Forbidden Drive is a 1.9-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 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bells Mill West Trailhead 40.07837, -75.22731
Nearest town Andorra, PA
Directions
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Forbidden Drive
1.9 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 45 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
- Start on Forbidden Drive, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Orange Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Rex Avenue, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading SE.
- 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 surface
44% dirt43% gravel1% boardwalk12% 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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