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Wissahickon Valley Park

Forbidden Drive

2.1 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 58 min

Forbidden Drive is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Andorra, PA. It climbs 547 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi102 – 364 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bells Mill West Trailhead 40.07837, -75.22731
Nearest town Andorra, PA
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Forbidden Drive

2.1 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 58 min

Elevation 101–366 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

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

  1. Start on Forbidden Drive, heading E.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left onto Forbidden Drive, heading N.
  21. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forbidden-drive-out-back-3-km-5bc4

Trail surface

68% dirt7% gravel2% boardwalk23% 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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