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 Jul 12, 11:09 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.
72°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

72°F

Cloudy
Wind

12 mph

E
Rain

56%

Next 24h: 0.48"
Humidity

84%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:11 AM
Sunset

8:43 PM

575 min remaining

Best time today

1 PM looks best — 72°F · 2 mph E wind · patchy fog.

12 PM

71°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

1 mph E

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1 PM Best

72°

Patchy Fog

2 mph E

32

2 PM

71°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

2 mph E

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3 PM

72°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

2 mph E

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4 PM

72°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

2 mph E

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5 PM

71°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

2 mph E

—

6 PM

71°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

2 mph E

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7 PM

71°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

2 mph E

—

8 PM

69°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

3 mph E

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Wind on this route

12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the SE (130°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

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72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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Quartering tailwind 12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

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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.