The Loop - 100 Miles of Paved Cycling Pathway in Tucson

[@tonybarbee4797]

I live in Tennessee. My brother lives in Tucson,Az. Every January and February we go there and stay with him. He lives right across the street from the "LOOP" . It's one of the greatest things I have ever seen for walkers and bikes. We don't come close to this in Tennessee. And the weather is great in January and February.

[@joestephani7959]

I just discovered cycling and am moving back to Tucson at the end of the month. I can’t wait!

[@ernestoperez4024]

I definitely have to ride the whole 130 miles, kudos for the city!!

[@garypalmer692]

I have been a Snow Bird since I was 27 in 1983. Been coming to Tucson since the first years of the Loop after the big 100 year flood that year. I will be back again in 7 days. I live and work in many other places around the USA in summer. I was working in Zion NP this past June and July. I have only worked summers since 1982. I tour in the fall and spring after I work somewhere else and after I stay in and around Tucson the winters. Look for me this year on a lime green Fat Raliegh Mountain Bike.

[@tucsonbiker]

The Loop is a wonderful thing pedestrians and cyclists of all ages to enjoy. My family loves visiting and taking advantage of renting bikes over at The Rillito River section and biking all day. Amazing!

[@waterboxer87]

Congratulations, Tuscon and its cycling residents. I hope to ride my bicycle on The Loop. Public streets are too dangerous now for cyclists and pedestrians.

[@kimrice394]

On the “List”! Roger is a wonderful ambassador!

[@marybirdmuller8679]

thanks so much. I may just retire in Tucson, JUST because of this video!!! Enjoyed it. Thanks.

[@12010601]

I worked and lived in Northern Virginia and Washington DC and thought the bike trails in Northern VA (W&OD, Mt. Vernon) were great. When I retired the two biggest reasons I decided to retire to Tucson was the weather and the bicycle trails. I have been here for a couple of weeks now and The Loop exceeded my expectations. Absolutely beautiful. Maybe someday I will get used to the stunning mountain vistas but right now it is breathtaking.

[@brandonroberts8721]

Came down from Phoenix just for the loop. Been a goal for a while. Cool to make it happen.

[@seankantorow2910]

Great segment on The Loop... congrats to Tucson for completing 131 miles! It's one of the many reasons I choose to vacation in Tucson in the Winter from the East Coast. Thanks to AZ Public Media for posting.

[@eddieluvski4499]

Yes, it's never to late to fall in love with riding again. I got back into it at 41. I will be 51 in a few days. My parents are retired in Tucson. I have come out from VA in Nov for the past few years to ride in the Tour of Tucson. Love it, one of my favorite rides. Two advantages I see the loop gives you is no cars, and it won't beat your bike to death, like a lot of the roads in Tucson tend to do!👍🚴

[@_mr_cat]

So what’s your favorite ride if Tucson isnt #1?

[@billh1337]

I just did the main loop around Tucson (55mi) and it was awesome! I’m a college student at the UA and used my Christmas break to finally get some fresh air and it was quite the amazing adventure .

[@_mr_cat]

That’s wassup

[@billeagle51]

Great video. I live and ride in Georgetown Texas. They do have bike trails but not very long. Nice and scenic, but not long like Tucson. I have to say, Albuquerque can give Tuscon a little competition, but sad to say, it can get violent. My question to you, does the loop have issues with Goatheads? Great video

[@easternelementbmx123]

Riding it today! Wish we had this in Texas

[@ediddy2497]

Wish they had something like this in NY.

[@pedrovasquez6105]

As Tucsonan who also works in NY. I can honestly say that we have a national treasure in Tucson for cyclists.

[@crustydog1666]

I wish they had something like this to replace the gravel around Loxahatchee in Florida.

[@macdaddy1617]

The taxes we pay in NY we should have this trails from Long Island to upstate NY! This is why I’m looking at Tucson for retirement!

[@bikertime1]

Good on Tucson. Great place to cycle. Many stories.

[@Jaydad4701]

I can’t wait I will riding there this next week!!!

[@MrEagan1975]

Inspirational video

[@cappysdad383]

We have been snowbirding to Tucson for three years now. The last two years at a RV park with direct access to the loop! During our 2022/23 trip we had new pedal assist ebikes and had a lot of fun traveling this beautiful and well done bike trail. During the two months we were there, riding on average 5 days a week, we saw Gas Powered cycles from small to medium sized, and some in groups, at least a dozen times. We could also see where they had done considerable damage to the sometimes beautifully landscaped areas along the trail, like huge donuts in the sand that do not go away. The loop is wide and very well done, too bad they are not enforcing something as obvious, noisy, and damaging as these gas powered cycles. Most of our encounters were on an offshoot of the loop from north of Ajo Way to Valencia.

[@stevenfanale4553]

Give me Boston so I can walk my 25,000 steps everyday and since October 7,2014 I have walked 33,841,155 steps for the past seven years. I plan to walk for my eighth year in total 40,000,000 steps!!!!!!!

[@moosefactory133]

I have visited Tucson from time to time. I think the next time I am out there, I will try the loop

[@chriscockrell9495]

Good community planning.

[@markreams3192]

Amazing trail. I rode most of it last year two days after El Tour de Tucson. It’s worth staying a couple extra nights for. Maybe next year I’ll stay a little longer and ride Mt Lemon as well! Well done Tucson!

[@moosefactory133]

I have an uncle who lives very close to Tangerine and First in a subdivision called Catalina Shadows Estates. I am planning on visiting his in June and going to check out the trail

[@andrewincalifornia2066]

That’s so cool, I hope to climb mount lemmon one day. Here in San Antonio we have something similar but they are called the greenway trails, currently around 80 miles but they continue to expand the system. They follow the forests and parks that surround the local creeks and rivers

[@mokidog1976]

Can't wait to move back home and get back into cycling.

[@bicycleit2383]

What an amazing place

[@karloowen8897]

I love this Trail just the way I commute back and forth to work then home

[@davestambaugh7282]

If you are hoping for a tail wind coming back on that ride I would suggest that you leave the house no later than six oclock in the morning.

[@benjaminschwartz7720]

Love it. Ready for a trip there, before I retire.

[@VolareHelicopters]

Awesome trail!

[@MArana-ir4xf]

Awesome video Sir, Thank you for posting, I am almost looking to retire I currently live in California But looking to retire somewhere else, I admire what you doing. I will definitively look into Arizona close to the loop . Also love cycling, maybe I get to shake your hand. God bless you.

[@pingpongballz5998]

Just don't bring your California politics to Arizona

[@_mr_cat]

@@pingpongballz5998 he will bring it, and so will I. Arizona will become blue!

[@ziggypi4813]

really well put together, great advert for the 'loop', its def some creamy wide asphalt with some curves, a few fun bomber underpasses, an incredible tool for commuting in the city...my only complaint is the flatness...fun for 10 miles...idk about 30-40 miles though.....put that thing in granny gear and climb the hills and ride the 'bomb'

[@nikkilesley2525]

Beautiful! He said no other city has a bike path like that. We have one in our town. It’s just as beautiful.

[@sllehmann]

You might have one. But not 131 miles long.

[@matthewlab3834]

uhm, where??

[@nikkilesley2525]

I am in Colorado.

[@phonicdictation9856]

fabulous

[@cyclingboss469]

Here just outside of Sacramento we have the American River Bike Trail that follows the American River from Downtown Sacramento to Folsom Lake and is over 30 miles long and is very scenic. Video clip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIK6emerlKh0fJI I cannot imagine having 131 miles of path to ride! That sounds amazing. I would simply have to build myself up to ride the whole thing in one single day. This is a great example of what can happen when a community is unified and determined to have a facility like this and the City/County work to make it happen. Inspiring.

[@sisenor4091]

No E-bikes allowed. Check. The hell with old people that need a little bit of help with their bikes. I say BRAVO 👏.

[@JoseSorianoPhotography]

Such an inspiring story! I think exactly as that guy. I hope we can move soon to that Gem. Is there any other updated video about the cycling infrastructure?

[@azpm]

We have not produced a follow-up for the Loop, but there have been some upgrades and extensions to the path since we created this video. The Loop has an official website at tucsonloop.org where you can find more information.

[@MickKelleher-z1b]

There's a lot of great restaurants and bike rental facilities at the Rillito section.

[@lenlaskowski7374]

What's the aversion to ebikes?

[@muchi1465]

Somehing to do with licensing / registering bicycles as some type of motorised vehicles, that would bring further troubles. No true cyclist wants to get entangled with dumb legislature and rules and stuff for cyclists on any of these roads and anywhere else, for that matter. (Too many) rules would ruin the experience, the freedom that cycling offers people.

[@Jay-s8x7f]

You can ride from Loveland, OH to Cleveland Zoo - and Pittsburgh, PA !

[@CursiveDragon]

Why is it called The Loop? I've been on it and it ended 12 miles into my ride. Loveland, OH has a great trail too. This is the only long bike trail in America.

[@Jay-s8x7f]

You can ride from Loveland, OH to Cleveland Zoo - and Pittsburgh, PA !

[@creativegirl9710]

Wow! Where's a good place for a rental? What's the best safe community?

[@left0verture]

Very cool. Why don’t more cities do this?

[@richardgrena3186]

are you still riding ?

[@crustydog1666]

Looks like a nice trail, but I hope I don't meet any hyenas.

[@josiahlomas2111]

Can you post the strava for the loop

[@azpm]

www.strava.com/routes/6826364

[@dontfearthereaper2887]

1:49 Seems too close to the highway/road, bad enough to catch truck fumes. How much of the actual trail is far away from the roads?

[@JadeDea-k3m]

Can you ride thia pavement on winter?

[@azpm]

Yes, the Loop is open year-round and winters in Tucson are mild.

[@josephakendrick529]

"This is like nowhere else in the country." Actually, I present Minneapolis!

[@CellCoachCom]

This path is NOT a non-motorized path. Look up the State's definition of motorized cycles. E-Bikes AND gasoline powered bicycles are LEGAL on the bike path, as long as the State's power/size levels are adhered to. Information from others here that differ from this are incorrect. I have ridden gasoline powered bicycles on the path FOR YEARS. Just be respectful and careful of speeds, regardless of motor type, use a muffler to be respectful of others if using a gasoline engine, and IGNORE anyone on the path that doesn't like it. The State rules apply to this public path, not those that are uninformed. Those that want to complain about your motor use, prior to looking up the applicable laws, are arrogant and rude.

[@thecitizen49]

Drink beer, ride bikes, the your lane.

[@edwardgomez3633]

Is it true Ebikes are not allowed?

[@_mr_cat]

They are not allowed

[@markwebb9925]

👌👌👌👏👏👏👌👌👌👏👏👏👌👌👏👏👌

[@pinkstaff2010]

All jokes, get a bike and you’ll never have money for beer and smokes...

[@popeyedoyle6360]

Huh?

[@pingpongballz5998]

Ew, tourney?