Last year (2010) the town of Christiansburg extended the trail to parallel the remaining active railroad to where it crosses VA 114. It now ends at the NRV mall's movie theaters ands adds around 6/10s to the length. There is also ample parking at the new trailhead at the theaters. In comment to an earlier reviewer stating it is hilly and not a rail-trail; well it is a rail-trail but portions of the original line were severed by the Virginia Tech airport and the 460 bypass after it was abandoned years ago, so the ends had to be connected. The town also wants to cross VA 114 with the trail and make it end further into town.

"This trail is a delight at all times, but I recommend it most during the month of June. Start at the Blacksburg end (right near the public library) and enjoy the range of wildflowers and the hedgerows of berries and blossoms. Vistas of meadows with the Blue Ridge mountains in the background make this a serene and peaceful experience."

"This ranks as one of our favorite trails in VA. It's relatively short, but asphalt can't be beat on a bicycle and the country scenery is an attraction. There is an old anthracite coal Mine that has been blocked off that is of historical note. We met the very friendly police chief of Blacksburg (Chief Brown) and several other folk."

"We ride with a recumbant and a handcycle and had difficulty with this one. One reviewer wrote that there were a ""few hills.""

It turns out there are a lot of hills and the grades are about 8%. Most rail-trails we have riden have far fewer hills and it seems unlikely a train actually used this one. Too bad, it was a pretty trail and in a lovely part of Virginia.

The town of Blacksburg has some nice eating spots and parking by the library was convenient, but you do have to ride on the street for a block or two. On the other end at the mall is probably the safest access, but the long steep hill is intimidating."

"The Huckleberry Trail is a nice, scenic trail for biking or in-line skating. There is an excellent paved surface that averages a ~2% upward grade toward Blacksburg, with a few short, moderate hills.

The trail is scenic and quiet on the Christiansburg half; users will see open fields and have views into downtown Blacksburg.

Skate it in dry weather.

Recommended!"

"The Huckleberry trail running between downtown Blacksburg, Va and the New River Valley Mall on US 460 in Christiansburg, Va runs for 5.76 miles. It is great for train watching. The trail crosses over the Norfolk Southern Whitethorne line (former Virginian railway)where heavy long coal trains climb to the summit of the eastern divide. The bridge offers a great vantage point to view the locomotives. A mile south of the bridge the trails ends at the mall where the Huckleberry line (Blacksburg branch) is still in limited use. If you are lucky you might witness a train delivering cars to the Corning plant. The line was build to serve the coal mines in the Merrimac area just north of the NS tracks. The community got its' name from the civil war ironclad ""Merrimac"" of which burned coal from the mines in this area.
The trail is paved, quiet, and friendly. "