Philly Runners -- Map of Forbidden Drive/Wissahickon Park

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Forbidden Drive/Wissahickon Park

including access to/from The Loop at Falls Bridge

Forbidden Drive ends at Northwestern Ave in the Chestnut Hill section of the city.

From there, you can either turn around and come back in on foot or go into Chestnut Hill to catch a train back to Center City.

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Access from Falls Bridge to Forbidden Drive

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Zig left across the Wissahickon Creek and zag right across Ridge Ave. by the Wissahickon Transit Center to access the path that runs parallel to the Wissahickon Creek and Lincoln Drive. This path will put you at the trailhead parking lot for Forbidden Drive at Lincoln Drive.

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Forbidden Drive/Lincoln Drive trailhead parking lot. Cafe near this location at Rittenhousetown.

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Valley Green Inn. Restaraunt, snack bar, restrooms, water fountain, parking.

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Bell's Mill Road. The only road you will cross while on Forbidden Drive. Turn around here to shorten your run or take Bell's Mill to Germantown Ave to get to the Chestnut Hill West Train Station. Be forewarned: getting to Germantown Ave involves climbing a steep hill.

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Northwestern Ave. The end of the line. Head back to town from here, or go up to Germantown Ave and head to the Chestnut Hill West Train Station. Be forewarned: getting to Germantown Ave involves climbing a steep hill.

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Chestnut Hill West Train Station. The train will take you back to Market East, Suburban and 30th St. Stations.

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