Forbidden Drive is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Shawmont, PA. It climbs 604 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi89 – 348 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05293, -75.22636
Nearest town Shawmont, PA
Directions
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Forbidden Drive
4.2 mi · ▲ 604 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 87–348 ft
Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park
Trailhead: 40.05293, -75.22636
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 21% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn 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 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Rex Avenue, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
51% dirt38% gravel1% boardwalk10% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F68°
Precip21%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity62%
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
- Yellow Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Yellow Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Yellow Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 296 ft
- Yellow Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Forbidden Drive 2.5 mi · ▲ 419 ft
- Forbidden Drive 2.6 mi · ▲ 419 ft
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