Hike: Big Schloss / Tibbett Knob, GWNF, VA/WV

$36. Long hike: 9 mi., 2900 ft. ascent, 2200 ft. descent. Moderate hike: 6 mi., 1900 ft. ascent, 1200 ft. descent.

First up is Big Schloss, the most famous landmark George Washington National Forest. We’ll get there from Forest Road 92, climbing the Big Schloss Cutoff Trail to the Mill Mtn. Trail A southbound jaunt on the latter and a short side trip take us to Big Schloss. We then continue to Wolf Gap, from where long hikers add a roundtrip to Summit No. 2, Tibbett Knob.