This trail is a two-part story made up of Colonial Village on the West side of Chapman Hwy and Lake Forest on the east.  Colonial Village is a wonderful example of a neighborhood developed during the post-World War II building boom. Most of the homes here were built during the 1940s and 1950s, so ranchers and cottages abounded with their modest sizes and larger yards making them perfect for young families. Today, this quaint community is a diverse mix of many age groups, and its large mature flowering trees and shrubs offer a beautiful springtime display.  Across Chapman Highway, the trail continues into the Lake Forest community where examples of Tennessee Pink Marble are found in the architecture of its homes. Once mined by over 35 quarries in the Knoxville area, larger blocks of marble were used in buildings all over the U.S., including Washington D.C., and carved into monuments, such as the famous lion statues in front of the New York Public Library. Local builders used the smaller left over pieces to construct retaining walls, arched doorways, chimneys, patios, and whole houses. To celebrate the heritage and architecture of the neighborhood, a five-ton pink marble entry sign was added  in 2014.  East Lake Forest Drive leads to an entrance to The Urban Wilderness Loop, a popular outdoor recreation spot, which connects to the William Hastie Natural Area (3.5 miles of trails) with Ijams Nature Center where you can enjoy early spring wildflower hikes.

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Colonial Village is a Dogwood Trail community that was once a part of the 200 acre McCall family farm.  First listed in the city deed books in 1940, Colonial Village is a post-WWII neighborhood development. As Chapman Highway became an increasingly popular commercial corridor, the neighborhood developed quickly due to its proximity to the corridor. Colonial Village is about 4 miles south of Downtown, just off Chapman Highway across from Lake Forest. Today, the neighborhood is home to four churches, one elementary school, one city park, and a pretty nifty duck pond, which is also known as McCall’s Pond or Butterfly Lake. Colonial Village residents don’t have to go far to enjoy the great outdoors. They can take a stroll on the 0.8 mile Gary Underwood Greenway, located within the neighborhood, or they can settle in for an afternoon of fun at Gary Underwood Park, which has a football field and soccer field in addition to picnic areas and shelters. Throughout the Lake Forest and Colonial Village neighborhoods, are examples of Tennessee Pink Marble used as building materials in the homes. These modest cottage-style houses, reminiscent of the picturesque Neo-Tudor construction in the popular Cotswold style, offer the convenience of easy access to downtown and are a favorite with those who like the feeling of privacy and seclusion. Of special note, on Centerwood Drive, there is a small fenced in graveyard where relatives of Sam Houston are buried. Sam Houston lived near here in his youth and became Governor of Tennessee in 1827 before moving to Texas to "Remember the Alamo" in 1836.