The optical telegraphs of Álava by bike

This is a linear, difficult route, for advanced cyclists, for an intense day to get on a bike or walk to the telegraph towers of the Castilla line. This line began operating in 1846, it had 52 towers and passed through Valladolid, Burgos, Vitoria and San Sebastián. Starting from Miranda...

North Spring, Fall 1 day Demanding Archeobike, Nature Nueva ruta

The optical telegraphs of Madrid by bike

These are a couple of circular pedals, one day, one for moderate cyclists and another for intermediate cyclists, which will take us to know the towers of the optical telegraph that was developed in Spain in the mid-19th century. The first is a round-trip route from the Collado Villalba...

Spain, Middle All year long 1 day Moderate, Challenging Archeobike, Nature

The regional park of the Southeast of Madrid

This is a one-day, linear route for cyclists who want to know the final course of the Manzanares River, where it joins the Jarama River, and a few kilometers from its characteristic cliffs of gypsum and fluvial groves, which form the regional park of the Southeast of Madrid. Leaving from the...

Spain, Middle All year long 1 day Moderate Family, Nature, Senior tours

The route of don Quixote on bicycle

This is a 2-weeks, circular route, for intermediate cyclists, that roughly follows the route of don Quixote, an ex-European Cultural Route across La Mancha, a region characterized by its cultural and environmental value. The route starts in the ancient city of Toledo, and crosses plains...

Spain, Middle Spring 2 weeks Challenging Bike Touring, Birding, Cultural, Nature

The Royal Bardenas

This is a week-long, circular route, for moderate cyclists wanting to roll down slopes and ravines in a unique environment such as las Bardenas Reales. We pedal thoroughly this Biosphere Reserve, with its semi-desert landscapes, where clays, gypsum and sandstone erosion has sculpted...

Spain, North Spring, Fall More than 2 days Moderate Nature

The Royal Canal of Jarama

This is a 2-days, very easy route, for initiated cyclists, that runs besides the ancient Royal Canal of the Jarama river. This is a hydraulic work whose construction suffered numerous problems: Initiated by Felipe II in 1562, it will be fully completed four hundred years later. The canal...

Spain, Middle Spring, Fall 2 days Moderate Canal, Family, Nature, Senior tours

The royal canals of the river Tagus

This is a weekend, very easy route, for moderate cyclists or families, that runs through irrigation canals and ditches of Aranjuez, that were conceived at the time of Charles I for water supply of the gardens of the Royal sites installed in the town. Through its expansion over four...

Spain, Middle Spring, Fall 2 days Moderate Birding, Canal, Family, Nature, Senior tours

The side channel of the Garonne

This is a linear, one-week route, for initiated cyclists, that runs a little less than 300 km along the side channel of the River Garonne, from Bordeaux to Toulouse. It consists of the first part of the famous route known as Canal des Deux Mers Channel of the Two Seas, built to avoid the...

Europe Spring, Summer, Fall 1 week Moderate Canal, Family, Nature, Senior tours

The Sierra del Rincón

This is a linear route, two days of pedaling, for advanced cyclists, that runs through the landscapes and towns of the Sierra del Rincón, which in 2005 was declared a Biosphere Reserve. On the first day we start from Montejo de la Sierra and basically pedal along tracks up to the Montejo...

Spain, Middle Spring, Summer, Fall 2 days Demanding Nature