Purple Trail

.8 miles | 19 minutes | Starts from: Sun Singer statue

The shortest of Allerton Natural Areas, this trail starts and ends with nice vantage points of the Sun Singer statue. The surrounding forest is an early successional forest composed of honey locust, elms, oaks, and hickories. The small opening in the forest along this trail was once the site of a tower similar to the one in the Fu Dog Garden.

Look for: magnolia warblers (spring); eastern wood pewees (summer); turkey vultures (fall); red bellied woodpeckers (winter)

This trail intersects with the Brown Trail.