Tibbet Knob via Wolf Gap

Park for free at Wolf Gap Campground and cross the road where you will pass some picnic tables and campsites.  Follow the signs to the yellow-blazed Tibbet Knob trail.  In half a mile, there is a little path to a summit on your left where you can catch a glimpse of Mill Mountain and Big Schloss. 

Continue uphill for another half mile and you will reach a steep rock which will require some scrambling.  It's only 20-30 yards in length and my dogs made it up pretty easily.  There are some nice campsites here if you want to take a lunch break or hang out for the night.  

The trail flattens out here but soon you will reach a second steep rock.  From here, continue another 200 yards and you will reach the main summit.  Take in the views and definitely make your way through the thicket to reach different ledges for various photo angles. If you wander a short way past the summit you will find some great backcountry campsites complete with benches and fire pits. Set up camp here or turn around and follow the same trail back to the parking lot. 

After making it to the knob, kick back, relax, hydrate, and wait for sunset. This is an unbeatable and sometimes private sunset spot! A few hours past sunset, you'll also have one of the best stargazing vistas in northern Virginia/West Virginia. This area has very little light pollution and will give you clear views of the stars and the Milky Way.

To photograph the stars, you will want a fast lens (low aperture), a long exposure time, and a tripod. In addition to this, to photograph the Milky Way galactic core, you will need to go close to a new moon between April and July.

**Note: There is no water at Big Schloss or Tibbett Knob, and water is occasionally off indefinitely at Wolf Gap Campground. Bring PLENTY of water will you, and stash a few gallons extra in the car**