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Wissahickon Valley Park

White Trail & Yellow Trail via Forbidden Drive

5.2 mi · ▲ 946 ft · 2 hr 12 min

White Trail & Yellow Trail via Forbidden Drive is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Alden Park Manor, PA. It climbs 946 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%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.02803, -75.19101
Nearest town Alden Park Manor, PA
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Directions

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White Trail & Yellow Trail via Forbidden Drive

5.2 mi · ▲ 946 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 64–348 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: 40.02803, -75.19101

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: stop 524 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Orange Trail, heading W.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto White Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 100 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 200 ftReach White Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  35. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading SE.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 150 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  40. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SE.
  42. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  43. 100 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  44. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  45. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  46. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  50. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  51. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  52. 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-8-km-8eea

Trail surface

68% dirt10% gravel7% grass15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: stop 524 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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