Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Garden of Gethsemane Park – Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum loop from Tucson

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Garden of Gethsemane Park – Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum loop from Tucson

Hard

3.4

(24)

riders

Garden of Gethsemane Park – Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum loop from Tucson

03:20

51.2km

630m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 6.27 km for 126 m

After 6.77 km for 240 m

After 23.3 km for 74 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

1.97 km

Garden of Gethsemane Park

Highlight • Parking

Gethsemane and Bonita Parks are part of a chain of linear parks along the west bank of the Santa Cruz River

Tip by

7.97 km

The Mary Henderson Desert Center is a planned educational and recreational facility. It aims to serve as a gateway to the surrounding desert landscape, offering opportunities for learning, exploration, and appreciation of the unique natural environment.

Tip by

15.0 km

Gates Pass Trailhead - Sonoran Desert Vista

Highlight • Trail

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 …

Tip by

15.9 km

Yetman Trail Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

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 …

Tip by

16.7 km

Rattlesnake Trail - Tucson Mountain Park

Highlight • Trail

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

Tip by

23.3 km

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Highlight • Structure

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.

Tip by

25.8 km

Saguaro National Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

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 …

Tip by

33.7 km

Gates Pass Road

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

One of Arizona's most popular cycling roads, Gates Pass will not disappoint! The climb and descent are incredibly scenic, offering views of the Tucson area's unique landscape and access to …

Tip by

51.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.5 km

17.4 km

1.20 km

517 m

346 m

228 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.2 km

7.54 km

1.36 km

108 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (960 m)

Lowest point (710 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

43°C

27°C

17 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Hard

Mount Lemmon via Catalina Highway

06:00h

67.4km

2,270m

Easy

5.0

Bajada Loop Drive

01:04h

9.79km

120m

Hard

4.7

Gates Pass and The Loop

04:28h

66.4km

670m

Easy

Vistoso Trails Nature Preserve North Loop

00:29h

5.22km

20m

Hard

5.0

126

Brett’s Mt. Lemmon Climb – Babad Do'ag Viewpoint loop from Colonia Tanque Verde

04:25h

60.5km

1,340m

Moderate

2.8

Rollito River Path – Subaerial Embrace loop from Tucson

03:09h

55.3km

150m

Moderate

5.0

Rillito River Path – Subaerial Embrace loop from Tucson Mall

02:03h

35.9km

90m

Easy

5.0

Cañada del Oro River Trail – Cañada del Oro River Park loop from Ina/Camino de la Tierra

01:37h

27.0km

110m

Moderate

4.5

Cañada del Oro River Park – Cañada del Oro River Trail loop from Vistoso

03:43h

63.3km

310m

Hard

5.0

University of Arizona – Himmel Park loop from Tucson

07:11h

108km

1,610m

Hard

4.5

Cañada del Oro River Park – Cañada del Oro River Trail loop from Sweetwater Preserve

04:02h

67.6km

360m

Moderate

5.0

Cañada del Oro River Trail – Rillito River Trail loop from Honey Bee Biological Corridor

03:35h

62.4km

220m

Garden of Gethsemane Park – Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum loop from Tucson

Garden of Gethsemane Park

Mary Henderson Desert Center

Gates Pass Trailhead - Sonoran Desert Vista

Yetman Trail Trailhead

Rattlesnake Trail - Tucson Mountain Park

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Saguaro National Park

Gates Pass Road

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️