Photos: The Loop trail around Tucson
The Loop, developed by Pima County, invites residents and visitors to be on foot, bikes, skates, and horses to enjoy 100 miles of car-less paths that connects metro Tucson to Marana, Oro Valley, and South Tucson.
A bicyclist and runner get in some exercise on the Rillito River Park Loop near St. Philip’s Plaza. Proper outdoor etiquette can help avoid confusion and conflict.
Visitors walk along the Desert Loop Trail at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 N. Kinney Road, in Tucson, Ariz. on March 30, 2022.
A cyclist photographs the Rillito River from The Loop path east of 1st Ave. a powerful storm with heavy rain over the Tucson area early Friday, July 23, 2021.
People get in some exercise while walking, riding their bike and walking their dog on The Loop along the Rillito River.
Bikers tool along The Loop just north of Valencia Road under clear and sunny skies in February.
A cyclist takes advantage of the fresh asphalt on a new segment of The Loop along the Santa Cruz River Park trail in March 2016.
Kylie Walzak and Troy Neiman take son Clyde on his first bike ride along The Loop near Alameda and Bonita Avenue in March 2016.
A cyclist heads back from hitting a dead end on The Loop just east of Craycroft Road on the south side of the Rillito River on July 21, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz. Negotiations are under way for land access for the section's addition to the Pima County shared-use path around the city.
The Loop comes to a dead end just east of Craycroft Road on the south side of the Rillito River on July 21, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz. Negotiations are under way for land access for the section's addition to the Pima County shared-use path around the city.
Pedestrians and cyclists get their first crack a new bridge along the Pantano River Park path that highlights the latest segment opening of The Loop between East Broadway and Speedway Boulevards in March 2016.
A cyclist takes advantage of the fresh asphalt on a new segment of The Loop along the Santa Cruz River Park trail in March 2016.
A Loop Trail rider passes the entrance to a new segment of The Loop trail system near the Santa Cruz River and Sunset Road in April 2017.
A worker marks the new segment of The Loop trail system for striping as work continues on the mile-long stretch along the Santa Cruz in April.
Paul Roper, 53, shares the path with a few passing cyclists on the Rillito River Trail, part of the larger Pima County Loop, near North Campbell Avenue in July 19, 2014.
A faster cyclist, right, overtakes a slower rider on the Rillito River Trail, part of the larger Pima County Loop, near North Campbell Avenue in July 2014.
Workers (from left) Keith Potts, Tim Kingery and Donald Hofferberon cut and remove the ragged edge of asphalt on the Julian Wash Greenway segment of The Loop in October 2014.
Hector Saucedo, right, takes his dog Harry for a morning walk on the paved path along The Loop at the Julian Wash Archaeological Park. Saucedo says he brings Harry just about every morning.
Joggers, cyclists and equestrians, like this cowboy passing underneath Interstate 19, share the paved path along The Loop near the Julian Wash Archaeological Park.
As cars pass by at the Interstate 10 and Interstate 19 interchange, a walker goes for a morning walk on paved path along The Loop at the Julian Wash Archaeological Park 2820 S. 12th Ave., on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, in Tucson, Ariz. Workers are completing another link in the 131-mile multi-use trail that skirts around the metropolitan
Joggers, cyclists and equestrians alike share the paved path along The Loop near the Julian Wash Archaeological Park, 2820 S. 12th Ave., on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, in Tucson, Ariz. Workers are completing another link in the 131-mile multi-use trail that skirts around the metropolitan Tucson area.
Joggers, cyclists and equestrians, like this cowboy, alike share the paved path along The Loop near Interstate 19 and Interstate 10 interchange by the Julian Wash Archaeological Park.
Hector Saucedo goes for his daily morning walk on paved path along The Loop near the Julian Wash Archaeological Park.
Stopping on their way to tennis practice, mom Monique Lomax adjusts daughter Ayanna's, 10, helmet as they bike along The Loop near the Julian Wash Archaeological Park.
Joggers, cyclists and equestrians alike share the paved path along The Loop near the Julian Wash Archaeological Park.
Rick Wiley
Photo editor
Sewer work along The Chuck Huckelberry Loop on Tucson’s east side will affect pathway users near Broadway and Speedway starting Monday.
“The Loop has something to offer just about everyone and it’s no surprise people have all sorts of reasons why they love it," a county official said.
The Graham County communities of Safford and Thatcher will be getting their own little riverside version of the Loop around Tucson, thanks to some recent land donations.