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
- Start on Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 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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