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Wissahickon Valley Park

Yellow Trail Loop via Forbidden Drive

2 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 51 min

Yellow Trail Loop via Forbidden Drive is a 2-mile loop in Wissahickon Valley Park near Tulpohocken, PA. It climbs 357 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 217 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.03317, -75.19917
Nearest town Tulpohocken, PA
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Yellow Trail Loop via Forbidden Drive

2 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 51 min

Elevation 45–215 ft

Loop · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: 40.03317, -75.19917

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

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kitchen's Lane Bridge, heading W.
  5. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Forbidden Drive, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading S.
  17. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/yellow-trail-loop-3-km-a95b

Trail surface

72% dirt27% gravel1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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