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Wissahickon Valley Park

Forbidden Drive

2 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 47 min

Forbidden Drive is a 2-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Andorra, PA. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 282 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.3 mi

Getting there

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

2 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 47 min

Elevation 96–283 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 SW.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Orange Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rex Avenue, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftSharp right onto Forbidden Drive, heading SE.
  10. 0.9 miArrive 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-ca7d

Trail surface

43% gravel43% dirt1% boardwalk13% 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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