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Wissahickon Valley Park

Forbidden Drive

2.4 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Forbidden Drive is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Tulpohocken, PA. It climbs 478 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 226 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Walnut Lane Entrance 40.03219, -75.19384
Nearest town Tulpohocken, PA
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Forbidden Drive

2.4 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 53–225 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: Walnut Lane Entrance · 40.03219, -75.19384

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Tulpehocken stop 682 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 200 ftBear right onto Orange Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Kitchen's Lane Bridge, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading NW.
  9. 500 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  19. 450 ftContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading SE.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Kitchen's Lane Bridge, heading SE.
  21. 100 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
  22. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftArrive 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-5615

Trail surface

91% dirt7% paved2% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Tulpehocken stop 682 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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