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Wissahickon Valley Park

Orange Trail via Forbidden Drive

3.2 mi · ▲ 375 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Orange Trail via Forbidden Drive is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Andorra, PA. It climbs 375 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi102 – 282 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bells Mill West Trailhead 40.07837, -75.22731
Nearest town Andorra, PA
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Orange Trail via Forbidden Drive

3.2 mi · ▲ 375 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 101–283 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: Bells Mill West Trailhead · 40.07837, -75.22731

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Germantown Pk & Rodgers Dr stop 760 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Forbidden Drive, heading E.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.7 miReach Orange Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Forbidden Drive, heading NE.
  17. 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/orange-trail-out-back-5-km-10cc

Trail surface

87% dirt4% gravel1% boardwalk8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Germantown Pk & Rodgers Dr stop 760 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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