Tibbet Knob Hike

Tibbet Knob - Woodstock, Virginia


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Length	Difficulty	Streams	Views	Solitude	Camping
3.1 mls		N/A
Hiking Time: Elev. Gain: Links: Resources:	2 hours plus a half hour for lunch 830 ft George Washington National Forest Printable Topo Hike Map (PDF) Woodstock Weather Forecast Graphic Precip/Temp Forecast Current Weather Radar Loop (Java) Garmin (GDB), GPS eXchange (GPX) (What's this?) 3D View of Route!
From:	e.g.. 12000 Government Center Parkway 22035 or Fairfax VA Wolf Gap Recreation Area and parking area

Tibbet Knob is the sister hike to Big Schloss. Starting from the same parking location at the Wolf Gap Campground the hike heads in the opposite direction along the Tibbet Knob Trail. Although shorter, this hike is not as family friendly because of two short, steep scrambles to the main Tibbet Knob summit.

Big Schloss is one of the most well know, and most panoramic hikes in the region, with an almost 270° vista from the main overlook. Tibbet Knob is nearly identical in distance to the Big Schloss hike, and is every bit as spectacular. Boasting a wider and more spectacular panorama to the north and west, a wonderful vista just below the high point to the east, and probably the most perfectly placed campsite in the whole Great North Mountain area!

Where the Big Schloss hike can draw many people on nicer days, the Tibbet Knob hike generally has a fraction the number of hikers. For vista after vista, without the crowds, this hike is hard to beat.

From the parking area cross VA675 and start up the yellow blazed Tibbet Knob Trail. In 0.5 miles cross over a small summit that provides great views of Big Schloss and Mill Mountain to the northeast.

After crossing the small summit the trail descends, then veers right between the ridges, before turning back to the left steeply uphill. In 0.4 miles from starting up the main ridge, climb the first of two steep sections that may require hand over hand climbing. Both are only 20-30 yards in length.

At the top of the first steep section the trail passes through a flat area before you reach the second steep area. After reaching the top of this scramble follow the trail for the remaining 200 yards to the top of Tibbet Knob, and pass through a thicket to one of the most spectacular overlooks in the whole region. Twenty feet past the overlook there is a great campsite that could accommodate two small tents.

To return just follow the trail back to the Wolf Gap Campground.

Note: To incorporate this out and back hike into a more strenuous 13.3 mile shuttle hike see MidAtlanticHikes.com Long Mountain/Tibbet Knob Shuttle Hike

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Hiker Reviews For The Tibbet Knob Hike (5 Most Recent)

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By: Meesh	Rating:	Date of Hike: Friday, July 04, 2008
Started at 5:45am-excellent day for hike-saw no other hikers on Tibbet although there were campers at wolf gap campground; lots of wildlife including a rattlesnake! Great views; made it to top in a little over 1 hour-hiked about an hour on beyond the peak. Well worth it--take picnic lunch and enjoy! Great for views, pretty decent workout and high marks for solitude if you are willing to get an early start.

By: brycehiker	Rating:	Date of Hike: Saturday, June 07, 2008
My son and I hiked the trail early afternoon on Saturday June 6.� Temperature about 97 and humid.� No too bad in the shade.� Some nice breezes when out of the thickets.� Fairly steady climb up the mountain.� The two rock scremables cleared easily.One other pair of hikers on the trail.� Ah hour up to the top� Very nice views. About 40 minutes on the way down.� Met one other duo coming down..� Will do Big Schloss next.

By: Robert Godlove	Rating:	Date of Hike: Sunday, May 04, 2008
Great Hike, Did this one and Big Schloss the same day...both are great hikes, but this is my favorite. less traveled and great views and a good workout, Myself and a buddy, didn't run into one person Trail is in good shape and less traveled than Big Schloss...more remote feeling. You will see a lot of different birds in this area and will notice the wild grape vines.

By: Stephanie	Rating:	Date of Hike: Sunday, March 16, 2008
My friends and I had a lot of fun on this hike! The two rocky areas that we had to climb added excitement to the trip. The only thing negative was that at the top of the mountain the trail keeps going down to a gravel road, and then you have to turn around and go back to get to the parking lot. Other than that the views were amazing and we had a great time!

By: Kent	Rating:	Date of Hike: Saturday, January 12, 2008
Very nice hike. The description is accurate, but we encountered�a few�places trees were down over the trail. It was a beautiful day, but we only met one other couple coming down the mountain. It appeared they had spent the night at the campsite because the fire pit�still had glowing embers in it.

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