Zombie Road Spring & Rock Hollow Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Zombie Road Spring & Rock Hollow Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Sherman Beach Park near Ellisville, MO. The route reaches Zombie Road Spring at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 277 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Zombie Road Spring & Rock Hollow Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 446–745 ft
Out & Back · Sherman Beach Park
Trailhead: Rock Hollow Trail · 38.57188, -90.60044
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rock Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Zombie Trail East, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rock Hollow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Zombie Road Spring, heading S.
- 400 ftReach Zombie Road Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Rock Hollow Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Zombie Trail East, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rock Hollow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rock Hollow Trail Trailhead
- Meramec River–Al Foster Viewpoint, 4 beaches 7.2 mi · ▲ 304 ft
- Al Foster Viewpoint–Sherman Beach Park, 3 beaches 4.8 mi · ▲ 304 ft
- Rock Hollow 2.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Al Foster Viewpoint–Sherman Beach Park, 4 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 376 ft
- Sycamore–Sherman Beach Park, 6 sights 6 mi · ▲ 479 ft
- Zombie Road Spring–Sycamore, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 336 ft
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