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Wonderful smooth path and local gem. No major street crossings, not too crowded and wide lanes. Various areas to crisscross. Always a pleasant ride.
I disagree with those that think the trail is too bumpy to ride their bike on!!! Geezzzzzz...¿¿¿
We rode Pantano River Park trail as part of the 58 mile Chuck Huckleberry loop. This section was nice and clean more of an urban trail than the other sections. We didn’t have to cross any streets that I recall. Since we were riding the full loop we got off the trail and ate at Zio Peppe. This section was an easy 11 mile ride.
We parked at the Kino sports complex and headed counter clockwise. Luckily we decided to ride the south side, even though we had people recommend only riding the north side. Our favorite trails was the first several miles of Julian wash greenway trail till you hit the Harrison Greenway segment. I would give this section a 5 star. Due to construction it was a little bit of a mess leaving the sport complex but once you got on the trail it was an ideal ride. Upon completing the Huckleberry Loop we had to ride the last part of the Julian Wash and that wasn’t so nice. Had to cross more streets and ride on the street for a while and it wasn’t the best part of town. I would give this section a 3 star.
We rode the loop portion of the Santa Cruz when we rode the Chuck Huckleberry Loop trail which is about 58 miles. This segment had a lot of homelessness and trash but it was still a nice paved road and the homelessness wasn’t an issue just not as scenic as I would have liked. I would give this section a 3 1/2 star. The following day we parked our truck in Marana Heritage River park by the Brad Despain Stables. This section was an out and back. It was about 30 miles. We rode to the end of the trail to the west and then turned around and road towards downtown Tucson. Once we rode to where it hits the loop we turned around. I would give this section a 5 star. It is remote and lots of nice scenery. There is a section that goes close to a nice residential area and that section has a lot more runners and hikers. Overall the north section is the best!
This segment of the Huckleberry Loop was nice. More traffic on it than some of the other parts and not as much desert, mountain scenery but it is nice to not have to cross many streets and have underpasses. We were riding counter clockwise. Need to pay attention to when the trail ends since it is on both sides of the canal. Sometimes we would have to backtrack and find the crossing to the other side.
It was an out and back trail and it was about 25 miles. We passed multiple golf courses, nice mountain and desert scenery. This trail had the heaviest traffic with walkers and lots of cyclist. We parked at the Christina Taylor Green Memorial park and rode with a slight incline towards Oro Valley. I loved the ride back with a slight descending trail the entire way. We rode to the Santa Cruz trail and then back up to the truck to complete the trail.
Parked at Rio Vista Community Park. If you cross the little bridge at the park and turn right (north) the New River Trail is 7.5 miles to the north end so a nice 15 mile round trip. Beautiful flowering trees/trail surface great.
We parked at the Christina Taylor Green Memorial Park. Good facilities. We headed north (to the right). When this trail ended there was another one we rode for a few more miles. Then we turned around and did a final 4 mile loop going south (left) from the CTG Memorial Park. It can connect with The Loop and the Santa Cruz River Trail. The trail was all paved. Great desert scenery. Popular route. Loved it! round trip 26 miles.
Tried the trail 2X both from the west beginning at Glendale Hero’s Regional Park. Pleasant heading west and easily connects to the outstanding New River Trail. Heading east from Hero’s Park, as another reviewer pointed out, it gets sketchy after a few miles. We pushed on. It got worse. Homeless all over, poorly designed crossing. We turned around at N47th Ave. The next day, confident all the 5 star reviews meant something, we tried again from the east hoping to do a long loop. Started at Granada Park going east on the (also overrated) Arizona Canal then south on the Crosscut Canal to the Grand Canal. Started Ok, but abruptly and irrevocably ended as a Hard Stop at I-17 in a very sketchy neighborhood
Many things to see near and past the designated north end of trail. A huge mining pit and great red rock views. I am going further north soon to see how far you can follow the canal to the dam in mountains.
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