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131-mile tour de Tucson
What now seems like a masterfully planned <anchor>131-mile tour de Tucson</anchor> open to all people-powered forms of transportation was actually born out of disaster. In 1983, heavy seasonal rains caused calamitous flooding in three typically dry riverbeds. Along the Rillito, Pantano, and Santa Cruz rivers, dirt walls were shored up and maintenance roads were built. Eventually, they opened to recreational use. The city continued to add concrete conduits, bridges, and underpasses. By 2018, they had themselves one massive network of trails connecting 30 public parks, hotels, attractions like the Pima Air and Space Museum (some exhibits live outside), retail, restaurants, BMX tracks, sports fields, farmer’s markets, suburbs, and Saguaro National Park. The east section is urban; the west decorated with art; the north greener and hillier with views of the Catalina range. But the south is what you come for as it’s chock full of cacti, javelinas, and other Sonoran desert delights.
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# The Loop

### Tucson's favorite way to get around.

Enjoy a ride, walk, or run on the Chuck Huckelberry Loop – [#1 on USA Today’s 2022 “10Best Readers’ Choice List” for Best Recreational Trail.](https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-recreational-trail-2022/)

How did [The Loop](https://www.visittucson.org/listing/the-loop/24090/) get started? It was born as a flood-control project in the aftermath of disastrous floods in 1983. Dry most of the time, it pours sometimes, as they say, after heavy seasonal rains. The dirt walls alongside the Rillito, Pantano and Santa Cruz riverbeds were reinforced and, at the same time, access roads were built along the banks to make maintenance easier.

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> "Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever I choose."

"Song of the Open Road," Walt Whitman

In a seemingly accidental win/win situation, inspiration struck and these paths were expanded to create a massive network of paths making for one continuous stretch that in March 2018 was completed with 131 miles. The system connects the communities of **Tucson,** [South Tucson](https://www.visittucson.org/plan-your-visit/southern-arizona/tucson-districts/southside/ "City of South Tucson"), and **Marana**.

Besides the fact that it’s awesome to have a bunch of trails to ride without the drama of dealing with cars, there’s also a community aspect to the Loop. The Loop connects parks, BMX tracks, farmer’s markets and the city as a whole.

For more info visit [The Loop's official website](http://webcms.pima.gov/government/the_loop/) or check out the [Ride the Loop Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/ridetheloop) for frequent updates.

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