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Wissahickon Valley Park

Forbidden Drive

3 mi · ▲ 235 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Forbidden Drive is a 3-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Manatawna, PA. It is mostly level, with 235 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 302 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.5 mi

Getting there

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

3 mi · ▲ 235 ft · 1 hr 7 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

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. 250 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rex Avenue, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  21. 200 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-d96d

Trail surface

58% dirt32% gravel1% boardwalk9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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