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Wissahickon Valley Park

White Trail & Yellow Trail via Forbidden Drive

4.5 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 1 hr 54 min

White Trail & Yellow Trail via Forbidden Drive is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Tulpohocken, PA. It climbs 793 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 348 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue Bell Field Trailhead 40.03079, -75.19525
Nearest town Tulpohocken, PA
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White Trail & Yellow Trail via Forbidden Drive

4.5 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 64–348 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 150 ftBear right onto Orange Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto White Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 200 ftReach White Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading SE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 150 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SE.
  36. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
  38. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  39. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  40. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  41. 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/white-trail-yellow-trail-out-back-7-km-9216

Trail surface

63% dirt11% gravel9% grass17% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F67°
Precip21%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity62%
Rained 1.8″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 11% rain1 AM: 21% rain2 AM: 14% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 4% rain9 PM: 1% rain
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

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