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West Virginia: 280 mi.

West Virginia is called the Mountain State because it's the only state completely within the Appalachian Mountain region, and its average elevation is higher than any other state east of the Mississippi River! 

 

Maryland State Line to Streby

Nancy Hanks Memorial, the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln’s mother  Such a tiny place for an entire family!

Greenland GapPictures

 

Streby to Nestorville

Monongahela National Forest - Pictures

Dolly Sods Wilderness Area - Pictures

Blackwater Falls State Park - Pictures

Tygart Lake State Park - Pictures

 

Nestorville to Wilsonburg

International Mother’s Day Shrine in Grafton 

 

Wilsonburg to Ohio State Line

North Bend State Park - Pictures

 

Ohio and Kentucky: 524 Miles

Historic sites abound, including the famous Serpent Mound, along with forests, wildlife areas and nature preserves.

 

Belpre (WVA border) to Chesterhill, OH

Blennerhassett Park - Pictures


Chesterhill, OH (begin Buckeye trail) to East Branch Church Road/SR 78

Wolf Creek State Wildlife Area - Pictures


East Branch Church Road/SR 78 to Ohio SR 664

Burr Oak State Park - Pictures

Wayne National Forest - Pictures


Ohio SR 664 to SR 327

Hocking Hills State Park - Pictures


Ohio SR 327 to Pike Lake State Park

Pike Lake State Park - Pictures
Pike Lake State Park to Beaver Pond Road at entrance to Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve

 

Fort Hill State Memorial and Nature Preserve - Pictures

Serpent Mound Historic Site - Pictures

Davis Memorial Nature Preserve - Pictures


Beaver Pond Road at entrance to Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve to Long Lick & Sunshine Ridge Roads

Shawnee State Park - Pictures


Long Lick & Sunshine Ridge Roads to Ohio SR 774 and Oakland-Locust Ridge Road at Grant Lake

Counterfeit House - Pictures


Ohio SR 774 and Oakland-Locust Ridge Road at Grant Lake to Eden Park, Cincinnati

Grant Lake - Pictures


Eden Park, Cincinnati to Elizabethtown

Eden Park - Pictures


Elizabethtown to Indiana (southern route)

Devou Park - Pictures

Historic Anderson Ferry - Pictures

 

Indiana: 366 Miles

Young Abe Lincoln, steamboats, you can even drop in and visit Santa Claus!

 

Ohio Line to Clifty Falls State Park

Lawrenceburg - Pictures

Madison - Pictures

Clifty Falls State Park - Pictures

 

Clifty Falls State Park to Deam Lake Campground

Clark State Forest - Pictures

 

Deam Lake State Park to Corydon

Deam Lake - Pictures

Wyandotte Caves- Pictures

Corydon - Pictures

 

Corydon to St. Meinrad

Saint Meinrad Archabbey - Pictures

 

St. Meinrad to Evansville

Santa Claus - Pictures

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial - Pictures

Lincoln State Park - Pictures

Warrick County Museum - Pictures

Angel Mounds State Historic Site - Pictures

Evansville Museum of Art, History, and Science - Pictures

 

Evansville to Illinois State Line (Wabash River)

Hovey Lake - Pictures

Illinois State Line (Wabash River) Pictures

 

Illinois: 284 Miles

There's a little bit of everything: farmland, forests, rolling hills and wetlands - and their license plates declare that it's "The Land of Lincoln".

 

Indiana State Line to Intersection with the River to River Trail - Pictures

River to River Trail - Pictures

 

River to River Trail to Grand Tower

Garden of the Gods - Pictures

Lusk Creek Canyon National Natural Landmark - Pictures

Millstone Bluff - Pictures

Grand Tower - Pictures

 

Grand Tower to East St. Louis (Missouri State Line)

Fort Kaskaskia - Pictures

Fort de Chartres - Pictures

Prairie du Rocher - Pictures

East St. Louis - Pictures

 

Move on to Missouri ...

 

 

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