page_title: Spesard Knob
section_title: Location and access
hierarchical_section_title: Spesard Knob / Location and access
caption_attribution_description: English: Boundary of the Spesard Knob wildland as identified by the Wilderness Society
context_page_description: Spesard Knob, a wildland in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests of western Virginia, has been recognized by the Wilderness Society as a special place worthy of protection from logging and road construction. The Wilderness Society has designated the area as a “Mountain Treasure”.
  With 226 acres of possible old growth forest and unfragmented habit for black bear, the area offers a unique off-trail hiking experience in a remote forest near New Castle.
  The area is part of the Craig Creek Cluster.
context_section_description: The area is located in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwestern Virginia, about 3  miles south of New Castle, Virginia.  State Route Va 618 passes along the eastern and southern side of the area.  A powerline separates the area from the  Broad Run wildarea on the north.
  There are no trails or roads into the area.
  The boundary of the wildland, as determined by the Wilderness Society, is shown in the adjacent map.  Additional roads in the vicinity are given on National Geographic Maps 788 (Covington, Alleghany Highlands).  A great variety of information, including topographic maps, aerial views, satellite data and weather information, is obtained by selecting the link with the wild land's coordinates  in the upper right of this page.
  Beyond maintained trails, old logging roads can be used to explore the area.  The Appalachian Mountains were extensively timbered in the early twentieth century leaving logging roads that are  becoming overgrown but still passable. Old logging roads and railroad grades can be located by consulting the historical topographic maps available from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The Spesard Knob wildarea is covered by USGS topographic map  Catawba.
caption: Boundary of the Spesard Knob wildland as identified by the Wilderness Society
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