Guided Hike – Jackson Hollow and Cove Hollow – Pope County

fall hikes lead by the River to River Trail Society.
Saturday, November 13, 10:00 a.m., Jackson Hollow and Cove Hollow, Pope County. Guide Mart Watson. Meet at East Trigg Trialhead, on the east side of Trigg Tower Road, a mile north of Trigg Tower and about four miles northeast of Simpson.

Saturday, November 27, 10:00 a.m., location announced later. Guides Gullum and Vicki Ferguson.

All hikes are free and open to the public. Hiking sticks and boots or sturdy shoes are strongly recommended. Bring own water and snack. No dogs. All will be expected to sign a waiver of liability. State guidelines for groups during this time.

The River-to-River Trail is a hiking and equestrian trail which stretches 157 miles through Southern Illinois between Elizabethtown on the Ohio River and Grand Tower on the Mississippi. The River-to-River Trail Society is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation, founded by John O’Dell in 1993. All its work is done by unpaid volunteers. Besides its program of free public hikes, the Society engages in trail maintenance and advocacy, and publishes an online guidebook to the entire River-to-River Trail, which can be downloaded free of charge at the Society’s website: rivertorivertrail.net. Patches for the Society can be purchased for $5.00 during the Society’s public hikes

River to River Trail Society web site: The River to River Trail – Official Website of the River to River Trail Society.