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Wissahickon Valley Park

Forbidden Drive

2.6 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Forbidden Drive is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Andorra, PA. It climbs 365 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 358 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bells Mill West Trailhead 40.07837, -75.22731
Nearest town Andorra, PA
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Forbidden Drive

2.6 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 96–358 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: Bells Mill West Trailhead · 40.07837, -75.22731

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Germantown Pk & Rodgers Dr stop 760 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Forbidden Drive, heading E.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rex Avenue, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Forbidden Drive, heading N.
  19. 400 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-6922

Trail surface

89% dirt4% gravel1% boardwalk6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Germantown Pk & Rodgers Dr stop 760 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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