Forbidden Drive is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Shawmont, PA. It climbs 536 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi89 – 371 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05355, -75.22494
Nearest town Shawmont, PA
Directions
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Forbidden Drive
3.9 mi · ▲ 536 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 87–370 ft
Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park
Trailhead: 40.05355, -75.22494
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 21% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Forbidden Drive, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rex Avenue, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Rex Avenue, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
40% dirt34% gravel26% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F67°
Precip21%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity64%
Rained 1″ 2 days ago (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun
78°62°
Mon
79°63°
Tue
81°63°
Wed
86°68°
Thu
86°71°
28%
Fri
85°69°
28%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Forbidden Drive 2.1 mi · ▲ 392 ft
- Forbidden Drive 2.2 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- Yellow Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Yellow Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Yellow Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Yellow Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 296 ft
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