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Forbidden Drive Loop is a 2.3-mile loop in Wissahickon Valley Park near Andorra, PA. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 358 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.07474, -75.22954
Nearest town Andorra, PA

Directions

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Forbidden Drive Loop

2.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 53 min

Elevation 96–358 ft

Loop · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: 40.07474, -75.22954

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

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rex Avenue, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

85% dirt4% gravel1% boardwalk10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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