spruce knob
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spruce knob印象
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What a view! My wife and I love to hike the mountains. It was awesome to know that we were standing on the highest point in West Virginia. There is a nice trail around the peak for some different views. Most of your time will be driving up the 12 or 15 miles to get to the top. But it's well worth it.
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We are following a book to do as many state high points as we can. This was a part of it and was easy to follow and easy to accomplish.
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Hike the 5 mile trail (yes, 5 miles!) to Seneca Creek to be treated to outstanding view of falls and stream with excellent primitive camp sites.
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Such a gorgeous spot. Impassable roads if there is snow, and yes, even on an 80degree day you can still see snow up there so mind your forecasts before attempting. There could also at any given moment be a dropped tree that blocks the small winding roads...but, it you do make it up...there are small trails, bathroom facilities, picnic areas, and fabulous views. The observation tower is not a lot of steps, but is not even truly needed to appreciate the area. The trails keep even the smallest safe with minor supervision too so, no fears for travelers with young ones
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Even the drive up isn't easy and then we passed two men on mountain bikes! Once we arrived at the top, here they came, we cheered for them and gave them a nice welcome. This is a beautiful spot and there are many lookout points to see all the surrounding states, 5 in all are visible! Make sure to take the hiking loop to the lookout tower and around. It is very easy walking with beautiful tree lined trails. There were 3 picnic tables that we came upon with grilling areas. I didn't think the grilling areas were a good idea due to forest fires but that's just me. We posed for many a photo. I have several that are frame worthy. Definitely planning on returning as a friend has a condo nearby.
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We got directions from a local and ended up taking a dirt road to the top. It took a little longer than expected the scenery was great. Unfortunately, we drove into a cloud bank about 200 ft from the summit, so we will have to try it again. We found the paved road to get a back down, so that trip was much faster. The lake are is very pretty.
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I go to Spruce Knob often. This is a mountain of contrasts. On any given day you can see for 60 miles and 5 minutes later not see the hand in front of your face. One of the great things about it is that you have cliffside views near the top on the road. There is parking at the top and the walk to the observation tower is only 900 feet from the parking lot. There is a 1/2 mile nature trail that also sends you to southern and eastern overlooks. Hiking trails are numerous, both on spruce knob and past it. If you go to Spruce Knob, you should go past it to the lake as well. There is a wonderful trail that circles it, and in the deep winter when the roads are clear you can see people ice fishing.
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Near Seneca Rocks, WV, about 20m from one to the other. But the road up to Spruce Knob is about 12m of winding, narrow road. Speed limit on much of it is 20, and to avoid cars coming the other way around all the curves you would not want to go much faster. In early Nov, we were the only persons there in the late afternoon. The view from the tower is spectacular at 4863', worth the drive up. On the way down, be sure to stop at the "eastern" overlook for an even grander view and sunset. Snow on the ground here for much of the year.
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Never been to the State of West Virginia before. Beautiful forest to travel through. Hope to get back there again soon.
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After seeing Dolly Sods the day before, my family and I set off for Spruce Knob on our way home. This spot is so much more easily accessible than Dolly Sods with a comparable view of the surrounding valley and vegetation. Be sure and take the 1/2 mile trail around the summit after you've climbed up the observation tower. The view is spectacular from all vantage points. You will encounter one scenic viewing location before you get to the top. Keep going. We didn't go to Spruce Knob Lake and I regret it. Wish we had gone to see it and continued on to return to Rt. 28. We weren't sure of the country roads and just doubled back the way we went up. Later on we learned we could have just kept going.