AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes
Stone-building-in-Wissahickon-Valley-Park-2025-08-29 01.jpg
Fjalnes · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wissahickon Valley Park

Forbidden Drive

2.3 mi · ▲ 182 ft · 51 min

Forbidden Drive is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Manatawna, PA. It is mostly level, with 182 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 256 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cathedral Road Entrance 40.06691, -75.22560
Nearest town Manatawna, PA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Forbidden Drive

2.3 mi · ▲ 182 ft · 51 min

Elevation 96–255 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: Cathedral Road Entrance · 40.06691, -75.22560

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftSharp right onto Forbidden Drive, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Rex Avenue, heading N.
  7. 100 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftSharp left onto Forbidden Drive, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  16. 350 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-9916

Trail surface

50% dirt41% gravel1% boardwalk8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

More from Cathedral Road Entrance Trailhead

Hikes near Manatawna, Pennsylvania