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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum – Saguaro National Park loop from Bus or RV Parking

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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum – Saguaro National Park loop from Bus or RV Parking

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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum – Saguaro National Park loop from Bus or RV Parking

04:36

76.0km

570m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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: July 25, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 44.3 km for 74 m

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Parking

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36.0 km

Gates Pass Trailhead - Sonoran Desert Vista

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Tucson Mountain Park was established April 1929. The Pima County Parks Commission, with C. B. Brown as its chairman, was established to oversee the park. At approximately 20,000 acres, the …

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36.9 km

Yetman Trail Trailhead

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The paved trailhead is located just off Gates Pass Road on the west side of the pass at the bottom of the hill. It has space for 12 vehicles and …

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37.7 km

Rattlesnake Trail - Tucson Mountain Park

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Tucson Mountain Park is an enormous area within the Saguaro National Park West that contains trails that will put a smile on absolutely everyone's face. sdmb.org/trails/tucson-mountain-park

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44.4 km

Botanists will enjoy this somewhat pricey but excellent desert museum and its trails and gardens. It also has great free access to restrooms, water, electricity, WiFi, and both outside tables as well as a cooled sitting area and gift shop.

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46.8 km

Saguaro National Park

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Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona is home to the nation's largest cacti. The giant saguaro is the universal symbol of the American west. nps.gov/sagu
The eastern section is larger …

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76.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.9 km

30.1 km

4.50 km

367 m

141 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

66.6 km

8.23 km

1.07 km

108 m

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Highest point (960 m)

Lowest point (640 m)

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Saturday 1 August

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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum – Saguaro National Park loop from Bus or RV Parking

Gates Pass Trailhead - Sonoran Desert Vista

Yetman Trail Trailhead

Rattlesnake Trail - Tucson Mountain Park

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Saguaro National Park

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