Blacksburg, VA · separated · mixed

Huckleberry Trail

7 mi Out-and-back 230 ft gain

The Huckleberry Trail is a multipurpose trail that measures almost 15 miles (24 km) in length in Montgomery County, Virginia, connecting the towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg. The trail is 12 feet (3.7 m) wide with an asphalt surface.

Live · updated Aug 9, 6:50 AM ET

Today's verdict

Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.

Thunderstorms — lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
65°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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Best for road cycling today

Route map

Orange marker is the start. Click the map to enable scroll-zoom — the polyline is approximate; use Ride with GPS or Komoot for turn-by-turn.

Atmosphere

Air temp

65°F

Clear
Wind

— mph

W
Rain

16%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

99%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:33 AM
Sunset

8:21 PM

812 min remaining

Best time today

7 AM looks best — 66°F · 2 mph SW wind · patchy fog. 8 AM is a close second (38/100).

7 AM Best

66°

Patchy Fog

2 mph SW

8 AM

68°

Patchy Fog

2 mph SW

9 AM

71°

Partly Sunny

2 mph W

10 AM

75°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph W

11 AM

78°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph W

12 PM

82°

Partly Sunny

2 mph W

1 PM

83°

Partly Sunny

2 mph W

2 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph W

3 PM

86°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

2 mph W

—

4 PM

85°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W

5 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph W

6 PM

84°

Partly Cloudy

3 mph SW

7 PM

81°

Partly Cloudy

2 mph SW

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 353° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 348° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 18° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 81° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 29° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 332° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 322° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 7° · headwind 0.4 mi

Elevation profile

259 ft gain 203 ft loss Max 2139' Min 1988' 5.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

65°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

About this route

Distance: 7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 230 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route HT
Start: 37.1624, -80.4289
City hub: Blacksburg, VA
OSM: relation 9193693

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.