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Campo Nijar Y Bajo Andarax

Almería Coast

Natural Monuments

Campo Nijar Y Bajo Andarax

Níjar

Almería Coast

Highlight • Natural Monument

Almería Coast

Name: Almería Coast
Rating: 2

Recommended by 16 road cyclists

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Parque Natural Cabo de Gata-Níjar

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Location: Níjar, Campo Nijar Y Bajo Andarax, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

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Best Road Cycling Rides to Almería Coast

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1. Cabo de Gata Salt Pans – Almería Coast loop from Almería

93.9km

03:53

470m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Cabo de Gata Salt Pans – Almería Coast loop from Las Negras

91.5km

04:03

840m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Almería Coast – Cabo de Gata Salt Pans loop from Pozo de los Frailes

50.2km

03:33

500m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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Badlands

February 6, 2022

Cabo de Gata Natural Park is the largest protected area of the European coast, with a maritime strip over 60km.

This unique landscape, shaped by the erosion on the rocks solidified magma that flowed from the volcanic formations into the sea, is considered the ecological boundary with Africa. The extinct volcano Majada Redonda is easy recognizable from many parts of the route.

The landscape of the natural park is also marked by its historically harsh conditions for agriculture and its isolated location, through abandoned farms, old miner villages and greenhouses.

With rainfall below 160mm and stable temperatures throughout the year with an average of 19C, its climate is officially the driest in Europe.

San José is the biggest village in Cabo de Gata, located close to the spectacular beaches of Los Genoveses and Mónsul.

The western boundary is marked by the watchtower Torre de la Vela Blanca and the saltwork Las Salinas, active since ancient Greek times and close to the picturesque and lonely San Miguel Church, just before dozens of km along the beach until the city of Almería.

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February 8, 2022

Best time of year in October, there is no tourism and ideal temperatures ...

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ChrisHallRides

September 13, 2022

The first real glimpse of the coast in the Badlands route. There are not many points to resupply here and the temperatures get warm!

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Location: Níjar, Campo Nijar Y Bajo Andarax, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

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Playa de Mónsul

Coastal Trail Between San José and Los Escullos

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San José Beach and Promenade

Playa de los Genoveses

Windmill on the Road to San José

View of the Coast from Parque Natural Cabo de Gata-Níjar

Trail from Cala Grande to Cala de Mónsul

Bench With a View of Playa de los Genoveses

White Cliffs of Los Escullos

Almería Coast

1. Cabo de Gata Salt Pans – Almería Coast loop from Almería

2. Cabo de Gata Salt Pans – Almería Coast loop from Las Negras

3. Almería Coast – Cabo de Gata Salt Pans loop from Pozo de los Frailes

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