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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftSharp left onto Forbidden Drive, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 450 ftContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading N.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Kitchen's Lane Bridge, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
  20. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 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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