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Wissahickon Valley Park

Forbidden Drive

2.4 mi · ▲ 610 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Forbidden Drive is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Highland, PA. It climbs 610 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi102 – 354 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crefeld Street Entrance 40.07684, -75.21648
Nearest town Highland, PA
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Forbidden Drive

2.4 mi · ▲ 610 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 101–356 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: Crefeld Street Entrance · 40.07684, -75.21648

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Germantown Av & Waterman Av stop 348 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lavender Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forbidden-drive-out-back-4-km-54d0

Trail surface

72% dirt5% gravel2% boardwalk21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Germantown Av & Waterman Av stop 348 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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