Hawk Knob Appalachian Hard Cider
Cider mill · Lewisburg · West Virginia
West Virginia's first hard cidery presses apples grown in the hills around Lewisburg into ciders you can taste through at a tasting room built into an old barn, with patio seating outside. It is open Thursday through Sunday all year, with bonfires on Friday nights once the weather turns.
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Color nearby peaks: October 7–October 11
Color builds from October 1 · mostly bare by November 1
Sampled at Hawk Knob Appalachian Hard Cider’s own coordinates and elevation (610 m) rather than a regional average.
12 weather points cover West Virginia, and the model needs no correction to land on 1 published peak date from smokymountains.com. Against West Virginia's own climatology, the 2026 weather puts the peak 6 days earlier. How the forecast works
When to go to Hawk Knob Appalachian Hard Cider
The color window runs about 17 days, holding until around October 18. Against West Virginia overall, that is 6 days earlier. The 2,001 ft elevation accounts for most of the difference.
You will find it at Lewisburg, WV, in West Virginia. It is open year-round, so color is the only thing to time.
Hawk Knob Appalachian Hard Cider on the map
Drag the date slider to see when color reaches this corner of West Virginia, or tap a pin for that stop’s own peak window.
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Frequently asked
- When does Hawk Knob Appalachian Hard Cider peak in 2026?
- Peak color is predicted for October 7–October 11 (best estimate October 9). Color starts around October 1 and is mostly bare by November 1.
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