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Wissahickon Valley Park

Forbidden Drive

2.3 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 53 min

Forbidden Drive is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Manatawna, PA. It is mostly level, with 232 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 256 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cathedral Road Entrance 40.06691, -75.22560
Nearest town Manatawna, PA
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Forbidden Drive

2.3 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 53 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. 0.1 miTurn left onto Forbidden Drive, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Rex Avenue, heading N.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftSharp left onto Forbidden Drive, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 450 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  12. 400 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading S.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 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-bb9c

Trail surface

51% dirt39% gravel1% boardwalk9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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