PUB Binger Checkpoint List
- Airplane or Whirly Gig
- Andrew’s Geyser (with or without water)
- Arrowhead
- Bear
- Bench on Point Lookout Trail
- Black Mountain Campground Pisgah National Forest sign
- Blue Ridge Parkway Tunnel
- Camp Grier Lake
- Chicken (live or metal)
- Christmas Tree (limit 1)
- Country Store
- Covered Bridge
- Cow, Pig or Goat
- Curtis Creek (the creek)
- Curtis Creek Campground sign
- Don Rimx Mural on Crooked Creek Rd at Beacon Village Farm
- Eastern Continental Divide sign
- First National Forest Tract sign
- Fonta Flora –> Old Fort trail blaze
- Fonta Flora –> Ridgecrest trail blaze
- Fonta Flora sign
- Green Knob Overlook on Blue Ridge Parkway
- Heartbreak ridge Trail sign
- Hearts a Bursting (it’s a plant)
- Holiday Wreath (limit 1)
- Kitsuma trail head sign
- Map of future trails planned for Old Fort
- Mountain Gateway Museum
- Newberry Creek trail sign where “hiking” singletrack begins
- Old Fort Picnic Area Pisgah National Forest sign
- Old Fort Ride House parking pass
- Old Fort Ride House Ranger
- Pint of Hillman Brewing beer
- Quilt Square on barn or building
- Save Our School Mural in Old Fort
- Snooks Nose Overlook
- Star Gap trail sign
- Top of Heartbreak Ridge trail. Are the old campers still there???
- Top of Point lookout trail/gate
- Tractor
- Train trestle
- Youngs ridge Trail sign
Checkpoint Rules
Riders can compete for prizes by taking photos of checkpoints along the routes. A list of checkpoints will be announced via email to all registered participants at 9:00 AM on Saturday December 5, 2020.
There are three ways to share your checkpoint images with Jen Billstrom (Jen@VeloGirlRides.com):
- Email a link to your Strava ride with photos loaded and activity status set to “public” to Jen
- Email a link to your RideWithGPS ride with photos loaded and activity status set to “public” to Jen
- Email your photos directly to Jen (please include all photos in one email)
Bonus entries can be accumulated by posting images to social media using #PUB2020 and tagging @bookwalterbinge
Each checkpoint photo equals one entry into the prize drawing.
Each social media #PUB2020 and @bookwalterbinge tagged post equals one entry into the prize drawing.
There is no limit to the number of checkpoint images you can share, but duplicate images of the same checkpoint will not count.
Deadline: Submit your checkpoint images no later than midnight on Sunday December 6, 2020.
Prize winners will be posted on the Binge website within one week of the event. Jen will contact each winner by email with instructions for claiming prizes.
Prizes
- Mamacitas – Lifetime Binge Sponsor
- Highland Brewing – Multi-year Binge Sponsor
- Four Sisters Bakery – Host of the 2019 Binge TuneUp Coffee Stop
- Dynamite Roasting – Binge Morning Coffee Host (compliments of ALFIE in 2019)
- French Broad Chocolate
- Ghan Shan West
- 12 Bones
