This years Blood, Sweat and Gears in on June 28, 2025 is sponsored by KASK. The Annual Blood Sweat and Gears is a challenging to strenuous 100 mile loop bike ride starting and ending at the Valle Crucis Elementary School, approximately 5 miles south of Boone, North Carolina. The route roughly circles Boone through the outskirts of Watauga County, the heart of North Carolina’s High Country. The terrain is constantly changing with hills of all lengths and curves too numerous to count. The cumulative climbing elevation is 13,000+ feet, with the climb up to the gap at Snake Mountain, milepoint 63, reaching an 18-20% grade near the top.
Proceeds from the ride will benefit the Jeremy Dale Fisher Fund and The Russell Fund, established by the Watauga County Chapter of the American Red Cross , which provides assistance to local families that are displaced by fire, flood or similar disasterske Mountain, milepoint 63, reaching an 18-20% grade near the top.
Hemlock Inn is located downtown Blowing Rock and offers Blowing Rock Lodging for the event and other Festivals and events. Check out Blowing Rock Accommodations and the specials that we have going on right now on Blowing Rock Lodging and Blowing Rock accommodations. We are downtown inn in Blowing Rock nearby to all the areas activities and Blowing Rock Restaurants.
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