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Wissahickon Valley Park

Forbidden Drive

3.1 mi · ▲ 448 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Forbidden Drive is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Manatawna, PA. It climbs 448 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 302 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Summit Avenue Entrance 40.06180, -75.22692
Nearest town Manatawna, PA
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Forbidden Drive

3.1 mi · ▲ 448 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 96–302 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: Summit Avenue Entrance · 40.06180, -75.22692

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Forbidden Drive, heading E.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Rex Avenue, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rex Avenue, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading SE.
  23. 450 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  26. 250 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-5-km-a17e

Trail surface

79% dirt9% gravel1% boardwalk11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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