Forbidden Drive

1.9 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 44 min

Forbidden Drive is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Andorra, PA. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi102 – 322 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bells Mill West Trailhead 40.07837, -75.22731

Nearest town Andorra, PA

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Forbidden Drive

1.9 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 44 min

Elevation 101–321 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: Bells Mill West Trailhead · 40.07837, -75.22731

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

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.
0.1 miBear right, heading E.
50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading E.
50 ftTurn left, heading E.
300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
150 ftContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading NE.
0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
0.2 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading E.
50 ftTurn left, heading E.
150 ftTurn right, heading W.
300 ftTurn left, heading W.
50 ftBear left, heading W.
0.1 miTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading SW.
0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

42% gravel35% dirt2% boardwalk21% unspecified

Weather

6:33 AM7:28 PM

Good to know

Transit-accessible: Germantown Pk & Rodgers Dr stop 760 m from the trailhead
Toilets at the trailhead
Parking lot at the trailhead

Forbidden Drive

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