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Wissahickon Gorge & Forbidden Drive

A wilderness canyon inside city limits, with schist cliffs, historic ruins, and America's only covered bridge in a major city.

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StartTen Box / Lincoln Drive Trailhead, Philadelphia

The map line is an approximate sketch between landmarks (about 6.2 km (3.9 mi)), not a recorded GPS track. Upload a GPX track to help verify it.

Follow Forbidden Drive and wooded ridge trails along Wissahickon Creek in Fairmount Park. Pass Thomas Mill Covered Bridge, Valley Green Inn, and rugged singletrack trails climbing rocky crags.

Background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wissahickon_Valley_Park

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