Toasting the Trail
Why celebrate the Appalachian Trail?
Following 2,100 miles of mountain ridge lines, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (A.T.) crosses 14 states, from Maine to Georgia. It's the longest and oldest marked footpath in the country—and, here in Round Hill, VA, we're lucky enough to have the A.T. right in our backyard.
In the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the town of Round Hill sits between two A.T. centers, Bears Den to the south and Blackburn to the north. So, when town leaders learned about the Appalachian Trail Community program, it seemed a natural fit. Our inaugural festival in 2019 celebrated Round Hill's official designation as an A.T. Community, recognizing the Trail as a community asset and pledging to support ongoing Trail stewardship.
While the 2020 event had to be canceled due to the pandemic, we hope you joined us at the 2021 festival, where we celebrated the natural beauty of the A.T. and learned about protecting it. We had partner organizations (Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia Master Naturalists, Piedmont Environmental Council) with displays about hiking, trail conservancy and more.
So, let's do it all again in 2022!
Join us in June to listen to hiking experts and enjoy live music—plus kids' activities, food and (of course) beverages from B Chord Brewing. We hope to go "hands on" again, with activities and demos like trail cooking, nature art, hammock camping...and much, much more.
Following 2,100 miles of mountain ridge lines, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (A.T.) crosses 14 states, from Maine to Georgia. It's the longest and oldest marked footpath in the country—and, here in Round Hill, VA, we're lucky enough to have the A.T. right in our backyard.
In the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the town of Round Hill sits between two A.T. centers, Bears Den to the south and Blackburn to the north. So, when town leaders learned about the Appalachian Trail Community program, it seemed a natural fit. Our inaugural festival in 2019 celebrated Round Hill's official designation as an A.T. Community, recognizing the Trail as a community asset and pledging to support ongoing Trail stewardship.
While the 2020 event had to be canceled due to the pandemic, we hope you joined us at the 2021 festival, where we celebrated the natural beauty of the A.T. and learned about protecting it. We had partner organizations (Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia Master Naturalists, Piedmont Environmental Council) with displays about hiking, trail conservancy and more.
So, let's do it all again in 2022!
Join us in June to listen to hiking experts and enjoy live music—plus kids' activities, food and (of course) beverages from B Chord Brewing. We hope to go "hands on" again, with activities and demos like trail cooking, nature art, hammock camping...and much, much more.
The HOMETOWN TEAMRound Hill Outdoors and the Round Hill AT nonprofit present this festival, which is proudly sponsored by Round Hill,
our hometown community in Western Loudoun County, Virginia. |
Our HOst: B Chord BrewingMany thanks go to the folks at
B Chord Brewing for offering to host this festival. The brewery's farm setting in the shadow of the A.T. makes this an ideal place to toast the Trail. |
APPALACHIAN TRAIl CommunityWe continue to celebrate our designation by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy as a community that protects and promotes the A.T. Our official designation ceremony kicked off the 2019 festival.
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This page features art by Jill Jensen, prizewinner in the 2019 Round Hill Appalachian Trail Art Show.