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ALTRAVESUR - bikepacking 1600km through Southern Spain Mountains

We followed the original route we found on bikepacking.com (links below) but added detours to Gibraltar, Granada and the Gorafe Desert. We started the route in the middle of April. Temperatures fluctuated quite radically - from a scorching +40 without shade, to +3 with snow and rain high in the mountains. Each of us could carry 4 liters of water, the longest interval without resupply was 3 days. We did a lot of camping in the wild mountains, sometimes staying in campsites or towns. For days we did not meet a living soul, apart from wild boars, horses and cattle, mountain goats and roe deer. The route passed through impressive national parks that are worth separate trips in themselves, such as Sierra Grazalema, Sierra Nevada, Sierra de Tejeda, Sierra Cazorla. Unforgettable small towns like museums with breathtaking architecture, such as Ronda, Antequera, Alcala de Jucar... This trip is physically very difficult (this is my first such trip!). After turning to the mountains from Gibraltar, the real upheavals began, which remained until the end of the trip and were 1000 meters and more every day (including the descent). Gravel roads dominated, sometimes washed out, loose or very roughly stony. We also got to try singletracks and hike-a-bikes... Our bikes were: Titus Silk Road fully ridgit with 2"6 tires and GT Avalanche hardtail with 2"4 tires. Both tubeless, which is a must for this trip. We definitely wouldn't recommend thinner tires 🙂 Week 1 - 2: Sevilla - Cadiz - Gibraltar (via Sierra Alcornocales) Week 3 - 4: Gibraltar - Ronda - Antequera - Granada (via Sierra de las Nieves, Sierra de Tejeda) Week 5: Granada - La Calahorra (via Sierra Nevada) Week 6 -7*: Gorafe Megalithic Park - Sierra Cazorla - Cañones de Jucar - Valencia *This route definitely could be done in less days, but we took our time to explore culture and towns. LINKS: Original route is found here: https://bikepacking.com/routes/altrav... Our komoot collection: https://www.komoot.com/user/131547989...