Blue Bell and Forbidden Drive Loop is a 2.1 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that features a river and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from April until October.
March 6, 2021Very muddy and icy
January 18, 2021Muddy trail but great afternoon hike!
January 18, 2021Quite a few people without masks, including on narrow trails. There were a few places my 6yo was very nervous walking over the huge sewer lines. Def won’t take my 3yo’s on this exact loop.
January 18, 2021January 4, 2021I love this trail but extremely muddy and many down trees from recent storm.
January 1, 2021Nice loop with varying terrain, a little muddy in spots today. Take the spur to Rittenhouse Town - there’s a little cafe there we hadn’t known about!
December 29, 2020December 6, 2020November 28, 2020great little hike through the woods but enough room to space out.
November 21, 2020November 16, 2020The landscape has been excavated by the recent storm and the normal “fall” of the foliage, making it a wonderfully exposed route to hike.
October 19, 2020October 18, 2020Very crowded for a Sunday, which wasn’t surprising since it was a beautiful fall day! Lots of mushrooms to find. Rocky and moderate. Easy to find a way off of Forbidden Drive with the app.
October 17, 2020Easy - some "off the trail" sections which makes it pretty exciting and has lots of markers so it's not hard to get lost!
October 4, 2020Very nice loop. Easy with different things to see. I advise it for anyone new to hiking.
September 17, 2020Favorite! Can’t wait to try in October with fall foliage
September 13, 2020September 7, 2020About 75% of people were wearing masks. Lots of dogs and bikes on the trail.
September 5, 2020Love, love, LOVE the Wissahickon!!!
August 23, 2020Trails were clear, people and dogs were friendly, most people were wearing masks. Good morning walk.
August 22, 2020Really nice trail. Kept up pretty well too. The bridge was a really cool part and being able to get right up to the water was nice. A little rocky with some tight paths but those parts make it more fun :)
August 20, 2020Pretty trail for being inside of a city. Lots of people and only about 1/4 wearing masks
August 19, 2020August 13, 2020August 8, 2020Nice hiking parks with variety of trails for biking, hiking, walking, etc. Whatever one feel like doing. Downside is the lack of Park and trails information, for someone that isn’t familiar with the area it could be a bit of a challenge to get around.
July 14, 2020Nice easy trail with some rockyness and plenty of shade/woods along the river. More people than I expected on a Tuesday morning but not overcrowded. Will be going back.
July 2, 2020Walked all the way past Kitchens Lane bridge to Levering bridge then back on orange.
May 10, 2020Pretty trail with great views....not too difficult!
April 25, 2020A few ups and downs but nice combo of trail and packed dirt drive. Access to river.
April 19, 2020
