Horse trailer parking and decomposed granite paths which parallel the asphalt trails for significant stretches support equestrian use of the Loop.

[3] Completed in March 2016, the Midvale Park Segment extends the west-bank path from Drexel Road to Valencia.

[6] From where it meets the Santa Cruz near the intersection of Thornydale and the Interstate 10, the park follows the Rillito for 12 miles to Craycroft, where the river forks into the Tanque Verde and the Pantano.

[2] Feeding into the Santa Cruz River Park's east-bank trail three miles north of its southernmost trailhead, at the edge of the City of South Tucson, is the Julian Wash Greenway, which runs to the southeast, paralleling the Interstate 10 to Rita Ranch on the city's southeast side.

From here it continues south for three miles through undeveloped desert east of the Davis Monthan Air Force Base reserve.

A 1.5-mile on-street section of the Loop using Rita Road bike lanes leads to the easternmost trailhead of the Julian Wash Greenway.