Huckleberry Trail Etiquette
I’ve been walking and cycling on the Huckleberry for years, and I’ve just recently noticed a significant uptick in people walking/running/etc on the left side of trail. It is not that big of a deal when there isn’t much traffic, but the trails are about to get a lot more crowded with the students returning and I’ve already had a few encounters on my bike where it was confusing trying to figure out what the other person was going to do.
I’m thinking folks just aren’t used to trail activity and maybe are treating it like the roadway. I’ve even had people look at me as though I’m in the wrong for riding on the righthand side. Is this something anyone else has noticed?
On the Christiansburg section of the Huckleberry, the Parks and Rec department has put up small signs at a number of the trail entrances - right in the center of the trail - reminding people to walk/run/cycle on the right/pass on the left. I thought about contacting our Parks and Rec department to see if it might be possible to install some similar signs. I know there’s a sign under those little wooden kiosks, but it’s sandwiched in among a longer list of rules and not everyone looks at those. Having a small sign right at some of the major entry points might be helpful, but I thought I’d ask here first as well, in case it was just me.