Let the Meat Camp fun begin!
The Meat Camp Ride.
Yes, Meat Camp is a real place in North Carolina, USA.
Meat Camp is an unincorporated community in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. It is believed to have been named after a primitive packing house utilized by hunters since before the Revolutionary War.” – Wikipedia
“Situated along the Old Buffalo Trail and established before the Revolutionary War, Meat Camp was the location where hunters stored their dressed animal carcasses until they were ready to return to their homes in the lowlands.”
Left turn to Gravel
On the second day of the October cycling camp with friends in North Carolina, we found ourselves near Boone. This area boasts a network of peaceful paved roads alongside even quieter gravel routes, creating a fantastic mixed-surface cycling experience. However, flat roads are a rarity here.
The Meat Camp Ride Video
The Meat Camp Ride covers 72 miles with over 5,000 feet of elevation gain, which includes the challenging Elk Knob climb, measuring 6.1 miles with an average gradient of 5.1% and a maximum incline of 13%.
Gravel road anyone?
Additional Photos
Steep climbing on this gravel road
Aboard the Bridge Bike Works Surveyor
The store in Meat Camp
Mercantile Store in Todd, North Carolina
Space Pegasus time