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TransAndalus
Andalucía by MTB
2,000 kilómetros by mountain-bike through Andalucía
The name “TransAndalus" and "Andalucía en BTT” together with
the contents of the website transandalus.org are the copyright of
the various collaborators in the project. All rights are reserved
The authors of the guide to the province of Granada, are:

Ventas de Zafarraya - Laroles: Carlos García
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Alhama-Fornes: Pepe León and Ramón A. Serrano
Albuñuelas (depart) and Válor-Laroles: Ramón A.
Serrano
El Tello area: Santi S. Legaza
Válor: Miguel Ángel Baltanás
Serón (Almería) – Embalse de La Bolera (Jaén): Luis
Cano
Editorial coordination: Francisco J. Cortés (fran)
Maps: Pedro Cuestas
Profiles: Luis Cano
Guide to the province of
Granada
Translation: Andy Miller, Alicja Wolanczyk
TRANSANDALUS ROAD BOOK
PROVINCIA DE GRANADA
Altiplano de Baza: Serón (Almería) - Embalse de la Bolera ( Jaén)
::
From the Sierra de Alhama to the Alpujarras: Ventas de Zafarraya –
Laroles
Altiplano de Baza, between Almería and Jaén
TAG 01
Serón (Almería) – Baza
35.0 kms
TAG 02
Baza – Cortes de Baza
20.5 kms
TAG 03
Cortes de Baza – Emb. de la Bolera (Jaén) 22.2 kms
From the Sierra de Alhama to the Alpujarra, between Málaga and
Almería
TAG 04
Ventas de Zafarraya – Alhama de Granada 19.5 kms
TAG 05
Alhama de Granada – Játar
14.0 kms
TAG 06
Játar - Jayena
18.5 kms
TAG 07
Jayena – Albuñuelas
32.5 kms
TAG 08
Albuñuelas – Nigüelas
15.2 kms
TAG 09
Nigüelas – Pampaneira
44.3 kms
TAG 10
Pampaneira – Trevélez
27.5 kms
TAG 11
Trevélez – Cádiar
19.0 kms
TAG 12
Cádiar – Valor
18.5 kms
TAG 13
Válor – Laroles
11.5 kms
Total distance through the province of Granada

297.6 kms
DESCRIPTION
In the north of the provincía de Granada, between the Sierra
de Filabres and the Sierra de Cazorla we ride through the
Altiplano de Bazamo (the Bazamo High Plain/Plateau) which
we cross following trails through riverside woods, green oases
in this arid region.
In the south of the province we make a journey full of
contrasts from the Parque Natural de las Sierras de Alhama,
Tejeda y Almijara, to the Valle de Lecrín, the Sierra Nevada
and the Alpujarras.
In this second part of the route through the province mainly
follows the route of the GR-7 long distance hiking trail,
picking it up at Ventas de Zafarraya, and following it until it
reaches Antequera (Málaga). We pass through the areas of
Alhama and El Temple, with the Parque Natural de las
Sierras de Alhama, Tejeda y Almijara as backdrop.
Separating these areas from the Sierra Nevada, is the Valle de
Lecrín where, among orange groves and irrigation channels
we will come to understand why the name means the "valley of
happiness" in Arabic.
With the Sierra Nevada as constant companion, we ride from
the village of Nigüelas, to the banks of the Río Torrente, and
then climb through the foothills of the Cerro del Caballo,
before riding into the Alpujarras. The Alpujarras are full of
villages and places to visit. The route takes us to most of the
most outstanding villages and landscapes, keeping off-road as
much as possible. That said, the quiet local roads can be a
good choice if you want to get to know the area better.
From Lanjarón we travel back though the Alta Alpujarra
visiting the best-known villages: Pampaneira, Bubión,
Capileira and Trevélez. From Juviles, we come into the
Alpujarra profunda – the heart of the Alpujarras. In the final
part of the journey we visit the villages of Tímar, Cádiar,
Yátor, Yegen, Válor, Mecina Alfahar, Mairena, Júbar and, to
finish, Laroles – right on the border with the province of
Almería.
TransAndalus RoadBook · province of Granada
SECTION 01
Serón (Almería) - Baza
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Distance
Time needed
Elevation gain
Physical difficulty
Technical difficulty
Surfaced road or track
Unsurfaced road or trail
Sendero
Rideable proportion
35 kms
3h 15min
350 metres
Low
Low
9 kms
28%
26 kms
72%
0 kms
0%
100 %
OTHER INFORMATION
Where to sleep?
Pensión Los Marines - 950 428847 - El Hijate
Hostal Casa Grande
Carretera Ronda, 28 – 958-703-868 - Baza
Pensión San Carlos **
4 Carretera Granada, Baza – 958 700 267
Pensión Ronda
6 Carretera de Ronda, Baza – 958 861 023
Hostal Anabel *
Calle María de Luna , Baza – 958 860 998
Pensión Avenida
Calle José de Mora, Baza – 958 700 377
Hostal Los Hermanos
Murcia Road, Baza – 958 701 880
Where to eat?
Pensión Los Marines El Hijate - 950 428 847
Pizzería Venecia - 26 Calle Puerta de Lorca, Baza
Mesón El Siglo XX – Calle Solares, Baza – 958 702 625
Supermarket

Bike shop
Repair shop


Pharmacy


Bike shops:
Agrobike: 7 kms. from Serón 950-420-227 (Tíjola).
Deporbici [website]: 958-70-15-68 (Baza) [recommended]
Ciclos Montoya [web]: C/. Sierra Morena, 14 - 958-700-656 – Baza
Forbike [web]: Crtra. Murcia, 6 – 958-860-138 – Baza
Ociodeporte [web]: C/. Prol Corredera, 2 – 958-861-190 - Baza

DESCRIPTION
In this section we pass from the Almanzora, on the
Mediterranean side of the province, to Guadiana Menor, a
tributary of the Guadalquivir, on the Atlantic side. The route
runs almost parallel with the old railway line that links Baza
with Huercal-Overa. The line has now been dismantled and
there is a plan to construct a via verde (green way), which in
future could be the best alternative for this section.
We follow the route via the ramblas of Almanzora and Ramil.
In this way, threading our way through between riverside
woods, and sandstone cliffs full of the nests of abejarucos
(European Bee-eaters). We climb back up to El Hijate, a part
of the municipality of Alcóntar which has grown because of its
location on the main N-323 road.
From El Hijate we enter the province of Granada, riding across
the Altiplano de Baza (the Baza high plain/plateau) with the
Sierra de Jabalcón in the distance, to take the Rambla de
Valcabra. The rambla takes us to the Camino de las Cuatro
Piedras along which we enter the city of Baza.
TransAndalus RoadBook · Provincia de Granada
1.60
Rambla de la Jordanilla. The trail
forks Take the right-hand fork. We
continue riding up this trail.
2.60
Ramil Bajo. Another fork: take the
right-hand fork, that cuts through
between two earth faces.
Section 01 · Serón (Almería) - Baza
Total
0.00
0.90
1.50
Parcial
Description
0.00
Serón. We set off from the Plaza
del Ayuntamiento de Serón (Serón
civic hall) and take the main road
in the direction of Baza.
0.90
Junction. Turn left (in the direction
of Baza) crossing the bridge over
the over the Barranco de Bolanor
(Bolanor Valley).
0.60
4.10
2.60
5.20
1.10
7.00
Gráfico
1.80
8.60
Junction. Turn left following the
signs for Alcóntar..
Rambla de Almanzora. Having
passed a new bridge on the right,
which crosses the rambla (dirt
road), we go down to the rambla
and turn left onto it.
Junction.
Head straight on
towards the right, passing on our
left the road to the hamlet of La
Isla.
Rambla de Ramil. Continue
climbing along the main rambla
passing on the right dirt roads
leading to Fuencaliente and Calera.
11.20
11.60
12.00
0.40
Rambla
de los
Pilancones.
Junction, continue straight on
going under the old railway
bridge.
0.40
El Hijate road. Turn right off the
rambla onto a track that leads
steeply up to the tarmac which
takes us to….
12.60
0.60
15.80
3.20
16.00
0.20
El Hijate. Village with various
restaurants and a pensión. To
avoid the busy N-323 we can go
parallel with it on the right
through the town before coming
out onto the road at the Pensión
Los Marines.
After riding 2500 metres along the
main (N-323) we turn right to leave
the road. Ignore the track marked
with two lorry wheels painted
white.
Turn left onto the Camino de
Valcabra. Continuing straight on
would take us to the old rail station
and the disused railway line.
Junction. Straight on.
22.10
6.10
BUS
23.30
1.20
Valcabra (Los Gallardos). Passing
through the hamlet of Los
Gallardos. Turn right at the
crossroads next to the bus stop.
26.10
0.35
27.40
1.30
Another junction. Turn left.
23.70
24.00
0.40
0.30
Caserío de Los Mesas Now on an
unsurfaced pista, turn right passing
between two farms.
T-junction. Turn left towards...
24.40
24.60
25.60
25.75
27.70
0.30
28.60
0.90
30.10
1.50
0.40
0.20
1.00
0.15
Rambla de Valcabra. Turn right
through the riverside woods.
Turn left off the rambla onto a track
that climbs upward.
Junction. Attention, ignore the first
turning on the right and take the
second on the right (before the top
of the climb) which leads to....
32.50
34.00
Cortijo
de
la
Altichuela
(Altichuela Farm). Carry straight
on, ignoring the tracks to the left
and the right, heading towards the
old factory chimney in the
distance.
After passing by other farmhouses
and after a short descent we reach
another junction. Take the right
along the rambla.
Go under the old railway bridge.
We take the left and come out on
the rambla.
Puente de Hierro. After crossing
the Río Gallego by the ford,
parallel with the railway bridge,
we reach an old factory. Turn right
at the junction.
Camino de las Cuatro Piedras.
Junction, turn left.
2.40
Junction. Carry straight on. We are
now riding on a surfaced track and
pass another surfaced pista on the
right.
1.50
Baza. We come into the town of
Baza. Turn right onto the Calle
Cádiz and ride through the typical
neighbourhood of Santiago. After
a kilometre we reach the centre.
SECTION 02
Baza – Cortes de Baza
Distance
Time needed
Elevation gain
Physical difficulty
Sendero
Rideable proportion
20.5 kms
1h 45min
200 metres
Low
Low
9 kms
44%
11 kms
54%
0.5 kms
2%
100 %
Where to sleep?
Hotel Rte. La Posada [website]
Cortes de Baza – 958 736 906 / 639 923 922
Valle del Paraíso La Teja [website]
Carretera Cortes, La Teja, Campocámara (7 kms from Cortes
and 9 from Campocámara) – 958 736 258 / 666 483 129
Where to eat?
Hotel Rte. La Posada [website]
Cortes de Baza – 958 736 906 / 639 923 922
Mesón Alhacena – Calle Rosales, Cortes de Baza
Supermarket

Bike shop
Repair shop



Pharmacy


DESCRIPTION
We head north. The village of Cortes de Baza is twenty
kilometres north of Baza on the same meridian. Practically all
of this section heads directly north following this imaginary
meridian. The route follows the vía pecuaria (livestock herding
route) that leads from Baza into the sierras of Cazorla and
Castril.
We set off from Baza along the Benamaurel road, turning off
almost immediately onto the vía pecuaria. The vía is surfaced
for the first few kilometres. We ride past the Sierra de
Jabalcón on our left. We cross the Jabalcón three times and,
now on an unsurfaced trail, descend the Valle del Guadian
Menor (the valley of the Río Guadiana Menor).
Going round the Embalse del Negratín reservoir we cross the
Río Guardel, a tributary of the Guadiana Menor and then
continue along the cañada de ganado (livestock herding trail)
to the Cuevas del Negro. The Cuevas are troglodyte houses (ie
part of the house is excavated from the hillside) common in
this part of Andalucía. We soon after reach the Valle del Río
Castril, a green oasis in this semidesert area. Climbing up the
valley, we reach the village of Cortes de Baza.
[september 2010] destroyed track after kilometre 16.00. Recommendation:
to continue going between the trees to right side of the gorge. A few meters
later we’ll get the track again.
Section 02 · Baza – Cortes de Baza
Total
0.00
1.20
1.80
8.30
9.00
Partial
0.00
Diagram
Baza Roundabout, on the old main
road heading for Guadix, turn
right following the signs for
Banmaurel and the autovía.
1.20
0.60
Take the bridge over the the main
A-92 road and continue on the
tarmac pista.
0.70
0.80
Description
Junction. Take the left turn with
the sign “Mercado” – then others
for Zújar and Baños Termales.
7.70
10.50
Canal de Jabalcón. Cross the
bridge over the canal, cross over
the service road and continue
straight on along the track.
We come out once again onto the
asphalt canal service road. Cross
over the bridge and turn off to the
right along the track.
10.60
0.10
11.20
0.60
11.50
0.30
12.65
1.15
13.10
0.45
13.60
0.50
Straight on.
9.70
0.70
Again we cross the canal, and turn
left onto the tarmac service road.
We leave the canal service road
and ride straight on along the
asphalted track which goes
downhill ignoring the turning to
the right for the farm.
After
descending
and
then
climbing again, we continue
straight on, and head downhill
once more, ignoring the turning to
the right just at the top of the
climb.
Attention! Junction: turn left off the
trail. We continue to follow the
cañada (drover’s trail) which
further on rejoins the route of the
GR-7.
Cortijo Grande. We carry straight
on going downhill between two
houses.
Río Guardal. We cross by a small
bridge although the cañada crosses
the river at a ford a few metres
downstream. We continue along
the trail turning left.
We reach a tarmac road. On the
right the GR-7 continues towards
Benamaurel. We go straight on,
crossing 2 drainage channels (you
will need to push the bike between
the two) and continuing along the
path.
13.90
0.30
16.00
2.10
20.20
4.20
If you don't want to ride along the
path you have the option of
turning left onto the road and then
taking the track on the right which
climbs and rejoins the path further
on.
Turn right onto the pista (trail).
Continue along it heading to the
left ignoring the turning on the
right which climbs to a cave.
Río Castril. If you cross the bridge
and turn right you can get to the
Cuevas de Cucharetas and then
onto Cortes by road. However we
will turn right before the river onto
the track and continue parallel
with the river for a few kilometres.
After a steep climb we come out on
a road. Turn right onto the road.
Cortes de Baza.
20.50
0.30
SECTION 03
Cortes de Baza – Embalse de La Bolera, Pozo Alcón (Jaén)
Distance
Time needed
Elevation gain
Physical difficulty
Surfaced road or trail
Unsurfaced road or
trail
Singletrack/path
Rideable proportion
22.2 kms
3h
600 metres
Average
Low
7.2 kms
33%
14.4 kms
65%
0.6 kms
98 %
2%
Where to sleep?
Hotel Campocámara ** [website]
Calle Delicias, Campocámara – 958 734 796 –
Complimentary breakfast for transanduluseros
Casa Rural Aurelia [e-mail]
958-734-951 | 647-460-099 – Campocámara
20€/person + swimmingpool for transandaluseros (not at winter)
Casas Rurales Cortijo El Rey [website]
Cortijo El Rey – 958 734 942 / 667 693 392
Hotel Rural Los Nogales
Carretera La Bolera, 5 kms from Pozo Alcón (Jaén)
953 718 249 / 666 459 494
Camping Hoyo de los Pinos
Embalse de La Bolera – 953 739 005
From winter to Easter, weekends closed
Hotel Rural Dehesa Rincón [web]
Carril Arroyo Guadalamanco, Km. 4 - 649-917-821 / 670-394-261
(about km. 4 in the next section)
Breakfast included
Where to eat?
Restaurante Casa Pepe (Hotel) – Campocámara
Bar-Restaurante La Juventud – Campocámara
Hotel Campocámara – Campocámara
Supermarket

Bike shop
Repair shop



Pharmacy


DESCRIPTION
In this section we cross the meseta (plateau) which rises up
between the two main sources of the Guadiana Menor which
receives water from the Cazorla and Castril sierras.
We leave the Cortes de Baza climbing back up the valley of the
Río Castril towards the hamlet of Los Laneros. After the
hamlet we cross over the river and continue climbing up the
Barranco Trillo (Trillo valley) towards the Cortijo Trillo and on
to the heights of the meseta at Los Llanos de Cortés. From
there we go and onto the village of Campocámara.
With the summits of Cazorla as backdrop, we pass next to the
cemetery, and then on to the Cortijo del or Rey and the Cortijo
del Dentredicho.
We then make a shortish climb into the southern foothills of
the Cerro de las Disputas to find the pass that allows us to go
round the gorge cut by the Río Guadalentín below the dam at
the Pantano de la Bolera. The section ends in the Parque
Natural de Cazorla Segura y Las Villas.
Section 03 · Cortes de Baza – Embalse de La Bolera,
Pozo Alcón (Jaén)
Total
0.00
0.40
0.55
7.00
7.40
7.60
Partial
Diagram
0.00
0.40
Turn off to the right before the
crossing over the irrigation canal,
riding along the canãda we
followed in the previous section.
6.45
0.40
0.20
0.20
Description
Cortes de Baza. Continue straight
on along the road into the village
until you reach a plaza, turn left
downhill (surfaced to start with).
0.15
7.80
Turn left onto the road leading
from Cortes. We ride peacefully
along the road to...
Los Laneros. Tiny village with no
services - only a bar.
Cross the plaza on the left-hand
side (passing the church and
drinking water fountain on the
right) and continue straight on. 100
metres later carry straight on
downhill.
End of the asphalt and continue
downhill on the trail ignoring the
the turn off to the right.
8.25
0.45
8.80
0.55
11.00
13.50
15.20
16.55
17.15
Río Castril. Cross over a small
bridge. Ideal place for a dip in
summer. After crossing the bridge
we turn left going uphill.
After reaching the top of the climb
and a little before starting the
descent, the track forks. Take the
right, continue downhill. 200
metres further on we ford a river.
Turn off to the right, climbing a
little and at the next junction, next
to a pine tree, turn left. The trail
levels out.
2.20
Cortijo de Trillo (Trillo farm).
Continue straight on and continue,
now downhill. before fording a
stream and starting a hard climb..
2.50
End of the climb. Continue
straight on ignoring the camino that
joins on the right. Now a short flat
spell.
1.70
Campocámara. We reach tarmac
and turn right, continuing through
the village by road.
1.35
400 metres after leaving the village,
as the road bends to the right, we
turn left towards a cemetary.
0.60
Cortijo del Rey. Holiday home.
Turn right of the track, just after
passing through the village. There
is an electricity pylon on the left.
17,75
18,15
0,60
0,85
19,90
0,90
Cortijo del Entredicho. We skirt
round to the left, heading in the
direction of some water tanks
which can be seen on the ridge
ahead.
Fork. Take the right-hand fork
heading uphill.
0,60
H2 O
21,15
0,65
21,80
0,65
22,20
0,40
T-junction. Turn left towards the
farmhouse.
0,40
19,00
20, 50
Junction. Straight on. In the rainy
season
you
may
encounter
problems in this area due to mud.
Water tank on the right. Continue
straight on, looking for the culvert,
covered with stones, which goes
round the ridge. Be careful not to
get lost. An unrideable segment.
After skirting the hill the rocky
'camino' leads downhill getting
progressively steeper.
On reaching the bottom, in the area
of pine woods, at the end of the
rocky patch, we can start to climb,
and just after a water meter box,
we turn off onto a camino (easy to
miss) on the right.
We come out onto the local road
between
Pozo
Alcón
and
Campocámara and further on, the
Bolera dam. Turn left onto the
road. The road crosses the Río
Guadalentín by a high bridge.
Turn right off the road to continue
the
route
towards
Cazorla,
however, the best thing would be
to leave it for the following day
and spend the night at the
campsite/campground 200 metres
further along the road.
From the Sierra de Alhama to the La Alpujarra
SECTION 04
Ventas de Zafarraya – Alhama de Granada
Distance
Time needed
Elevation gain
Physical difficulty
Unsurfaced road or
trail
Sendero
Rideable proportion
19.5 kms
2 h 30 min
430 metres
Low
Low
1.50 kms
8 %
16.5 kms
82 %
2.00 kms
10 %
100 %
Where to sleep?
Pensión Al-Andalus, Pilas de Algaida – 958 362 139
(closed Saturdays)
Casa Rural El Cortijillo
Pilas de Algaida – 666 808 141
Hotel Restaurante Los Caños de la Alcaicería
Carretera Alhama – Ventas (at the 9.20 kilometre point)
958 350 325
Hotel Balneario Alhama (***)
Alhama de Granada - 958 350 011
Hostal Ana [website]
Alhama de Granada – 958 360 108
Hotel Rural La Seguiriya [website] - 958 360 801 – Alhama
10% discount for transandaluseros
Hotel Baño Nuevo (*)
Pensión San José
Pensión Rural El Ventorro
Carretera Játar, 2 kms from Alhama – 958 350 438
Where to eat?
Hotel Restaurante Los Caños de la Alcaicería Carretera Alhama –
Ventas (9.20 kilometre point) – 958 350 325
Bar El Tigre Plaza Constitución, Alhama de Granada – 958 350 445
La Seguiriya Calle Las Peñas, Alhama de Granada – 958 360 801
Mesón Diego Plaza Constitución, Alhama de Granada – 958 360 121
Supermarket

Bike shop
Repair shop


Pharmacy


Bike shop: Alhambra Rambler [web] – C/. Fuerte - 958-360144 / 690-786-302 - Alhama de Granada

DESCRIPTION
Leaving behind the Boquete de Zafarraya we set off from the
Ventas de Zafarraya towards Alhama. Next to a fruit and
vegetable growers' cooperative we turn off the asphalt road to
ride the first few kilometres on the tierra of the province. Once
again on the road, we ride through Pilas de Algaidas. We turn
off the road to rejoin the GR-7. Between farms and market
gardens we follow the GR-7 signs, to Ventas de la Alcaicería
where there are various hostels.
This is the departure point for the El Robledal forest trail. At
the junction with the Robledal pista (track) (which leads into
the Parque Nacional de Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y
Alhama) we take the track on the left which, following a gentle
descent, takes us to La Pantaneta de Alhama (Alhama
reservoir) passing an área recreativa At the reservoir we can
choose to either continue on by road towards the next section,
or, alternatively, spend the night at in Alhama. For this
second option we descend along the right-hand bank of the
Alhama river entering Los Tajos (The Gorges) - without doubt
the most beautiful part of the section. Crossing a wooden
bridge, the path takes us to the village of Alhama de Granada
visited as much for its tajos as for its spa.
Houses. Continue straight on.
Section 04 · Ventas de Zafarraya – Alhama de Granada
Total
0.00
0.50
1.50
2.20
2.80
Partial
Diagram
4.40
0.70
Description
0.00
Ventas de Zafarraya. Turn right
onto the the main road towards
Alhama.
0.50
Turn right off the road. Pass
behind a cooperative and continue
straight on along the trail.
1.00
Pilas de Algaida. We come out on
the Alhama road. Turn right
passing by the Hostal-Restaurante
Al-Andalus.
0.70
Turn right off the road. Continue
straight on past the water fountain
and a track on the left. A tough
climb.
0.60
Junction. Reaching the top of the
climb and after a short descent we
come to a junction. Take the track
on the left.
4.90
5.40
0.50
Junction. Straight on. Reservoir.
6.00
7.20
7.80
3.70
8.20
0.35
0.55
Junctions. Continue straight on.
Now we follow the GR-7 which
comes from the La Alcauca (área
recreativa).
Los Montoros. Signboard for the
Rutas del Legado Andalusí
(Andalusian Heritage Trails).
0.50
DEP
0.60
1.20
9.00
Junction with the Alhama road.
Cross the road and continue along
the main trail. On the left we meet
the GR-7.
0.60
Junction. Turn left onto a camino in
good state – although we leave it,
turning right, almost immediately.
0.40
Ford across a river. We come out
onto a track in better state and then
cross a river.
3.15
Junctions. Straight on, following
the GR-7, crossing a river.
0.80
Ford. Carry straight on fording
another river. Pass various houses
before coming out onto the
Alhama road. Turn right.
9.20
0.20
12.00
2.80
17.50
5.50
17.80
0.30
20.00
2.20
Ventas de la Alcaicería. On the
bend of the road, next to the
Hostal, follow the signs for the
“pista forestal del Robledal” (El
Robledal forest trail).
Turning for El Robledal. Turn left
towards
Alhama
Continuing
straight on would take us to El
Robledal and La Maroma.
The Pantaneta-Alhama road. After
a long descent and passing by a
recreational area, we come out on
the road. Turn right.
Tajos de Alhama. (Alhama
Gorges). If you want to spend the
night in Alhama you need to take
the road on the left along the right
bank of the Alhama river. After
crossing a wooden bridge we
continue along a path which takes
us to Alhama de Granada via the
tajos. Alternatively if you don't
want to go into Alhama you can
continue along the road and pick
up the next section at the 3.2
kilometre mark.
Alhama de Granada.
SECTION 05
Alhama de Granada – Játar
14.05 kms
1 h. 52 min.
250 metres
Average
Low
0.9 kms
9.6 kms
2.6 kms
90 %
Distance
Time needed
Elevation gain
Physical difficulty
Sendero
Rideable proportion
Following the GR7 waymarking we will be able to make the
most of the scenery in the Parque Nacional de las Sierras de
Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama. Travelling along a solitary path
which passes through woods of holm oak trees, we reach the
road that leads into Játar.
7%
73 %
20 %
Where to sleep?
-
Where to eat?
-
Supermarket

Bike shop

Repair shop
Pharmacy
?
?
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DESCRIPTION
We set off from Alhama from the Plaza de la Iglesia de la
Ascensión, from where we descend to the Tajos which we
climb, first by path, and then by camino until we come out on
the Játar road. We take the road to Játar passing by the
Hospedéria Rural El Ventorro. A little afterwards we turn right
off the road and follow a trail on the banks of the river
Alhama. When it starts to become more wooded we find the
sign for the GR-7 on our right. We then cross a stream and
push our bikes up a steep gradient.
Road. Turn left.
Section 05 · Alhama de Granada – Játar
Total
0.00
1.00
1.40
Partial
0.00
1.00
0.40
1.70
0.30
2.65
1.95
2.75
0.10
Diagram
3.20
0.45
Description
We set off from Alhama de
Granada, from the Plaza de la
Iglesia de la Ascensión (Church of
the Ascension), down a concrete
ramp to the tajos (gorges).
Old flour mill. Straight on
climbing the path back up the
barranco (valley).
Straight on. The path joins another
path from Alhama.
Ermita de la Virgen de los
Ángeles. (Hermitage of the Virgin
of the Angels - a small chapel built
into the valley side on the right
hand side of the camino). Continue
along the camino.
Junction. Take the left looking for
the riverbed.
Bridge. We cross the Río Alhama
by the wooden bridge
3.40
0.20
Mesón El Ventorro, also known as
the Venta de La Paloma (Dove
Inn). Carry on up the road going
upriver.
Leave the road turning right.
3.50
6.30
0.10
2.80
7.70
1.40
8.10
0.40
8.23
0.13
Junction. Continue along the main
trail.
Attention! – turn right off the pista
onto an unsigned path going
downhill towards a concrete water
reservoir. Continue along a
riverbed (which may be full of
water) which we will cross twice.
Leaving the hollow on the right by
an unrideable concrete ramp.
On reaching the top of the climp
turn left onto a track leading
downhill.
8.40
0.17
8,90
0.50
9,55
11,35
0.65
1.80
12,35
1.00
13,35
1.00
Junction. Continue past the camino
on the right. Straight on at the next
junction as well – passing a turnoff
to the right leading downhill to a
quarry.
Junction. Turn right onto a wide
pista which descends – part of the
GR-7.
Passing the entrance of the quarry
(right) and the GR-7 detour (left),
we turn left uphill in the crossroad.
Skirt
round
an
agricultural
building on the left passing various
turning to the right. The trail
becomes wider.
Junction. Keep straight on – the
track on the right leads to Játar,
towards which we are headed. The
trail on the left, part of the GR-7
comes out onto the road
Road. Turn right onto the road.
Játar. We go through the village.
14,05
0.70
SECTION 06
Játar - Jayena
Distance
Time needed
Elevation gain
Physical difficulty
Singletrack/path
Rideable proportion
18.50 kms
2 h. 54 min.
500 metres
Average
Average
0.9 kms
5%
15.8 kms 85 %
1.8 kms
10 %
90 %
Where to sleep?
Picnic area “El Vacal”
Jayena by the Río Grande
Info at City Hall : 958-364-079
Hospedería La Almijara (Bar El Nota),
Jayena - 958 364 157
10% discount to transandaluseros
Where to eat?
Bar Carrillo, Jayena - 958 364 154
Bar El Nota, Jayena - 958 364 157
Supermarket

Bike shop
Repair shop


Pharmacy


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DESCRIPTION
We leave from Játar passing by the cemetary heading for the
vega of the Río Añales. Following the GR-7 we climb to the
boundary between Aãles and El Cacín before descending to La
Resinera where we start the tough climb towards the Mesa de
Fornes. In this area of hard climbs there is a reservoir of
cristaline water - perfect for a quick dip if it's too hot. The
route skirts round a landing strip before a tricky, but
entertaining, descent towards Jayena. After fording the small
river at the bottom, we reach Jayena.
Section 06 · Játar - Jayena
Total
0,00
0.30
Partial
0,00
0.30
Diagram
Description
Játar. We leave the road, crossing
the town. Heading downhill
through the centre of the village
passing various water fountains.
Follow the Calle Vista Alegre, the
Calle del Agua, and the Calle del
General Marina towards the
cemetary.
Take the concrete track which
leads downhill past the cemetary
and out of the village.
4.00
1.05
5,30
1,30
5,60
0,30
Cross the stream.
0.65
0.85
2.35
2.95
7,40
0.35
0.20
1.50
0.60
Keep right on the main camino
passing the entrance to the cortijo
opposite.
Road. Take the tarmac lane on the
left.
Turn right off the road, heading
downhill. Sign “Colada del
Camino de la Venta de la
Mañana”.
8,20
8,50
10,00
1,80
0,80
0,30
1,50
Descending to the vega (plain) of
the river, there are several
greenhouses. We skirt round the
right-hand side of the wall of a
cortijo which just out onto the
camino. Head left along the narrow
track.
Turn off right, now following GR-7
signals. We cross de Añales river
and pass a little barrier. Hard
uphill to the right.
Continue straight on pasing a track
on the left which leads uphill.
Turnoff to the left by the GR-7
waymarker. Short steep climb.
We reach a firebreak. Go through
the gate and turn right descending
a short distance along the
firebreak.
We leave the firebreak, turning left
and following the GR-7 downhill
towrds La Resinera.
Junction. We join the pista towards
La Resinera.
10,30
10,50
12,70
0.30
0,20
2,20
14,00
1,30
15,40
1,40
15,80
16,60
0,40
0,80
Leave the main trail and go into La
Resinera through the old chapel.
Cross the Río Cebollón by the
pedestrian bridge (or you can ford
the river) and turn right and climb
parallel with the river. Continue
following the main trail when it
heads away from the river.
Junction. Straight on along a wide
but very steep pista. Take it steady
especially at the beginning.
We reach the Mesa de Fornes, a
plateau where on the left you'll be
suprised to see a landing strip. We
go round the strip and continue
straight on.
Junction. Turn left off the trail that
we’ve been following. The surface
gets worse.
Junction. Turn left again onto a
track.
We are approach the edge of the
Mesa and see Jayena below. We
start to descend by a path with
some technical bits - take care.
18,00
18,20
1,40
0,20
End of the descent. Turn left at the
Río Grande. The GR-7 continues to
the right.
Turn right and cross the river. Be
prepared to get a little wet!
Jayena.
18,50
0,30
SECTION 07
Jayena - Albuñuelas
Distance
Time needed
Elevation gain
Physical difficulty
Pista
Singletrack/path
Rideable proportion
32.5 kms
3 h. 43 min.
530 metres
Average
Low
4.00 kms
12 %
28.5 kms
88 %
0 kms
0%
100 %
Where to sleep?
Granja-Escuela Huerto Alegre [web] (Km. 16 of the section)
958-228-496 – Ctra. Almuñecar, Km. 27 – Albuñuelas
(necessary to book some days early)
Picnic area “El Cañuelo” (km. 22.50 of the section)
Info at the City Hall: 958-776-031
Iain Fisher (private house)
675 260 622 - Calle Zoraba, 24 - Albuñuelas
Rene Huyten (private house)
625 862 021 - Calle Zoraba, 32 - Albuñuelas
Casa Azul (Bed & Breakfast)
958-776-366 - Calle Horno, 8 - Albuñuelas
Where to eat?
Bar “Las Tres Lindes”
Albuñuelas – 958 776 279
Bar El Careto
C/. Carretera
Supermarket

Bike shop
Repair shop



Pharmacy


DESCRIPTION
From Jayena we continue to the GR-7 going into the Sierra
del Chapparal, with the Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara and the
Sierra Nevada always present.
Once we have climbed to the Pino de las Cinco Ramas (Pine
Tree of the Five Branches) we descend to the Venta de los
Prados on the la Cabra road. From here we take the Pista de
Albuñuelas towards the Sierra de los Guajares from where we
descend by the Rambla del Cañuelo.
In Albuñuelas there are some holiday homes but they are
expensive. There are more places to spend the night further on
in the villages of Restábal and Melegís.
Straight on.
Section 07 · Jayena - Albuñuelas
Total
0.00
2.40
3.10
Partial
0.00
2.40
0.70
Diagram
11.40
0.20
Description
Set off from Jayena by an asphalt
pista in the direction of Bacal in the
lower part of the village.
Continue along the pista past the
turning for Bacal.
Ford. The tarmac lane becomes an
earth camino which climbs through
pine trees.
Straight on
11.60
0.20
13.00
1.60
16.50
3.50
5.90
9.10
11.00
11.20
17.50
2.80
3.20
End of the climb. We reach a fire
break and start a short descent.
1.90
Carry on along the main camino
ignoring the signpost for the GR-7.
0.20
Ford by some ruins. The camino
turns to the left.
18.00
1.00
0.50
Pino de las Cinco Ramas. Mirador
(viewpoint). We start to descend
by the pista to Los Prados. Ignore
all the small tracks and continue
along the main trail..
Venta de Los Prados. La Cabra
road. Turn left.
Turn right, off the road and onto
the GR-7.
Junctions. Continue along the
main trail ignoring the sign for the
GR-7.
Junction. Continue straight on.
19.50
22.50
1.50
3.00
Picnic area “El Cañuelo”. Water
fountain. Continue along the main
trail.
26.80
29.00
32.50
4.30
2.20
3.50
Carry on towards Albuñuelas
taking the pista on the left.
Junction. Straight on. Ignore the
camino that heads to the right.
We come into the lower part of
Albuñuelas.
SECTION 08
Albuñuelas - Nigüelas
Distance
Time needed
Elevation gain
Physical difficulty
Pista
Singletrack/path
Rideable proportion
15.20 kms
2 h. 5 min.
metres
Average
Average
2.7 kms
17.76%
6.45 kms
42.43%
6.05 kms
39.8 %
100 %
Where to sleep?
Mesón Despensa del Valle, Restábal – 958 793 598/531
Pensión-Mesón Los Naranjos, Melegís – 958 793 414
Alquería de Los Lentos [web], Nigüelas – 958 777 850
10% discount and free breakfast
Casa Rural La Huerta del Cura [web], Nigüelas
958 953 045 / 647 484 969
La Casa del Lino [web] -Temporaly closed
Nigüelas – 690-680-643; 669-151-732; 958-953-027
Breakfast included.
C.R. El Corral de Serafín [web], Nigüelas – 667 672 302
C.R. La Rubia [web], Nigüelas – 958 777 604 / 609 586 137
Albergue Almora [web] – 958-777-856 / 677-685-800 - Nigüelas
All types of accommodation in Dúrcal (off the route).
Where to eat?
Bar Jovi, Restábal
Alquería Los Lentos, Nigüelas
Supermarket

Bike shop
Repair shop


Pharmacy


BiciAventura [web]: Soto, 5 - Dúrcal (4 kms from Nigüelas) – 958780-255 / 678-843-739
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DESCRIPTION
In this section we pass through the lovely landscapes of the
Valle de Lecrín (“Valley of Happiness” in Arabic). We leave
Albuñuelas following the GR-7, passing through Saleres and
Restábal. After crossing the Río Ízbor we climb through
orange orchards, enjoying the fragrance and the view, and on
towards Murchas.
On arriving at Murchas we descend to the Río Torrente which
we follow upstream along the right bank. We pass under the
road bridge and then through a brickworks. Afterwards we go
under another bridge - this one with arches - and then,
following the GR-7 cross the river to climb among the remains
of farmhouses to the Nigüelas road.
At the nearby village of Dúrcal there is a bike shop and cash
machines.
Section 08 · Albuñuelas - Nigüelas
Total
0.00
0.50
2.00
2.07
Partial
0.00
0.50
1.50
Diagram
3.50
0.30
Description
Albuñuelas. Starting from the
plaza at the end of the village
where the Taller de Empleo
(workshop-training
school)
is
located, take the Calle Alta going
downhill.
We leave Albuñuelas following the
sign for the GR-7 long distance
trail.
Junction. Head left, passing a path
on the right.
4.20
0.40
Turn left, leaving the concrete track
which continues uphill. Steep
descent.
Turn left..
4.85
5.50
0.65
0.65
Restábal. Carry on through the
village heading for the road and
the river.
Road. Turn right onto the road.
0.07
Track. We join it heading straight
on.
5.61
0.11
Río Ízbor. Cross over the bridge.
Carry on downhill, take the left
leaving a turning on the right.
3.00
3.80
Cross the river by the new concrete
bridge (the previous bridge was
swept away by a flood) and turn
left.
6.21
0.60
0.93
0.50
Saleres. Go through the village
along the main street heading
towards the river.
6.30
0.09
Turn left off the tarmac following
the sign”Embalse de Béznar y GR7” (Beznar reservoir and GR-7).
Junction. Turn right.
6.37
0.07
6.72
7.12
7.40
0.35
0.40
0.28
Leave the track and follow the path
on the left.
We reach the the river bank and
take the track going upstream
along the right bank.
Carry on, parallel with the river.
Pay attention! a green arrow signs
to the right, following de GR-7. It's
wrong.
10.40
0.50
Go under the road bridge.
11.90
12.20
1.50
0.30
13.40
0.44
1.20
Turning. Turn left.
8.39
0.55
13.70
9.00
0.61
0.30
Junction. Straight on past a road
on the right.
14.70
Brickworks. Turn left and cross
between the buildings and follow
the track.
Go under the bridge for the old
national road and, after fording the
river, turn left. Carry on climbing.
Turning. Turn right, passing the
bridge on the left.
7.84
Cross the bridge over the Río
Torrente and turn left. A long
climb along the river..
1.00
Turn left, crossing little bridge over
the Torrente river onto the tarmac
track which climbs steeply.
We come out onto the road. Turn
right, uphill to…
Straight on. Carry on climbing.
9.80
Nigüelas.
0.80
15.20
9.90
0.10
Murchas. We pass the church and
and leave the village heading for
the Río Torrente.
0.50
SECTION 09
Nigüelas – Pampaneira
Distance
Time needed
Elevation gain
Physical difficulty
Pista
Singletrack/path
Rideable proportion
44.30 kms
7 hours
1560 metres
High
Low
5.40 kms
12.2 %
36.50 kms
82.4%
2.40 kms
5.4 %
100 %
Where to sleep?
Hostal Pampaneira / Hostal Alfonso [website]
Pampaneira – 958 763 002
Hostal Barranco del Poqueira
Hostal Ruta del Mulhacén [website]
“Alquiler de apartamentos”
Pampaneira – 958 763 394 / 388
There is more accommodation further on around Bubión and
Capileira. See Section 10.
Where to eat?
Casa Julio
Café Bar El Pilón
Restaurante Casa Diego
Hotel Restaurante Alfonso
Restaurante Guillermo
Casa Narciso
Supermarket

Bike shop
Repair shop



Pharmacy


DESCRIPTION
A tough section because of the amount of climbing but the
landscapes and views, and the arrival in the Poqueira valley.
make the effort worthwhile.
We leave Nigüelas, crossing the Río Torrente. We are then
faced with the steepest climbs of the day – with gradients of 20
per cent.
After the initial very hard kilometres we maintain height
enjoying the great views. At the 10 kilometre-point we leave
the GR-7 and continue climbing towards the settlement at El
Tello (signed) and then head to the Área Recreativa de Puente
Palo, where we take the route that leads to Lanjarón. A fast
descent along a pista forestal takes us to the Ermita del Padre
Eterno where we will take the road into Pampaneira.
Note: If you don’t want to do the section in one go you can go
down to Lanjarón to stay the night and then climb back up
rejoining the main route at the 23.70 kilometre point. See
Sections 9A and 9B below for information on this alternative.
Section 09 · Nigüelas – Pampaneira
Total
0.00
0.00
0.20
2.00
2.30
4.00
Partial
Diagram
0.00
0.00
Bridge over the Río Torrente. We
cross over and reset our trip
computers to zero and start to
climb.
1.80
0.30
1.70
2.75
10.00
3.25
16.30
6.30
Description
Set off from Nigüelas along the
Calle Canalón, looking for the Río
Torrente, following the GR-7
signals.
0.20
6.75
Carry on along the main pista
ignoring the caminos on the right.
On one of these it looks like the
GR-7 sign is inviting us to head to
the right towards the village of
Acequias. Continue straight on
uphill. The gradients are hard but
the trail is good.
After a stiff climb, carry on along
the pista ignoring the tracks that on
the right.
Junction. We leave the main trail
and turn off to the right, following
the GR-7 signs, to go round the
Barranco del Pleito.
End of the climb. Junction. Takes
the trail on the right going
downhill.
17.30
18.70
1.00
1.40
Junction. Continue straight on,
passing the pista on the right which
heads downhill. Soon after there is
a drinking water fountain on the
left.
Junction with the track that leads
to El Tello (signed). Turn left
heading uphill towards El Tello.
On the right a good trail, part of
the GR-7, heads down to Lanjarón.
Junction. Straight on following the
signs indicating the way to El
Tello. The main pista continues to
Ventura.
Fork Tello – Ballesteros. Take the
right-hand fork which descends
toward El Tello. The pista becomes a
singletrack trail.
El Tello. We reach a small meadow
at the Casas de Tello. We need to
retrace our steps a little and look
out for the the path that descends
to the river. The starting point for
new path is no more than 20
metres from the point where the
original path ends. The vereda
(path) to the river is not very
visible and a bit technical, and is
full of trunks from the reforestation
work.
19.60
19.70
20.70
21.30
0.90
0.10
Cross the Río Lanjarón by a stone
bridge.
27.70
We leave the vereda and continue
along the track that leads off from
the left passing though some
meadows and some farms. From
now on we continue uphill along
the same track ignoring all of the
turnings, until the track reaches the
main pista of Puente Pallo, where
the trail levels off.
Junction. Straight on uphill.
1.00
0.60
Junction. Straight on, heading
uphill.
Junction. Onward and upward.
21.90
22.50
23.70
0.60
0.60
1.20
We reach the main pista to Puente
Palo, we follow it, heading right.
Junction with the trail that climbs
up from Lanjarón, carry straight on
to Puente Palo.
This is the 14-kilometre mark of
Section
9B
(Lanjarón
Pampaneira).
4.00
Área Recreativa de Puente Palo.
Follow the main pista heading
downhill.
Road. Turn left to…
38,90
11,20
…Pampaneira
44,30
5,40
Where to eat?
Bar Restaurante El Volante, Lanjarón – 958 770 113
Mesón El Salado, Lanjarón – 958 770 338
Pizzería Bacarés, Lanjarón – 958 771 064
SECTION 9A (Alternative)
Nigüelas - Lanjarón
Distance
Time needed
Elevation gain
Physical difficulty
Pista
Singletrack/path
Rideable proportion
16 kms
2 h 30 min
540 metres
High
Low
0.0 kms
0%
16 kms
100%
0.0 kms
0%
100 %
Where to sleep?
Hotel Castillo Lanjarón *** [website], Lanjarón – 958 770 712 Hotel Alcadima *** [website], Lanjarón – 958 770 809
Welcome drink for transanduluseros.
Hotel El Sol ** [website], Lanjarón – 958 770 130
Hotel Manolete ** [website], Lanjarón – 958 770 773
Hotel Lanjarón * [website], Lanjarón – 958 770 094
20% discount for transandaluseros + complimentary breakfast
Hotel España * [website], Lanjarón – 958 770 187
Hotel Iberia, Lanjarón – 958 770 132
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Supermarket

Bike shop


Repair shop

Pharmacy
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DESCRIPTION
Setting off from Nigüelas, we cross the Río Torrente and start
a steep climb. Take care - confusing GR-7 signs! Carrying on
on a wide pista with a lot of switchbacks, we gain height
rapidly. At 1400 metres the trail becomes a little more
bearable. Further on we cross the pista that goes to El Tello.
If you have the time and the stamina you can continue
climbing towards El Tello and Punete Palo before descending
to Soportújar, if not turn off from the GR-7 and descend to on
a perfect pista which takes us to Lanjarón.
Section 09A (alternativa) · Nigüelas - Lanjarón
Total
0.00
0.00
Partial
0.00
0.00
0.20
0.20
2.00
1.80
2.30
4.00
0.30
1.70
Diagram
6.75
2.75
10.00
3.25
Description
Set off from Nigüelas along the
Calle Canalón, looking for the Río
Torrente.
Bridge over the Río Torrente. We
cross over and reset our trip
computers to zero and start to
climb.
Carry on along the main pista
ignoring the caminos on the right.
On one of these it looks like the
GR-7 sign is inviting us to head to
the right towards the village of
Acequias. Continue straight on
uphill. The gradients are hard but
the trail is good.
After a stiff climb, carry on along
the pista ignoring the tracks that on
the right.
Junction. We leave the main trail
and turn off to the right, following
the GR-7 signs, to go round the
Barranco del Pleito.
End of the climb. Junction. Takes
the trail on the right going
downhill.
16.00
6.00
Junction. Continue straight on,
passing the pista on the right which
heads downhill. Soon after there is
a drinking water fountain on the
left.
Junction with the track that leads
to El Tello (signed). Take the right
for a fast descent on a good pista to
Lanjarón.
Lanjarón. We enter the alpujarreña
village passing its famous spa.
SECTION 9B (Alternativa)
Lanjarón - Pampaneira
Distance
Time needed
Elevation gain
Physical difficulty
Pista
Singletrack/path
Rideable proportion
34.3 kms
5h
1325 metres
High
Average
5.4 Kms.
15.7 %
28.9 Kms
84.3 %
0 kms
0%
100 %
Where to sleep?
Hostal Pampaneira / Hostal Alfonso [website]
Pampaneira – 958-76-30-02
Hostal Barranco del Poqueira
Pampaneira 956 763 034
Hostal Ruta del Mulhacén [website]
Pampaneira - 958 763 010
“Alquiler de apartamentos”
Pampaneira – 958 763 394 / 388
More accommodation around Bubión and Capileira – see
Section 10.
Where to eat?
Restaurante Belezmín
Café Bar El Pilón
Hotel Restaurante
Restaurante Casa Diego
Alfonso
Restaurante Guillermo
Casa Narciso
Supermarket

Bike shop
Repair shop



Pharmacy

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DESCRIPTION
The route starts at the Ayuntamiento (Mayor’s office). After
crossing the Río Lanjarón we set out on the road following the
GR-7 along a concrete track. We gain height rapidly. After
leaving the GR-7 (which continues towards the Barranco de
Cáñar, but is unrideable) we rejoin the main route at the 14
kilometre point.
We continue climbing on a pista forestal to the Área Recreativa
de Puente Palo at a height of 1800 metres. From here we
descend towards the Ermita del Padre Eterno on the road
between Órgiva and Poqueira's Valley, which offers views of
the some of the most typical villages of the Alpujarra.
Pampaneira
Section 9B (alternativa) · Lanjarón - Pampaneira
Total
Partial
0.00
0.00
3.00
3.00
8.00
5.00
14.00
6.00
Diagram
Description
Set off from Lanjarón along the
road to Órgiva. After crossing the
bridge we leave the road, turning
left onto the track, following the
GR-7 waymarks.
Carry on along the main trail,
ignoring the turning for Órgiva.
Later on we separate from GR-7
(unrideable through the valley
until you get to Cáñar).
Junction. Turn right. Trail heading
uphill. Sign for Cáñar.
Junction. Trail to Tello on the
right. End of the climb. Continue
along the main trail ignoring the
other caminos.
Área Recreativa de Puente Palo.
Follow the main pista downhill.
18.00
4.00
Carretera. Tomar a la izquierda
hacia Pampaneira.
29,20
11,20
34,30
5,40
SECTION 10
Pampaneira - Trevélez
Distance
Time needed
Elevation gain
Physical difficulty
Pista
Singletrack/path
Rideable proportion
27.50 kms
4h
990 metres
Average
Low
10.50 kms 38.2 %
17 kms
61.8 %
0 kms
%
100 %
Where to sleep?
Hotel Villa Turística de Bubión *** [website]
Bubión – 902 101 478 – CLOSED for REPAIRMENT Hostal Apartamentos Las Terrazas [website]
Plaza del Sol, Bubión – 958 763 252
Hostal Rural Atalaya [website]
3 Calle Perchel, Capileira – 958 763 025 / 606 852 842
Hotel Poqueira [website]
Calle Doctor Castilla, Capileira – 958 763 048
Hotel Pepe * [website] Trevélez – 958 858 503
Hotel La Fragua I [website] Trevélez – 958 858 626 / 512
Hotel La Fragua II [website] Trevélez – 958 858 626 / 512
Hostal Regina ** Trevélez – 958 858 564
Hostal Fernando * Trevélez – 958 858 565
10% discount to transandaluseros
Hostal Mulhacén ** Trevélez – 958 858 587
Hostal El Cascapeñas [website] Capileira – 958 763 011
Camping Trevélez [website] Trevélez – 958 858 735
Where to eat?
Wide variety of bars and restaurants in Bubión, Capileira and
Trevélez
Supermarket

Bike shop
Repair shop


Pharmacy

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DESCRIPTION
After passing through Pampaneira, Bubión and Capileira, we
leave the beautiful Valle del Poqueira and head for Trevélez,
the highest village in Europe.
These are the four most visited villages in the Alpujarras,
however in this section we avoid the traffic because we leave
from Capileira by the local road which cuts higher, before
turning into a dirt road up to the pass at Veleta. The road
then descends from Veleta to Pradollano and the city of
Granada.
Before reaching the entrance to the Parque Nacional de
Sierra Nevada we turn off onto a pista in perfect condition
that leads to the Aréa Recréativa de Pórtugos. The first few
kilometres are a gentle descent and we can enjoy the beautiful
views over the Tahá de Pitres. Still following the main trail,
we climb for a few kilometres to reach the peak overlooking
the village of Trevélez, from where its three barrios can be
clearly seen.
Follow the
downhill.
Section 10 · Pampaneira - Trevélez
Total
0.00
4.00
Partial
Diagram
End of the descent, turn left onto
the road to go into ....
27.00
27.50
6.00
Capileira. Continue climbing on
the road to Veleta
2.00
10.00
4.00
13.00
3.00
4 kms. after leaving the village,
turn right off the road at a bend
heading
towards
the
Área
Recreativa de Pórtugos. Trail in
good condition.
Área Recreativa de Pórtugos
downhill on the left. Continue
straight on along the main pista.
A.R
.
15.50
21,00
going
1.00
5.00
Bubión. Keep climbing along the
road until…
4.00
pista
Description
Set off from Pampaneira by the
road towards Bubión and Capileira
which comes up the Poqueira
valley.
0.00
22.00
main
2.50
Junction. Follow the main trail,
ignoring the turning to the right
that goes down to Pórtugos..
5,50
Barranco de Bina. Provisional way,
walking with the bike about 100
mts. up to the pista again.
0.50
Trevélez. We come into the highest
village in Europe through its Barrio
Medio.
SECTION 11
Trevélez – Cádiar
Distance
Time needed
Elevation gain
Physical difficulty
Pista
Singletrack/path
Rideable proportion
19 kms
1h 50 min
300 metres
Low
Average
15 kms
80%
2 kms
10%
2 kms
10%
90 %
Where to sleep?
Bar-Pensión Tino, Juviles – 958 769 174 Apartamentos Juviles, Juviles [website] – 958 816 904 / 650 877
319
Hotel Rural Alquería de Morayma ** [website]
On the A-348, 2 kms from Cádiar - 958 343 221
Apartahotel Restaurante La Pará de la Suerte [web]
Avda. de Andalucía – 958-768-900 – Cádiar
Free typical sweets for transandaluseros
Apartamentos Ruta de la Alpujarra, Cádiar – 958 768 059
Hotel Restaurant El Cadí, Cádiar – 958 768 064
Vamos Cycling! [website], Cádiar – 958 850 470 / 630 894 816
Breakfast included.
Where to eat?
Bar-Pensión Tino, Juviles – 958 769 174 Bar Alonso, Juviles – 659 267 748
Bar Fernández , Juviles – 958 769 030
Hotel Restaurante El Cadí, Cádiar – 958 768 064
Restaurante La Pará de la Suerte [web] - 958-768-900 – Cádiar
Apartamentos Restaurante La Ruta de la Alpujarra, Cádiar – 958 768 059
Supermarket
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Bike shop
Repair shop
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
Pharmacy

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Bike shop: Vamos Cycling! – small workshop and sale of spares (see
Where to sleep?)

DESCRIPTION
We take the road towards Juviles, going out of Trevélez
through the Barrio Bajo. After a few kilometres of up and
downhill, there is an enjoyable descent to Juviles. Passing
through the village we leave by the road following the GR-7
waymarks to start a very enjoyable descent, although with
some difficult bits, to Tímar, in the heart of the Alpujarra
Profunda. Timar is a small village with no services for the
traveller, but an example of traditional architecture.
We continue our journey by the local road towards Cádiar, we
then turn off the road onto a pista and descend to a river.
From here the trail is no longer surfaced. After a short steep
climb, we start a lovely descent to the Río Guadelfeo which
we cross as we come into Cádiar.
There is a difficult technical descent from Juviles to Tímar.
Because of this the technical difficulty for this section is rated
as ‘average’ and the rideable proportion is 90 per cent.
1.50
Junction. Take the left-hand fork
staying on the road that brought us
here.
1.00
After a stream, climb a steep slope,
ignoring the turnings to the left
and right.
Section 11 · Trevélez – Cádiar
Total
0.00
Partial
0.00
Diagram
16.00
Description
Set off from Trevélez, through the
Barrio Bajo, along the road for
Juviles.
17.00
Juviles. Ride through the village.
12.00
Junction. Take the right-hand fork.
12.00
18.00
12.50
12.57
0.50
0.07
Just after leaving the village, we
turn right off the road following
the GR-7 signs towards the sports
centre (polideportivo), starting a
singletrack descent with some
tricky bits.
Turn left. Just left the road, we will
turn to the left, avoiding to go into
the town.
12.88
14.50
0.31
1.62
Tímar. We pass through this small
village and continue along the
road.
19.00
1.00
1.00
Cádiar. We cross the Río
Guadalfeo and enter the village.
SECTION 12
Cádiar - Válor
Where to eat?
Café Bar La Fuente, Yegen (accommodation?) - 958 851 067
Restaurante El Tinao, Yegen (accommodation?) - 958 851 177
El Suizo, Válor (accommodation?) - 958 851 836
Hotel Restaurante Las Perdices ** Válor - 958 851 821
Distance
Time needed
Elevation gain
Physical difficulty
Pista
Singletrack/path
Rideable proportion
18.50 kms
2h 45min
610 metres
Average
Low
2,25 kms
12.1%
14,50 kms
78.4%
1,75 kms
9.5%
100 %
Where to sleep?
Apartamentos Oasis
Yátor - 958-768-114
Hotel Rural El Rincón de Yegen [website]
Camino de las Eras, Yegen – 958 851 270
Pensión El Tinao
Yegen – 958 851 212
Hotel Restaurante Las Perdices ** [website]
Válor 958 851 821
Bed & Breakfast Los Arcos [website]
Plaza Iglesia, Válor – 958 851 771
Free beer on the terrace for transandaluseros
Casas rurales Balcón de Válor [website]
Válor – 958-851-821
Supermarket

Bike shop
Repair shop
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
Pharmacy
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
DESCRIPTION
Our initial intention was we to leave from Cádiar by the
camino to Narila but it was impossible because the way was so
completely overgrown.
In this section we travel through the heartland of the rebellion
by the moriscos (Muslims converted to Christianity under
threat of explusion. The rebellion was led by Fernando de
Válor y Córdoba, known as Abén Humeya who was
proclaimed King of the Alpujarras.
We will leave Cádiar on trails to avoid the new road to Ugíjar.
At the 8 kilometer mark we will reach Yátor where we take a
detour on the Montenegro trail up a tough climb to Yegen.
We ride through Yegen and abandon the tarmac in favour of a
sendero that comes out on the lanes leading to Válor. At the
entry to the village we follow the ancient Camino Real de
Almería a Granada crossing the Moorish bridge of La Tableta
over the Río Válor.
Junction. Turn right.
TransAndalus RoadBook · pProvince of Granada
Section 12 · Cádiar - Válor
Total
0.00
0.50
Partial
0.00
0.50
Diagram
2.60
0.30
Description
Cádiar. Set your odometer to zero
at the “Fuente del Vino” (Wine
Fountain) located on the square
next to the church of Cádiar. Leave
on calle Real towards the plaza de
Ermita.
The Cádiar Hermitage. Follow calle
de la Ermita to leave via the A-318.
2.70
0.10
2.85
0.15
Turn right.
0.70
1.20
1.55
0.20
0.50
0.35
Road A-318. Turn right, on to the
road and then turn left after only a
short 60 meters at the cemetery
road.
3.00
Cádiar Cemetery. At the cemetery,
take a sharp (more than 90º) left
turn.
3.50
Junction. Continue straight, up,
avoiding a right turn.
4.80
0.15
0.50
Turn right going gently downhill in
an eastwardly direction at the top
of the hill.
1.30
Junction. After a short, steep
decent, at a trail in better condition
turn left.
String and junction. Straight on.
2.30
0.75
Junction.
Continue
straight
avoiding a left turn and another
right turn just meters past the
previous junction.
5.40
6.30
0.60
0.90
Service Road. On reaching the new
A-348 road, do not enter, take the
right onto the service road (the old
road)
Road A-348. Go under road A-318
7,70
1,40
12.40
0.40
Detour to Yator. Turn left going
towards Yator.
7,95
8,40
8,80
10,20
10,40
13.05
0,25
0,45
0,40
1,40
0,20
Yator. We cross the town to Plaza
de San Sebastián and then Calle
Ermita (Ermita Street)
14.65
1,60
1.60
Ermita de San Sebastián. The
"Montenegro way" starts.
14.90
Montenegro. Farm, chapel and
fountain. No shops or services. We
carry on climbing. In some places
the climb is steep.
Yegen. Climb to the top of the
village and turn onto the road.
Turn right and set off in the
direction of Válor.
Road. Straight on the road. Don’t
turn left by GR-7 track.
15.40
0.25
0.50
GR-7. We left incorporated by the
GR-7
coming
from
Mecina
Bombarón and we by it.
15.80
12,00
0.65
Yegen. Plaza con fuente. Giramos a
la izquierda en subida.
0.40
Cemetery. We continue towards
town.
After a detour to the right (on a
bend in the road on the left). we
turn right off the road by GR-7
track (can’t see it well)
After leaving a sharp bend. turn
right off the road and onto the GR7. Watch out: the turning isn't well
signed.
Junction after a stream. Head left.
following the signs for the GR-7.
Turn off on the tarmac pista.
15.90
0.10
Junction - take the left hand fork.
16.50
0.60
T-junction. Turn left.
16.75
0.25
T-junction. Turn left.
17.05
17.75
17.90
18.40
18.50
0.30
0.70
0.15
0.50
0.10
Turning. Turn right (If Tablate
Bridge were closed. return to this
point and follow up to the road)
Cross the La Tableta bridge and
climb to town
Junction. We follow towards. upo
to the road.
Válor. End of the section. We reach
the road. Closed to Restaurante El
Puente.
SECTION 13
Válor - Laroles
Distance
Time needed
Elevation gain
Physical difficulty
Singletrack/path
Rideable proportion
11.50 kms
2 h. 12 min.
486.5 metres
High
Average
4.15 kms
36.0%
3.40 kms
29.6%
3.95 kms
34.4%
90 %
Where to sleep?
Casa Las Chimeneas [website] Mairena – 958 760 352 –
10 % discount + 1 bottle of wine for transandaluseros
Casa Rural Viña y Rosales [website] – 958-760-177 – Mairena
15% discount +/Hotel Real de Laroles [website]
C/. Real, 46 – 958-760-058 / 693-927-454 – Laroles
Small bike workshop-door and bike washing
Hotel Refugio Nevada ** Laroles – 958 760 320
Alpujarras Camping (2ª) [website] Laroles – 958 760 231
(campsite. holiday homes and hostel)
Where to eat?
Bars in Nechite. Mairena and Júbar.
Rte. Balcón de la Alpujarra – Laroles (near to petrol station)
Rte. Montesinos – Laroles (near to petrol station)



DESCRIPTION
Superb section that continues passing though the pueblos
blancos that climb the slopes of the fringes of the Sierra
Nevada. Although the distance is short. the next twelve
kilometres of the route are packed with beautiful places passing through the silent streets of small settlements where
time has stood still. each village with its own stream. its fertile
plain.
From Válor we head by track in the direction of Nechite.
climbing its wooded slopes. We can’t not take a glance at the
view that opens up to our right. The little villages bunched
among the lush vegetation. and in the distance you can make
out on the horizon. the Almería coast and the shining sea.
From the mirador (viewpoint) at Nechite. the GR-7 takes us
through chestnut groves among fields and irrigation ditches.
to a river. We then have to push our bikes for 300 metres out
of the river valley. from this point on the most skillfull will
have no problem continuing on the bike. We leave behind us
the shade of the valley for the sunny hillside. Following our
camino. we are soon within striking distance of Mairena.
where we come out on the main road. We leave the road again
a few metres later to climb to the church in Júbar. From there
we leave the GR-7 for a while and take the narrow road that
winds towards our destination. Laroles. with its prominent
church tower. the last village of the Alpujarra Granadina and
gateway to Almería.
Drinking water fountains in all the villages.
1.20
0.55
We leave from Válor going up the
slope next to the "El Puente"
Restaurant
1.65
0.45
Crossroads. We keep on climbing
the street on our right.
1.75
0.10
Section 13· Válor - Laroles
Total
0.00
0.15
0.30
Partial
0.00
0.15
0.15
Diagram
Description
Track. We leave GR-7
on our right and keep on going up
the street.
Detour. We turn right.
0.40
0.50
0.65
1.90
2.75
Detour path and track. After
passing a track, we go down and
take a path on our right, when
arrived on a crossroads, we take a
track up on our left.
Transformer and irrigation canal.
We pass just next to a electrical
transformer, we cross an irrigation
canal and then take a track just in
front of us.
Street. The track leads to a concrete
street, we turn left and climb up.
We arrive to the upper part of the
town of Nechite.
0.10
Mirador (viewpoint) de San Blas.
Continue straight ahead along the
path.
0.85
Arroyo Nechite. (Nechite River).
Cross and continue along the GR-7.
Hard section. need to push.
0.10
0.10
0.15
Gate. We pass the gate through the
pass on the right and take
immediately a concrete path on our
left.
Detour. We continue the path on
our left.
Take the track on
following the GR-7.
4.50
the
right
1.75
4.90
0.40
Junction. Take the left-hand fork..
5.70
7.35
0.60
0.10
Mairena. Head towards the road.
6.15
0.45
7.45
0.10
Turn left onto the road.
6.55
6.60
0.40
7.65
0.20
8.05
0.30
Turn off the road looking for a
path that leads to the GR-7.
0.05
Track. Turn right.
6.95
7.05
7.25
7.35
0.10
Turn left off the road onto the
tarmac lane that leads to Jábar.
0.20
After avoid the GR-7 to the left,
turn left off the Júbar road and
onto a track.
0.10
Detour. Don't turn right off by GR7 and a few meters after we will
turn left off.
Júbar. Village of some 70
inhabitants. We will not take the
downstairs, and will follow the
track up to the fountain. Ride
through looking for the church.
Church. The tower is of Moorish
origin. The GR-7 turns left. We go
straight on.
Turn left onto the road.
8.85
0.35
Junction. We turn right off the
track following the GR-7. We see
the village of...
11.00
11.50
0.80
2.15
0.50
Laroles. We come into the village
via the Barrio Alto.
Laroles. End of the section at the
crossroads near to gas station.

description - TransAndalus

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