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Let’s go for a walk 8 Arroyo Chico Arroyo Chico his latest walk in our series about Continue on the sidewalk past the zoo. with a statue of Epes Randolph — the Way Randolph exploring Tucson on foot winds Zoo admission is $9 for ages 15-61; $7 street’s namesake and the name of the T a through Reid Park — taking you for ages 62 and up; $5 for ages 2-14; free adjacent golf complex. z About the route: n 7 a through a blooming rose garden, over to for under age 2. 7. Here’s the secret part of your walk — r ■ Length: 2.5 miles e see ducks, geese and a waterfall, past p Via Guadalupe Via 4. Walk around the zoo and follow the the Arroyo Chico footpath is a bit tricky ■ Time: About an hour, walking. s E the zoo, onto the popular multi-use path sidewalk past the Edith Ball Adaptive to find but definitely worth the hunt. Walk a i Country Road Club ■ Diculty: Easy, though finding the arroyo path could be tricky. and through a secret shady grove of Recreation Center. The shaded pool has through the plaza through the desert to V mesquites. ■ Summer tip: Watch for rattlesnakes, wear sunscreen and a hat in the sun. Luna Linda open swim times Mondays through the street behind it called Luna Linda. 6 1. Turn east onto Concert Place from Saturdays in the summer. It is $2 for Enter the dirt trail on the west side of the Camino Campestre EPES RANDOLPH PLAZA South Country Club Road (between adults and $1 for kids under 12. Call street right before the big dip into the Broadway and 22nd Street). Head south 791-5643 for times. Use the crosswalk on wash. There are two big rocks on either on Concert Place, past the dog park Randolph Way to get to the multi-use side of the path and the trail has been (Miko’s Corner Playground). Park in front path. Runners, dog walkers, inline well-worn by runners and walkers. Stay of the Rose Test Garden. Take a stroll skaters and bicyclists use this path at all alert, it’s rattlesnake season in the through the garden — no cutting the times of the day and into the evening. desert. Follow the foot path as it winds through the desert next to the arroyo. At Bossard Place roses! — and find a shady spot to sit 5. Take the path north past Hi Corbett Via Esperanza you’ll cross to the other under the gazebo in the center. Field where the Cleveland Indians, side of the wash and continue. 2. Continue east down the sidewalk Tucson Toros and Colorado Rockies all past the lake to see the ducks, geese and played. It is now home to the University 8. This route is an out-and-back so 5 HI CORBETT FIELD Epes Randolph a gentle waterfall. of Arizona Wildcats baseball team. once you hit the end of the footpath at Sculptor Nicholas Lowell Burke Country Club, you’ll turn around and Way Randolph 3. Continue east and cross the street at 6. Leave the path just past the ballpark head back to the rose garden. the railroad crossing sign (it’s a tiny train parking lot, crossing Randolph Way at for the kiddos to ride around the park). the four-way stop. You’ll see a small plaza Irene McKisson, Arizona Daily Star Bucky Steele Dr. Steele Bucky Concert Watch a Google flyover Place of this walk at tucson.com/video P 2 Lane Lakeshore 4 1 Zoo Ct. 3 REID PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 22nd St. What’s your favorite walk? If you have a suggestion for our next walk, email [email protected] or post it on our Facebook page at facebook.com/arizonadailystar INFOGRAPHC BY IRENE MCKISSON AND TAMMIE GRAVES / ARIZONA DAILY STAR.

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