Gravel riding southern Spain
- Vamos Vamos
- Oct 29
- 2 min read
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Here are the details of our gravel tours in southern Spain running in May and September every year. We are Vamos Cycling and have been running cycling holidays in southern Spain since 2007. This tour will start at our base, Cadiar 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 Cadiar. The route takes in large parts of the Transnevada and Badlands bikepacking route.
Day 1 Arrive Cadiar and unpack bikes
Day 2 Cadiar - Calahorra 82 km
Day 3 Calahorra - Gor 66 km option for more
Day 4 Gor - Gergal 97 km
Day 5 Gergal - Retamar 52 km option for more
Day 6 Retamar - Canjayar 81 km
Day 7 Canjayar - Cadiar 64 km
Day 8 Transfer back to airport
8 days, 7 nights
Day 2 Is a fairly tough day climbing out from our base in Cadiar 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 Calahorra for our first overnight stop.
Day 3 We leave 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 of an extra loop.
Day 4 After breakfast in Gor we have a long steady climb to the Cala 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 enroute.
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 Cadiar with plenty of coffeeDay 7 A mixture of gravel and tarmac today to get us back to our base in Cadiar with plenty of coffee stops on the way and time to pack your bikes up and a farewell dinner in town stops on the way and time to pack your bikes up and a farewell dinner in town.
Day 8 Transfer back to airport.
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