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Forbidden Drive is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Andorra, PA. It is mostly level, with 64 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi102 – 174 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Orange Trail 40.07943, -75.22513
Nearest town Andorra, PA

Directions

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Forbidden Drive

1.9 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 40 min

Elevation 101–174 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: Orange Trail · 40.07943, -75.22513

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

Transit-accessible: Germantown Av & Hillcrest Av stop 511 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Orange Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 200 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 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

49% dirt40% gravel2% boardwalk9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Germantown Av & Hillcrest Av stop 511 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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