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Round Hill Appalachian Trail Festival
September 11-12, 2021
The 2021 Round Hill AT Festival celebrates the natural beauty of the Appalachian Trail. Featuring partner organizations like the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, Friends of the Blue Ridge, and Virginia Master Naturalists, it’s a great opportunity to learn more about hiking, trail conservancy, and everything about America’s first multi-state hiking trail.
Listen to hiking experts and enjoy live music—plus kids’ activities, food, and (of course) beverages from B Chord Brewing. Join us for a hike, brush up on your orienteering skills, learn to light a fire without matches, test out a backpack….and more including artisans/vendors, food trucks, scavenger hunt, silent auction, raffle, pony rides, environmental displays.
Author, historian, and photographer Jeffrey Ryan will be appearing both days of the festival to share his experiences about the trail and to sign his three books about the legendary footpath from Maine to Georgia.
Hourly Schedule
September 11
- 11:00 a.m. - to 11:30
- Festival Opening
- Welcoming ceremony
- 11:30 - to 12:15
- "Take a (Day) Hike"
- Speaker: Lee Sheaffer
- 12:15 - to 1:00
- Music & Trail Trivia
- (Two separate events)
- 1:00 p.m. - to 2:00 p.m.
- Three Appalachian Odysseys
- Speaker: Jeffrey Ryan
- 2:00 - to 3:00
- Music & Trail Bingo
- (Two separate events)
- 3:00 p.m. - to 4:00 p.m.
- "Life-long Learning on the Trail"
- Speaker: Cindy Ross
- 4:00 p.m. - to 5:00 p.m.
- Music & Trail Bingo
- (Two separate events)
September 12
- 11:00 a.m.
- Bringing Back the Experience: Journal Writing, Photography & Sketching
- Speaker: Cindy Ross
- 11:15 a.m.
- Let's Plant a Tree
- James McGlone, Virginia Department of Forestry
- 11:30
- Trail Cooking: Beyond Ramen
- Speaker: Jeffrey Ryan
- 12:00
- Going the Distance: A Thru-Hiker Panel
- Panel Discussion
- 12:30
- Nature Printing
- Speaker: Jill Jensen
- 12:30
- Why Native Plants?
- Iara Lacher, Seven Bends Nursery
- 1:30
- Forest Bathing
- Kristine Villatoro
