Gravel tour 2026
- Vamos Vamos
- Mar 2
- 3 min read
Welcome to the Vamos Cycling gravel tour details for 2026
Here are the details of our gravel tour for 2026. 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 - Gorafe 66 km option for more
Day 4 Gotafe - 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. 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 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 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 Cadiar with plenty of coffee Day 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.
We believe we have some of the best gravel riding Spain has to offer right on our doorstep as do websites like bikepacking.com. Check out some of their many stories about this amazing area. Get in touch if you are planning a trip here and we can advise you on bike setup with gearing and tires etc.
Please get in contact for more details
Phone 0034 630894816 Sarah.
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