Hikers Discover Porsche Panamera Mysteriously Blocking Trail in the Middle of the Woods

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Hikers Discover Porsche Panamera Mysteriously Blocking Trail in the Middle of the Woods

The 21st Century’s addition of sedans, station wagons and SUVs to the Porsche lineup have made the cars from Zuffenhausen far more omnipresent than they were back in the days when the company only made two-door speed machines. Still, there are some places where it remains surprising to see one — like, for example, abandoned in the middle of the woods, blocking a hiking trail.

Last Monday, a

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user named Kayley Clare posted on the

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a picture of a blue

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in the middle of a woody trail in Philadelphia’s Wissahickon Valley Park. With that post, the questions — and theories — began to pour in. Was someone trying to hide the car from the repo man? Was it stolen? Was it used in a crime and dumped there?

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began to investigate, and discovered that despite the bizarre scene, nothing nefarious was going on. According to their reporting, the Panamera’s 84-year-old driver made a series of wrong turns on Sunday night and wound up driving roughly a mile deep into the park, ending up on the Orange Trail before stopping and calling for help.

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Obviously, the man made a big mistake. However, we can’t help but be a little bit impressed. According to the

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website, the Orange Trail has an average width of just three feet and a maximum obstacle height of 24 inches. The trail has an 11% grade and is made up of dirt and rock. The car, meanwhile, appears to be a 971-generation Panamera — a capable car for sure, but not the sort of vehicle you’d usually associate with off-roading of any sort, let alone the kind where many Land Rover drivers would hesitate to tread.

The car was pulled off the trail on Tuesday, and a video of the rescue was shared on The Philadelphia Inquirer’s social media channels In the clip, an ATV uses a winch to help pull the car along the trail, giving a sense of just how narrow the path is.

The driver is extremely embarrassed over the whole situation, according to the Inquirer. But thankfully, no injuries were reported, and no crime was committed. Now if you’ll excuse us, this incident has us daydreaming about a

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-style Panamera build…

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