Loudoun Fall Farm Tour 2026: Explore Round Hill’s Three Stops

The 2026 Loudoun Fall Farm Tour runs Saturday and Sunday, October 17 and 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. It's free, you don't need tickets, and every site opens rain or shine. Thirty-four farms, vineyards, nurseries and other farm businesses are taking part. Three of them have Round Hill addresses: Blue Heron Farm on Yellow Schoolhouse Road, Old Apple Valley Farms on Calumet Lane, and Vista Mountain Farm on Simmental Lane.

The official planning guide doesn't put those three together. It sorts stops into themed collections, and it says plainly that "these are not geographic driving routes." Each Round Hill farm ends up in a different collection. For someone in 20141, the most useful version of the weekend is one that starts in Round Hill and stays close to home. The order of stops depends on a few deadlines in the schedule, not on distance.

One ZIP Code, Three Different Lists

The organizers' "Choose Your Own" post, published September 25, splits the 34 stops into five themes. Here's where Round Hill's three farms ended up:

The themes work for visitors coming from Ashburn or Sterling who want one kind of experience. For Round Hill, the themes spread out three stops that are all close to home. A family that only follows "Fun for the Kiddos" would see Old Apple Valley's honeycomb and skip the goats at Blue Heron. Someone who only follows the unusual-crops list would get to Vista Mountain and never see Blue Heron's pond.

What Each Round Hill Farm Is Actually Showing

Blue Heron Farm sits beside a pond in a valley at the foot of the Blue Ridge. The tour listing describes farm goods produced with a commitment to ethical and sustainable farming, baked goods and other farm-market items to sample, and complimentary coffee. Visitors can meet the goats and watch a wool demonstration. The listing says Farmer Jen is a third-generation farmer.

Old Apple Valley Farms is a family- and veteran-owned fruit and vegetable farm with a honeybee apiary. The hive display has no live bees. Children can taste honey straight from a honeycomb frame and put on a bee bonnet, and there are koi to feed. Farmers Joe and Chery are both fifth-generation farmers and orchard growers. The listing also says the farm's honey "often sells out quickly" and suggests arriving early if you want a jar.

Vista Mountain Farm is new to the Farm Tour this year. Turmeric grows in a high tunnel that extends the season, and ginger is grown here too. The farm has what the listing calls Northern Virginia's only Beefalo herd, a cross between domestic cattle and American bison, plus Shetland sheep, goats that clear forest, and free-range chickens. The farmers also cover the origins of permaculture and J. Russell Smith's book Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture. The listing's fun fact: one of the farmers is a rocket scientist.

The Clock Decides Your Order

Most stops are open the whole day. A few things on and near the Round Hill route happen only at set times or run out, and those set the order of the morning.

The honey at Old Apple Valley is the first. Since the farm warns that it sells out quickly, it makes sense to go there first rather than last.

Breaux Vineyards is the second. It's at 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane under a Purcellville address and runs a free educational vineyard hike from 11 a.m. to noon on both days. Registration opens at 10:30. A guided tasting during the hike is optional and costs $45. The estate covers more than 400 acres, with 90 acres of vines in 13 grape varieties. Breaux was among the first 50 wineries in Virginia, and its 30th anniversary is next year.

Danny's Dream Acres on Short Hill Road is the third. Its goats are out from 10 a.m. to noon each day. Children can decorate a pumpkin to take home for a small fee, and Java Etc. sells coffee, tea and lemonade both days.

Put those together and Saturday could look like this:

1. 10 a.m., Old Apple Valley Farms. Buy honey while it's still there, then the honeycomb tasting and koi.
2. Before 10:30, Breaux Vineyards if the hike is on your list. If not, go to Blue Heron Farm for coffee and the wool demonstration.
3. Late morning, Vista Mountain Farm for the turmeric tunnel and the Beefalo.
4. Midday, Blue Heron Farm if you skipped it earlier. Its listing has a pond, goats and baked goods, which suits a slower stop.
5. 2 to 5 p.m., Good Spirit Farm. It isn't a Farm Tour stop, but it's at 35113 Snickersville Turnpike in Round Hill, and Train Wreck Endings plays live there that Saturday. The band, Andy, Paul and Chuck, plays rock, blues and indie, both originals and covers.

The tour ends at 4 p.m., and the Good Spirit Farm set runs until 5. The schedule leaves an hour of music after the farm gates close.

Snickersville Turnpike and the Next Ring Out

Three more stops fit easily around the Round Hill three without turning the day into a long drive.

Three Bags Wool Farm is at 37655 Snickersville Turnpike under a Purcellville address. The organizers list sheep, donkeys, ducks, rabbits, chickens, peacocks and "one happy goat," along with a scavenger hunt and a look at how raw fleece becomes finished products. It and Blue Heron both have a fiber theme. Blue Heron shows the wool demonstration, and Three Bags shows how fleece is turned into something you can wear.

Ivandale Farms Nursery at 16894 Ivandale Road in Hamilton has a self-guided Tree Discovery Walk and scavenger hunt about how to identify trees, how they grow, and how to care for them. It's self-guided, so you can fit it in whenever you have a gap.

Vista Mountain's permaculture talk also connects to a stop farther away. Planetary Farms, also in the "They Have THAT in Loudoun?" collection, describes a "fruit museum" with more than 1,000 cultivars of edible and medicinal plants, plus geothermal greenhouses. If the Tree Crops conversation at Simmental Lane catches your interest, that's the stop to add.

Sunday, and a Few Logistics

Sunday has the same 10-to-4 hours and the same three Round Hill farms. Breaux's 11 a.m. hike and the goats at Danny's Dream Acres repeat both days. The Good Spirit Farm concert is Saturday only.

Before you leave:

• Dogs. The interactive map tags Blue Heron Farm and Old Apple Valley Farms as pet-friendly. Vista Mountain's listing doesn't have that tag. If you go farther out, Double 8 Alpaca & Llama Ranch asks visitors to leave their dogs at home because it has working dogs on the farm.
• Paper map. Printed stop lists are available at the Bluemont Community Center and the Purcellville Library, and there's a printable PDF map on the organizers' site.
• Address labels. The PDF lists a few stops, including Loco Lion and The Sassy Ass, under Hillsboro. The interactive map lists them under Purcellville. Use the street address when you enter it into your phone.
• One closure. Hogback Mountain Pony Rides is listed as closed for 2026.
• Costs. The tour is free, but some stops charge for food, drinks and special activities, and the map icons show which ones. Bring some cash or a card for honey at Old Apple Valley and Breaux's optional $45 tasting.

The tour started in 1993 as the Fall Colors Tour and later became focused on agriculture. Loudoun Economic Development and the Virginia Cooperative Extension Office added a spring tour in 1996. This fall, three of the farms are in Round Hill, so you can visit honey, Beefalo and goats on a Saturday morning without driving far.

If one of these working farms leaves you curious about what it takes to keep goats, a high tunnel or a hive on your own acreage in western Loudoun, Kristin is glad to talk through it over coffee. Kristin Dillon-Johnson grew up in Philomont and has spent her career around Hunt Country land and barns. Schedule a free consultation and bring your questions from the weekend.