Forbidden Drive Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 47 min

Forbidden Drive Loop is a 1.9-mile loop in Wissahickon Valley Park near Highland, PA. It climbs 311 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 322 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lavender Trail 40.07381, -75.21641

Nearest town Highland, PA

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Forbidden Drive Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 47 min

Elevation 96–321 ft

Loop · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: Lavender Trail · 40.07381, -75.21641

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Germantown Av & Norman Ln stop 650 m from the trailhead

Start on Lavender Trail, heading W.
0.3 miBear left onto Orange Trail, heading W.
0.5 miTurn right onto Rex Avenue, heading SE.
100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
50 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading SE.
150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
450 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
400 ftTurn left onto Forbidden Drive, heading S.
450 ftTurn right onto Rex Avenue, heading SW.
0.1 miSharp left onto White Trail, heading NE.
0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
150 ftContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading NW.
0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

84% dirt6% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

6:33 AM7:28 PM

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Transit-accessible: Germantown Av & Norman Ln stop 650 m from the trailhead

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