Program runs
from June 1 to August 16

Purple

Difficulty: Moderate

Distance: 2.20 miles

Restrooms: No

Stroller Friendly: Yes

Wheelchair Friendly: Yes

Playground: No (Private)

Dog Friendly: Yes

Location: Lititz-Warwick Trailway (Newport Square Public Trail & Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail)

Thumbnails to Show You the Way

1. Park in the parking area to the left of the brick building (Brick Gables) as you turn into the parking area.
2. Pick up the trail that starts near the evergreen trees close to the road and go right (you should be walking toward a tree line with the road to your left and the brick building behind you).
3. Follow the trail as it winds ahead (keeping the tree line on your left), continuing straight ahead and passing all forks that lead toward stairs/apartments.
4. Continue straight/veer left as you reach a break in the tree line.
5. Continue following the paved path as it goes through a double tree-lined area, you’ll see a creek on your left.
6. Next, you’ll pass a baseball field on your right and cross over a wooden bridge.
7. After the bridge, continue following the path to the right, and then straight past the fork in the path.
8. Continue along the path as it veers left ahead, passing another wooden bridge on your right (do not cross the bridge).
9. When you approach the Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail, turn left and continue following the path ahead, passing two forks ahead to your right.
10. At the third fork you find, your post should be nearby.
11. To return to your vehicle, retrace your steps by turning around and following the path ahead, passing two forks on your left, turning right to follow the path next to the baseball field, passing the first bridge on your left, passing a fork on your right, crossing the second bridge, following the trail right at the stonewall, passing two sets of forks on your left, and following the remainder of the path as it winds back to the parking area.

Read More About It

• The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell & Benjamin Hart
• Midsummer's Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca
• Indiginerds by Alina Pete

Snippets of Information

• Purple is the hardest color for the eye to distinguish.
• Dominica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua are the only nations on Earth to use the color purple in their flags.
• Carrots used to be purple; now we mostly see them in orange.

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