Forbidden Drive Loop is a 2.2-mile loop in Wissahickon Valley Park near Andorra, PA. It is mostly level, with 213 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi95 – 282 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bells Mill West Trailhead 40.07837, -75.22731
Nearest town Andorra, PA
Directions
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Forbidden Drive Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 213 ft · 50 min
Elevation 96–283 ft
Loop · Wissahickon Valley Park
Trailhead: Bells Mill West Trailhead · 40.07837, -75.22731
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Germantown Pk & Rodgers Dr stop 760 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Forbidden Drive, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 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 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Forbidden Drive, heading NW.
- 300 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
75% dirt20% gravel1% boardwalk4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Germantown Pk & Rodgers Dr stop 760 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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