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Sherman Beach Park

Zombie Road Spring–Sycamore, 5 sights

5 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Zombie Road Spring–Sycamore, 5 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Sherman Beach Park near Ellisville, MO. The route passes Sycamore, Zombie Road Spring and Rock Hollow. It climbs 336 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 745 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Hollow Trail 38.57188, -90.60044
Nearest town Ellisville, MO
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Zombie Road Spring–Sycamore, 5 sights

5 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 1 hr 50 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

  1. Start on Rock Hollow Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miBear right onto Zombie Trail East, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Rock Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bluff View Trail West Loop Connector, heading W.
  5. 250 ftSharp left onto Zombie Trail West, heading S.
  6. 1.4 miPass Sycamore.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rock Hollow Trail, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Zombie Road Spring, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftReach Zombie Road Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 400 ftTurn right onto Rock Hollow Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto Zombie Trail, heading N.
  12. 200 ftSharp left onto Zombie Trail East, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miPass Rock Hollow.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right onto Rock Hollow Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/zombie-road-spring-sycamore-out-back-5-sights-8-km

Trail surface

64% dirt36% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

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

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