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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.
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Waypoint Devils Backbone Park / Grand Tower
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Waypoint Junction E'Town & Battery Rock
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Waypoint Garden of the Gods State Park
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Waypoint Bay Creek / Millstone Bluff
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Waypoint Clear Springs Wilderness
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Waypoint Tunnel Hill State Trail
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Waypoint Big Muddy River / IL 3
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Waypoint Giant City State Park
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1521:River to River Trail Waypoint Bald Knob Wilderness
1762:Full trail downloadable GPX at Way Marked Trails
1822:Protected areas of Williamson County, Illinois
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1199:River to River Trail Waypoint Interstate 57
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739:River to River Trail Waypoint One Horse Gap
509:River to River Trail Waypoint Elizabethtown
1812:Protected areas of Saline County, Illinois
1792:Protected areas of Hardin County, Illinois
417:River to River Trail Waypoint Battery Rock
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1842:Long-distance trails in the United States
1817:Protected areas of Union County, Illinois
1245:River to River Trail Waypoint Panther Den
1807:Protected areas of Pope County, Illinois
1429:River to River Trail Waypoint Cedar Lake
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1767:Trail Journals for River to River Trail
1719:"Exploring the Shawnee National Forest"
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1475:River to River Trail Waypoint Alto Pass
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1740:External Map and Hiking Journal Links
1337:River to River Trail Waypoint Makanda
47:Location within the state of Illinois
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326:Map this section's coordinates using
175:Ticks, Rattlesnake, Copperhead Snake
1383:River to River Trail Waypoint US 51
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693:River to River Trail Waypoint Herod
1626:Devils Backbone Park / Grand Tower
568:Junction E'Town & Battery Rock
463:River to River Trail Waypoint IL 1
165:Hiking All, Equestrian May–October
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189:is a 160 mile (256 km)-long
16:Hiking Trail in southern Illinois
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1757:Full trail on OpenStreetmap.org
1717:Zyznieuski, Walt (2009-05-07).
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241:Garden of the Gods Wilderness
1746:River to River Trail Society
1695:River to River Trail Society
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1753:Downloadable gpx from 2017.
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1827:Hiking trails in Illinois
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334:Download coordinates as:
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1691:"River to River Trail"
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