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Challenging gorge, very quiet and unknown in the middle of nature with beautiful views, intended for the real biker and hiker.

A spectacular route through the southeast of the peninsula between the highlands of Granada in the Baza area towards the Almendricos district, already in the Murcia region, and passes through the Almanzora Valley in Almería. A route that for decades crossed a railway line that transported tons of iron and other merchandise

The stage ends in Serón, a mountain town famous for drying hams, sausages, traditional sweets, cheeses, oil and other products of local gastronomy. The old train station is the best example of mining railway architecture on the Vía Verde Natural Trail of the Almanzora Valley, it has the passenger lobby building, with the characteristic British-style canopy, remains of the rails, loading docks, warehouses goods, rotating platform for trains, mineral loading, water tanks and garages. And it also has a modern planetarium and Interpretation Center. Local services are a couple of kilometers away from the road.

Bring lots of sunscreen

The restaurant is now unfortunately permanently closed. This is a real shame, let‘s hope someone else takes it on and another resto opens here in the future.

The old Tíjola train station is now disused, and the train track layout is now part of the Almanzor Valley greenway. You can still see one of the diesel locomotives that passed through this station, now converted into a bar and restaurant.

The complex has interesting artifacts still in place. The station is a restaurant.

The restaurant is excellent, I had the best Patatas Bravas & Croquetas I've had in Spain. Definitely worth a stop. However, if your heading in the direction of Baza, you have an 11.5Km ascent on a full stomach. An easy 2%, steady, gradient, but still tough on a happy belly.