White Trail & Yellow Trail via Forbidden Drive is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Tulpohocken, PA. It climbs 621 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi52 – 243 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Blue Bell Field Trailhead 40.03079, -75.19525
Nearest town Tulpohocken, PA
Directions
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White Trail & Yellow Trail via Forbidden Drive
2.9 mi · ▲ 621 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 53–242 ft
Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park
Trailhead: Blue Bell Field Trailhead · 40.03079, -75.19525
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 21% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Kitchen's Lane Bridge, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, 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
94% dirt5% gravel1% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F67°
Precip21%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity62%
Rained 1.8″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun
77°62°
Mon
79°63°
Tue
82°63°
Wed
86°68°
Thu
87°71°
29%
Fri
86°69°
29%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Blue Bell Field Trailhead Trailhead
- Forbidden Drive 2.3 mi · ▲ 518 ft
- Forbidden Drive 2.4 mi · ▲ 478 ft
- Orange Trail & White Trail 3 mi · ▲ 532 ft
- White Trail & Yellow Trail via Forbidden Drive 4.5 mi · ▲ 793 ft
- Devil's Pool & White Trail via Forbidden Drive 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft
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