Wissahickon Valley Park
Forbidden Drive
1.9 mi · ▲ 423 ft · 51 min
Forbidden Drive is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Tulpohocken, PA. It climbs 423 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi46 – 217 ft2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Park Line Drive Entrance 40.03636, -75.19839
Nearest town Tulpohocken, PA
Directions
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Forbidden Drive
1.9 mi · ▲ 423 ft · 51 min
Elevation 45–215 ft
Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park
Trailhead: Park Line Drive Entrance · 40.03636, -75.19839
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Forbidden Drive, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Kitchen's Lane Bridge, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
82% dirt17% gravel1% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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