. USE RIVER TO RIVER TRAIL GUIDE AND MAPS. BIKES SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND PARALLEL ROUTE WITH THESE MAPS. DATA BELOW IS CONDENSED FOR RIVER TO RIVER TRAIL. USE OFFICIAL MAPS AND GUIDEBOOK FOR DETAILS. TRAIL IS MARKED WITH BLUE I'S NEXT 150 MILES ALL THE WAY TO BACKBONE PARK IN GRAND TOWER. |
| 39.1 | | R2R TRAIL TURNS LEFT OFF SPARKS HILL RD |
| 42.9 | | SKIRT NORTH END OF HIGH KNOB |
| 43.6 | | HIGH KNOB CAMP (HC). NOTE: CAMPS (HC) IN THIS AREA ARE HORSE CAMPS. TENT CAMPING ALLOWED AT MOST. |
| 48.6 | | GARDEN OF THE GODS (C) |
| 56 | | IL 34, HEROD, 62947 (HC) 1 MILE S |
| 58.1 | | R2R TRAIL TURNS LEFT OFF RAUM ROAD |
| 61.9 | | ONE HORSE GAP |
| 65 | | CONCORD CHURCH/CEM, RAUM RD, TURN LEFT |
| 65.2 | | JUNCTION TRAIL, DEPART RAUM RD |
| 65.6 | | CROSS E FORK, LITTLE LUSK CREEK (PC) |
| 66.6 | | CROSS LITTLE LUSK CREEK (PC) |
| 69.6 | | CROSS SALT PETER CAVE TRAIL (PC) |
| 71 | | CIRCLE B (HC) |
| 71.6 | | BEAR BRANCH (HC) |
| 74 | | EDDYVILLE (G,M) 62928 |
| 74.8 | | CROSS TRAIL TO HAYES CREEK CAMP (HC) |
| 76.6 | | CROSS BRANCH OF HAYES CREEK (PC) |
| 77.1 | | CROSS 2ND BRANCH OF HAYES CREEK (PC) |
| 79.5 | | PASS S OF CROW KNOB |
| 80.3 | | CEDAR GROVE RD, BAY CRK RANCH (HC) 1.3 MI S |
| 83.8 | | JUNCTION E END JACKSON HOLLOW TRAIL, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED |
| 86 | | JUNCTION W END JACKSON HOLLOW TRAIL |
| 88.8 | | JUNCTION TRAIL TO TRIGG TOWER (.4 MI S) |
| 94.8 | | TRIPLE T CAMP (HC) |
| 95 | | GO STRAIGHT ON GRAVEL RD, BLACKTOP VEERS L |
| 96.8 | | CROSS MACROSS CREEK |
| 101 | | US 45, GODDARD CROSSING, TURN LEFT |
| 103.1 | | CROSS RAIL TRAIL NEAR LITTLE CACHE LAKE |
| 106.8 | | DUTCHMANS LAKE DAM (PC) |
| 111.8 | | JUNCTION IL 37, TURN RIGHT |
| 113 | | TRAIL LEAVES RD, ENTERS FERN CLYFFE SP (C) |
| 118.4 | | EXIT TRAIL ONTO RD SE OF GOREVILLE. GOREVILLE, 62939 (G,M) .8 MI NE |
| 122.9 | | GOREVILLE WATERFALL |
| 124.7 | | CROSS I-57 ON ROAD BRIDGE |
| 131.7 | | CROSS CREEK IN PANTHERS DEN (PC) SPECTACULAR PLACE! |
| 141.9 | | ACCESS TO CAMPGROUND AT GIANT CITY STATE PARK |
| 142.7 | | GIANT CITY STATE PARK LODGE (M,L) |
| 143.9 | | CROSS ROAD, CAMPING .2 N |
| 146.6 | | MAKANDA, (C,M,L,BB) 62958 |
| 146.6 | | USPO 618-457-5348 |
| 155.6 | | CROSS CAUSEWAY ON CEDAR LAKE |
| 159.4 | | ALTO PASS 62905 (G) |
| 165.2 | | CROSS HUTCHINS CREEK (PC) |
| 170.7 | | TRAIL JOINS LEVEE ROAD. BIKES CAN BE USED FROM HERE TO DENVER. |
| 173.7 | | JUNCTION IL 3, CROSS RIVER ON BRIDGE |
| 180.3 | | GRAND TOWER, 62942 (G,M,L) |
| | | End of Segment 2 |
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