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Rillito River Trail – Rillito River Path loop from Cantera

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Rillito River Trail – Rillito River Path loop from Cantera

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Rillito River Trail – Rillito River Path loop from Cantera

02:20

40.6km

100m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 7.06 km for 197 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.04 km

Extreme Batty Biker

Highlight • Monument

Extreme Batty Biker, 2017. Artist: Stephen Fairfield. Overview: This playful steel sculpture of a bat on a mountain bike is the third in a series showcasing the role of roosting bats under the bridges along The Loop.

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5.10 km

Rillito River Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This tree-lined paved trail meanders along the Rillito River, providing amazing views of the desert landscape with a mountain backdrop. To beat the heat and catch the sunrise, it's advisable to start early as well.

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13.6 km

Nature of Movement

Highlight • Monument

Nature of Movement, 2015. Artist: Joshua Wiener. Overview: The sculpture expands your attention by changing as you move through the space. As you approach, it has an inverted cone on one side and a series of vertical lines on the other. As you move past the piece, the cone unravels while the other side becomes a cone. Understanding how we inhabit the land and what our perspective does to our experience will help us be more perceptive.

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16.2 km

Tracks and Trails Mural

Highlight • Monument

Tracks and Trails Mural, 2023. Artists: Jessica Gonzales and Rock Martinez. Overview: The vibrant painting depicts the relationship between wildlife, vegetation and humans in the desert ecosystem. Viewed from left to right, the mural reveals a typical day in the desert, starting at dawn and ending at night. Designed with elements of optical illusion, the mural creates a dynamic visual experience for viewers traveling the path across the wash, shifting and revealing new perspectives as they move past the artwork. The expansive mural not only enhances the landscape but also reflects the artists’ shared vision and their engagement with the surrounding community. Best viewed from the other side of the wash.

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18.5 km

Towers of a Martian Odyssey

Highlight • Monument

Towers of a Martian Odyssey, 2018. Artist: Art Neptune. Overview: Inspired by the movie “2001, A Space Odyssey” 8 steel tubes sized from 8 feet to 17.5 feet tall are spaced serendipitously along the bike path. All but one has plasma cut holes of different designs, leaving the meaning open to the viewers’ interpretation.

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20.3 km

Rillito River Path

Highlight • Cycleway

This is a beautiful, paved two-lane multi-use path that grants you sweeping views of the desert and of Mount Lemmon. The path is about ten miles long end-to-end and takes you along the northern edge of Tucson. Be sure to visit at sunrise or sunset for some spectacular views.

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27.1 km

Subaerial Embrace

Highlight • Monument

Subaerial Embrace, 2021. Artists: Zach Lihtash and Troy Neiman. Overview: The artists were inspired by hoodoos and rock formations near Windy Point in the Catalina Mountains. The sculpture, that you can move through, is made of steel and concrete stucco and provides protection for a bike/pedestrian counter.

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32.6 km

Sun Circle

Highlight • Monument

Sun Circle, 1994. Artists: Paul T. Edwards, Susan Holman, Chris Tanz. Overview: This circular structure built of concrete block and flagstone features eight interrupted curving walls create a kiva-like circle. Six of the walls have small ports oriented toward sunrise and sunset at the summer and winter solstices, and the spring and fall equinoxes.

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40.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.0 km

2.07 km

560 m

410 m

329 m

227 m

Surfaces

29.1 km

10.4 km

971 m

129 m

Elevation

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Highest point (730 m)

Lowest point (670 m)

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Rillito River Trail – Rillito River Path loop from Cantera

Extreme Batty Biker

Rillito River Trail

Nature of Movement

Tracks and Trails Mural

Towers of a Martian Odyssey

Rillito River Path

Subaerial Embrace

Sun Circle

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