Toasting the Trail

Why celebrate the Appalachian Trail?

​Following 2,190 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 Western Loudoun 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. 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. 

We did it all again in 2023—in a new location, with a new partner. We teamed up with the Town of Hillsboro. a 2023-designated A.T. Community, to celebrate the A.T. and all the Great Outdoors at our new venue: The Gap Stage and Old Stone School in Hillsboro, VA. 

Some 2,000 of you joined us in June to listen to hiking experts and enjoy live music—plus kids' activities, an A.T.-inspired art show and more. We went "hands on" again, with activities and demos like trail cooking, yoga for hikers, hammock camping...and more. Twenty-eight A.T. thru hikers joined us for lunch, with some sticking around to camp out before heading back to the Trail.

We hope to do all this— and more—in 2024. Please get in touch if you want to get involved.

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The HOMETOWN TEAMs          

 The Round Hill AT nonprofit presents this festival with the towns of Round Hill and Hillsboro, our hometown A.T. Communities in
Western Loudoun County, Virginia. Visit Loudoun is one of our sponsors.

APPALACHIAN TRAIl Community

We continue to celebrate Round Hill's designation by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy as a community that protects and promotes the A.T. The official designation ceremony kicked off the 2019 festival.

Want to support the festival?  Please consider a tax-deductible donation to our nonprofit, Round Hill AT.

• Donate with ​PayPal.
• Donate with ​Venmo: @atfestival2023
• Contact us for more information about sponsorships.

This page features art by Jill Jensen, prizewinner in the Round Hill Appalachian Trail Art Show.