Here are the details of our gravel tours for 2026. This tour will start at our base, Cádiar in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada. We then work our way down to the Tabernas desert and then coastal tracks along the Almeria coastline before climbing back through the Alpujarra mountains to our base back in Cádiar. The route takes in large parts of the Transnevada and Badlands bikepacking route. These tours run in May and September so please see our available dates page for more info on pricing and whats included. 

 

Day 1 Arrive Cádiar and unpack bikes

Day 2 Cádiar - La Calahorra 82 km

Day 3 La Calahorra - Gorafe 66 km option for more

Day 4 Gorafe - Gergal 97 km

Day 5 Gergal - Retamar 52 km option for more

Day 6 Retamar - Canjayar 81 km

Day 7 Canjayar - Cádiar 64 km

Day 8 Transfer back to airport

8 days, 7 nights

 

Day 2.

A fairly tough day climbing out from our base in Cádiar into the mountains around Puerto de la Ragua, a 2000m pass. Lunch will be on route in the mountains as there are no cafes. Once we leave the Sierra Nevada mountains we drop to La Calahorra for our first overnight stop.

 

Day 3.

We leave La Calahorra north across the flat high plains before climbing through an off road pass which takes us through the mountains to our next stop in the pretty town of Gor with the option is of an extra loop.

 

Day 4.

After breakfast in Gor we have a long steady climb to the Calar Alto observatories passing nothing but the occasional farm house. Once up top we have kms of stunning gravel tracks before eventually dropping down to our amazing accommodation with a pool in Gergal. Lunch will be picnic en route.

 

Day 5.

An easy start this morning but we soon drop into the Tabernas desert with some fairly tough sandy sections. When we hit tarmac we have a nice run to our hotel on the beach. There is an option for more exploring the local beach trails if we have time in the afternoon, or you can just chill in the pool at our 4 star hotel, or have a dip in the sea!

 

Day 6.

After a flat start along the coast we start an amazing gravel climb from the center of Almeria city. We then carry on gaining height up the valley to our overnight stop.

 

Day 7.

A mixture of gravel and tarmac today to get us back to our base in Cádiar with plenty of coffee stops on the way. Pack your bikes up and a farewell dinner in town.

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Day 8.

Transfer back to airport.