The second State Highpoint of  the day was a drive through the countryside to a trailhead marker. The actual highpoint is called Hoye Crest and lies on the ridge of Backbone Mountain at an elevation of 3,360 ft. A quick jog up part of an old logging trail, left turn at a cairn, a bit of bushwacking and the “summit” was gained in about 1.1 miles – 2.2 miles roundtrip. Nice to get a bit of exercise on this one!

It was a pretty nice day but still a bit foggy and the views from the top were not that great. Apparently a lot of folks come up here and want a non-selfie photo as there was a nice post with a flat shelf on it to set up your self-timed camera. I headed back down to the car where Dad was finalizing the route to the West Virginia Highpoint.