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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 247 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 367 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.06962, -75.23019
Nearest town Andorra, PA

Directions

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Forbidden Drive Loop

2.3 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 53 min

Elevation 105–369 ft

Loop · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: 40.06962, -75.23019

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

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 450 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right onto Forbidden Drive, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 450 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 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

65% dirt32% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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