Forbidden Drive

Don’t let the name fool you, Pennsylvania’s 2018 Trail of the Year is just waiting for you to visit. Forbidden Drive, also known as Wissahickon Valley Park Trail, in Wissahickon Valley Park, stretches seven miles, following its namesake creek and passing by the Thomas Mill Covered Bridge, Valley Green Inn, and numerous other landmarks. The park has 57 miles of trails total, many of which offer ideal mountain biking terrain with plenty of up-and-down hill sections guaranteed to get your heart pumping! Note: permits from Philadelphia Parks & Recreation are required to use the upper trails for off-road biking.

Wissahickon Valley Park - Northeast Allie

New pedestrian bridge near Forbidden Drive in Wissahickon Valley

Fall on Forbidden Drive Photograph by Bill Cannon

Fall on Forbidden Drive by Bill Cannon

Wissahickon Valley Park

Man walking in Wissahickon Creek Valley Park in fall on Forbidden Drive, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Stock Photo - Alamy

Wissahickon Creek Valley Park in fall near Forbidden Drive

Forbidden Drive Hiking Trail - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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The Wissahickon's Forbidden Drive is the 2018 Pennsylvania Trail

Forbidden drive, intellidryad

Favorite Running Route: Valley Green – TrainwithMarc

Lincoln Drive Trail, Pennsylvania Trails

Favorite Running Route: Valley Green – TrainwithMarc