Meramec Greenway Trailhead: Rock Hollow Trail, Ellisville MO

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Seriously though, this is one of my favorite hikes in the area. Beautiful!

Excellent greenway that connects to many other trails, such as the Al Foster Trail (basically a mini Katy Trail), the Western Greenway, the Zombie MTB trails, Rockwoods Reservation, and more. It used to go to Castlewood State Park but that bit of trail has washed out and is impassible.

During spring, there are bluebells everywhere you look – beautiful!

Two things to note about this trail is that there’s not a dedicated parking lot and that it’s a long, steep climb back up when you’re done. I like taking my e-bike since I’m generally out of energy by the end of my rides.

Very nice paved walking trail with a semi steep downward grade through the mountain, ozark like hills in the area. At the bottom of the trail, approximately 3 miles down, it meets a flat gravel trail that partially runs with the Meramec River a ways to the right.

The big safety negative is the cross walk across Ridge Road to the trail. It uses blinking yellow lights to stop traffic for pedestrians, not red lights which I believe is appropriate. My natural instinct is to drive through yellow lights using caution and I have had pedestrians angrily yelling as I have driven through when I first drove by the crossing. I stop now but I think red lights should be installed before someone gets run over or maybe killed.

Beautiful spot for night hiking! Ignore the posted sign starting it's closed a half hour after sunset - called Wildwood city hall and received more than one confirmation that it's open until 10pm, as posted on thier website. Check it out under a full moon!

Wonderful gem right in the heart of suburbia. Great for walking, running, hiking & trail or mountain biking - winter, spring, summer & fall. There are now a couple of eagles nesting nearby as well.

One of most scenic trails in area. Can walk it after rain/snow since its paved.ots of small bridges, a small waterfall.all in all a great trail. 2.3 miles each way

There are 13 bridges in the rock hollow trail, the end of the trail is connected to other trails, there are small train tracks along the trail beginning from the middle of the trail, perfect for bikes and even a wheel or strollers!

Very cool lil hiking spot. Good paved trails and a couple off road trails. The off road trails are great for hiking and biking.but a lil narrow, so be aware

Anytime I have an extra day off, I want to spend it here on this trail. Especially in the fall. The colors are beautiful, many creeks and small waterfalls and the biking trail was simply awesome.
We passed many mountain biking trails, mini railroad and saw plenty of deers.
When going downhill for 2.6 miles, be ready to climb back. Not too challenging but great workout!

Awesome paved trail. Very stroller friendly and lots of fun bridges. Lots of bikers but everyone seems to share the trail well.

Nice little slice of nature with a background rich in historically significant tales that have led to suspicion of paranormal presence. While it's certainly a nice path that runs through an area that surely dwindled as the beautiful residential area surrounding it grew, I did not feel any abnormal or even excessive energy during my visit. This visit was brief but long enough to see why the area appealed to so many locals. Located in what seemed to be a fairly popular area for those families fortunate enough to be able to afford a such eloquent homes. Clustered together it looks obvious that the area originated as many typical subdivisions as although the exterior colors and variety of external coverings differ most of these spring from a few basic floor plans. Well kept properties that suggest at least the added eyes of home owners associations or neighborhood watches, even if there isn't the additional police patrol I had to speculate they likely have as we found this to be the first area near st Louis that didn't have that risky feel we saw nearly everywhere. I have read that this area was known to have been used by the native Americans and is said to have been at some point used for burial grounds. Found out that it's believed to have been an area where civil war soldiers where lost in battle. We can only speculate how much of the legends repeated are truth as I have found no proof in this during my own research. Still I was curious in those possibilities that when I heard of the local folklore story that claimed a serial killer took the lives of teens and other young lovers during the fifties as they came here to make out. I now believe that much of these stories are likely ones falsified to scare, intrigue, or just entertain. However It is a cute little area where nature might make it easier for one to relax if they aren't busy convincing themselves that the spirits claimed to be here are for sure there, or even spookier demons and so forth. With creepy remains of long ago left behind wooden bridges or forged paths to the hike it's not hard to get ones imagination stirring these stories to wonder in the back of their mind. That would be especially true the later and less traveled the path was as the sounds of others passing by in groups or with their pets surely makes it feel safer than it might if you walked it alone. I think this is the exact reason it's closed off at night as it's usually thought that thrill seekers might be more prone to cause destruction and known that many spook hunters seek out the biggest scares on quests for things that go bump in the night. Such restrictions might be in place to prevent playful partying from becoming graffitied in garbage and serve to make these legends harder to dispell.