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Wissahickon Valley Park

Forbidden Drive

4.1 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Forbidden Drive is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Andorra, PA. It climbs 330 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 285 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Orange Trail 40.07943, -75.22513
Nearest town Andorra, PA
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Directions

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Forbidden Drive

4.1 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 96–285 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: Orange Trail · 40.07943, -75.22513

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

Transit-accessible: Germantown Av & Hillcrest Av stop 511 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Orange Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Rex Avenue, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Forbidden Drive, heading N.
  18. 450 ftTurn right onto Rex Avenue, heading N.
  19. 250 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
  23. 50 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-7-km-1a9e

Trail surface

92% dirt4% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Germantown Av & Hillcrest Av stop 511 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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