For those of you who collect photos of the US geological surver markers for the state HPs, it is located on the ground on the left side of the observation tower as you approach from the parking area.
I recently completed this Highpoint but instead of opting for the normal drive up route i did it as a pretty strenuous bike ride up the auto road. Makes you feel like you "earned" it a little more.
There is a great resource for the route below:
http://www.cyclingscenicwv.com/Rides/SpruceKnobClimb/SpruceKnobClimb.html
you can also read my trip report on my blog here:
http://outdooroutlier.blogspot.com/2017/05/spruce-knob-wv-by-bike-new-way-to-high.html
big_g - Apr 11, 2006 10:05 pm - Voted 10/10
Website link changedRyan Cragun's site on Spruce Knob is now:
http://www.genesoc.com/node/305
mutant1 - May 2, 2006 11:22 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Website link changedThanks for the update!
hgrapid - Feb 23, 2009 3:59 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Website link changedThis link no longer exists
crussellbowden - Dec 18, 2015 12:11 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Website link changedHoly shit that's a weird website after translation.
Alpinist - Oct 26, 2009 2:09 pm - Voted 10/10
USGS markerFor those of you who collect photos of the US geological surver markers for the state HPs, it is located on the ground on the left side of the observation tower as you approach from the parking area.
bmolloy04 - Jun 3, 2017 7:02 am - Hasn't voted
There is another option for the route upI recently completed this Highpoint but instead of opting for the normal drive up route i did it as a pretty strenuous bike ride up the auto road. Makes you feel like you "earned" it a little more.
There is a great resource for the route below:
http://www.cyclingscenicwv.com/Rides/SpruceKnobClimb/SpruceKnobClimb.html
you can also read my trip report on my blog here:
http://outdooroutlier.blogspot.com/2017/05/spruce-knob-wv-by-bike-new-way-to-high.html