Looking for ghosts on Wildwood’s Zombie Road at night? Police officers will show up instead

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The city of Wildwood bans after-hours visits to Zombie Road, a trail with a history of ghost stories, but people who go there at night encounter police officers, Mayor Joe Garritano said.

Zombie Road is the name used for Rock Hollow Trail, a biking and hiking trail in Wildwood. It is part of the Great Rivers Greenway network.

About the trail

Ann Milford, a communications coordinator, said the 2.3-mile path is paved, which makes it more accessible.

“It’s a paved trail so that makes it more accessible to everybody,” Milford said.

Milford also said studies show being outside in nature can reduce stress.

The trail started in the late 1860s as a dirt road called Lawler Ford. Since the 1950s, it has been known as Zombie Road.

“It’s known as Zombie Road,” Garritano said.

Stories about the trail

Stories about the trail include a serial killer who lived in a run-down shack near the end of the trail and a woman killed on train tracks that used to run through the area.

“Her ghost is still seen to this day,” Garritano said. “We hear stories about voices in the woods, especially up on the hillside.”

Night visits

Some people have tried to visit the trail at night.

“Unfortunately, when they go out there at night, instead of finding ghosts, they find our police officers,” Garritano said.

Asked whether he thinks the trail is haunted, Garritano said: “I think there’s definitely voices in the woods. Yes, they’re out there.”