Sherman Beach Park

Zombie Road Spring–Meramec River, 7 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 101 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Zombie Road Spring–Meramec River, 7 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Sherman Beach Park near Grover, MO. The route passes Meramec River, Bluff View Viewpoint, Sherman Beach Park and 2 more before reaching Zombie Road Spring at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 101 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi430 – 495 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hamilton-Carr Greenway 38.55553, -90.64376
Nearest town Grover, MO

Directions

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Zombie Road Spring–Meramec River, 7 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 101 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 428–496 ft

Out & Back · Sherman Beach Park

Trailhead: Hamilton-Carr Greenway · 38.55553, -90.64376

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start on Hamilton-Carr Greenway, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 1 miPass Meramec River.
  4. 350 ftBear left onto Al Foster Trail, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miPass Bluff View Viewpoint.
  7. 150 ftPass Sherman Beach Park.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bluff View Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Zombie Trail West, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miPass Sherman Beach Park.
  11. 0.3 miPass Sycamore.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rock Hollow Trail, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn left onto Zombie Road Spring, heading E.
  14. 400 ftReach Zombie Road Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 350 ftTurn right onto Rock Hollow Trail, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn left onto Zombie Trail West, heading SE.
  17. 0.7 miBear left onto Bluff View Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Al Foster Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 300 ftContinue straight onto Hamilton-Carr Greenway, heading W.
  23. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

51% paved29% dirt11% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM