Pocket Parks

While you are walking, jogging, or biking, be sure to stop at the “pocket parks” along the Huckleberry Trail and take a rest or observe the beauty:

Talbot Park Talbot Park: Early in the trail, just beyond the neighborhoods, Talbot Park is the first “pocket park” on the Huckleberry designed to as a trailside rest stop. Photo from The Roanoke Times.
Warm Hearth Park: Near mile 3 the trail dips down towards the Warm Hearth retirement community and into Warm Hearth Park. Friends of the Huckleberry placed mile markers every quarter mile in this section to aid senior trail users. Additional parking is also available at Warm Hearth Park. Photo from Vicky Somma.
Coal Miner's Heritage Park Coal Miner’s Heritage Park: Located at mile 4 and also the location of a new restroom, this “pocket park” is filled with old coal mining equipment surrounded by daffodils and a bridge that crosses over an active Norfolk Southern rail line. Photo from Vicky Somma.
Gateway Park Gateway Park: This “gateway” to the Jefferson National Forest offers hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders access to recreation areas and 30 miles of trails that connect the Huckleberry Trail to Pandapas Pond. Photo from Town of Blacksburg.

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Heritage Community Park Heritage Community Park: Located just 5 minutes from downtown Blacksburg off of Glade Road, this scenic park offers 0.75 miles of paved trail and approximately 2 miles of grassy trails for hikers, cyclist, and dog walkers. Photo from Town of Blacksburg.

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THINGS TO DO ON THE TRAIL

From Blacksburg Striders:
Rails to Trail Map
Roanoke Times Map
Christiansburg Extension Map
Hethwood Extension Map
From the New River Vally Bicycle Association:
Aerial Map
From TrailLink.com:
Google Map

From Friends of the Huckleberry Trail:
Future of the Huckleberry Trail
Tunnel to Hethwood

Northern Trailhead:
US Hwy. 460 toward Blacksburg to Main Street (US Hwy. 460 Business route), heading north. Turn left on Miller Street and drive three blocks to Harrell Street, where street parking is available. Trailhead is located in the library parking lot on Miller Street. Do not park in the library lot; towing may be enforced for trail users parked here.
Southern Trailhead:
US Hwy. 460 toward Christiansburg, right on VA Route 114 (Peppers Ferry Road). The New River Valley Mall is on the right on New River Road. Follow New River Road around the mall; trailhead parking is at the back of the mall.

Central Trailhead:
Parking is also available near the intersection of Hightop and Merrimac Road for use of the Huckleberry Trail and Coal Miners Heritage Park.