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Trail Description:
This is really the hub or starting point for most MTBers in the area. There are a ton of well-marked trails along Forbidden Drive. My best advice is that if you want a good ride, take any one of the side trails.
How to get there:
From Rt 76: Take the City Line Ave exit and as soon as you get on City Line, make a u-turn. Follow City Line Ave across the bridge over the river. Take Ridge Ave exit and follow Ridge all the way until you get to Roxborough Ave. Make a right turn on Roxborough and follow it until you hit Henry Ave. Make a left turn on Henry and drive until you see the sign for Valley Green. Make a right turn on the road into the forest. Drive until you reach the parking lot.
| Posted by: getsum on 8/5/2007 |
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nice place to
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| Posted by: soccerdan8 on 6/23/2007 |
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where are those kickers and that halfpipe?
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| Posted by: uber commuter on 7/10/2005 |
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Forbidden drive is a dirt road about
15 to 25 feet wide. It starts at
Rittenhouse Town and finishes
about 10 miles NW at Chestnut Hill
College. Although the trail is not at all
technical it's a great avenue for many
folks to commute to work by bicycle.
There is technical singletrack above
and parallel to it on either side.
Disregaurd driving directions, if
you're driving please go somewhere
else. This park is very overcrowded.
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| Posted by: DaHoos on 9/14/2003 |
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For anyone in the Philly area, this is a great
place to go to get a few hours hours of rocky
climbs, and some fast downs. Theres even
a spot with a "halfpipe" and some kickers.
If you want to get away from the city and
really get out in to nature and ride some
long trails, head to Thorpe. But Wissahikon
is great for a city park. Besides you can't
beat the fact that you spend more time riding
than driving. Theres nothing else like it
within 15 minutes of center city.
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| Posted by: Phil on 8/21/2002 |
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Wissahickon, Valley Green or the other names associated with the Fairmount park commission land is a poor man's Jim Thorpe. The trails are challenging at best. Some of the trails are worth mentioning, ie. Anything that starts directly below Bell's Mill Road. Also anything East of the River is pretty descent. Other than that this place is like a ski resort when its nice outside. Care to do any downhilling ... forget it because you'll meet someone pushing a baby stroller uphill. Interested in Freeriding?...tell that to the park ranger who wants to see your riding tags. You say you want to check out the scenery? c'mon its Philly. You'll either see dead trees, grafiti, or worse. The only good standing point is the horse trails are seldomly used - maybe because the equestrians would rather ride their mounts somplace less crowded & more scenic. If you live locally in the area this park would be ideal. If you drove to get Valley
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| Posted by: Spleener on 7/25/2000 |
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Batman makes an excellent point. The trails closest to the stream are intended for hikers only. The rangers try to enforce this, but you'll enjoy what is arguably the MTBing in Ohilly if you stay to the higher road and follow the signs marked for bikes and not hikers. Happy Trails!
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| Posted by: Batman on 3/29/2000 |
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The trail spec up there is wrong. Forbidden Drive is a basic gravel road along the Wissahickon Creek, but the trails that you take from it are alot of singletrack and can get downright nasty. On the north/east side of the creek, trails get really ugly, but watch out for horse/hiking trails. A busy place on weekends, but alot of fun.
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