Directions: Ball's Bluff Park, Leesburg, VA. Use your GPS to target "Balls Bluff Trailhead Parking" to find the meeting spot.
Trail map to download: Orange trail on
https://www.novaparks.com/sites/default/files/maps/trailmapballsbluff.pdf
Gather at 10am at the Balls Bluff Trailhead Parking. You will find it by taking a turn east from Balls Bluff Road through the park entrance and advancing about 200 meters (not the small area right by the entrance, but a more significant parking lot.) There are spaces for about 20 cars and maps posted for hikers to orient themselves and that's where you'll find the Cornell group meeting up, many wearing red. Hike the 2-mile-ish ORANGE trail. It's moderately hilly and mostly wooded with Civil War heritage sites. Downloading the map to your phone helps because there are several trails.
After hiking, take your assigned snacks to the beautiful Casanel Vineyards and Winery, about a 20 minute drive away at 17952 & 17956 Canby Road Leesburg, VA 20175. We'll all be bringing snacks to share. Pay your own tab for the wine you order. They have a menu if you want to purchase to share. Look for our outdoor table under the big red umbrellas.)
Don't wish to hike? See you at the winery, anyway!
Rain and threatening weather cancels, but very light drizzle will not.
Free for Cornell Club members. $20 non-refundable registration for others.
Registrants should send to Librarian MS@gmail.com (no spaces) your cell phone number (to text if there are complications.) If you cancel, email her to let her know.
We depart onto the trail promptly at 10:15. If you're late, no worries. Enjoy your hike of any trail when you get there, and just join us at the winery.
Bring: waterbottle, sunscreen, hat, hiking shoes, cash to tip wait staff, cash to pay Maggie if we are forced to put this on her credit card and a snack to share according to list below:
- women: a wedge of good cheese or washed grapes / fruit
- men: a box of crackers for cheese or washed/prepped fruit or veggies
- people who forget this part: $$ to purchase a snack off the menu to share
- hosts: platters, knives, bowls, napkins, paper plates
Logistics for this event are being kept up to date here: https://sites.google.com/view/ccw-event-details/logistics, so check it before you head out that day. On that page will be posted a weather update, for example, if we need to cancel due to weather conditions.
Hosts: Josef / Yiming '24 and Maggie C '86 at Librarian MS @gmail.com (no spaces)
