The Huckleberry Trail is an asphalt-paved bike/pedestrian path. The trail currently runs from the Blacksburg library to the New River Mall. There are distance markers every half mile. At 2.83 miles it crosses the road to Warm Hearth, at 3.43 miles it crosses Hightop, and at 3.90 it crosses Merimac. The total distance from the library to the mall is 5.762 miles.

There are benches spaced along the trail where you can rest and enjoy the scenery. Parking is available at both ends as well as near Warm Hearth and the Hightop and Merrimac crossings.

We are working to extend the trail along 460 Bypass to the Hethwood community and eventually to Blacksburg's Gateway Park.

Articles about the trail

• Expansion plans for the trail
• Rails to Trails Conservancy destination article
• Some trail history

Related websites

• Town of Blacksburg Parks and Recreation
• Town of Christiansburg Parks and Recreation
• Montgomery Country Parks
• Virginia Tech
• Coal mining heritage park
• Rails to Trails Conservancy
• New River Valley Bicycle Association

View our map of future plans

Fund Raising

If you would like to help expand our local trail system, please send a contribution of whatever amount you can afford to
Friends of the Huckleberry, Inc.
PO Box 925,
Blacksburg, VA 24063.

We are a 501-C3 non-profit corporation, so your contribution may be tax deductible. 100% of your donated funds are used to build trails.

Thank you,
Bill Ellenbogen
President
Friends of the Huckleberry, Inc.

This is the official site of the Friends of the Huckleberry, a not-for-profit corporation
dedicated to developing the Huckleberry Trail in Montgomery County, Virginia.

Contacts:
Bill Ellenbogen - bill@billellenbogen.com
Lance Matheson - lance@vt.edu, (540) 231-5804
PO Box 10414
Blacksburg, VA 24063