オルラ・デ・カストロの峠・トップ8

This is a special climb. Starting from a desert landscape and climbing up to the top of it, seeing the contrasts of the mountains, is a spectacle. It's 30 kilometers, with the toughest part concentrated in the second half. In summer, it can be very hot, as you'll find little shade on the climb.

Both mountain ranges ensure that it hardly rains in this semi-desert area.

wow ... sceneries all the way down to the valley... A great road surface makes it even more enjoyable!

its a stunner ... form Velefique side is really demanding

The Venta Luisa pass rises 1,970 meters above sea level and offers spectacular scenery. It can be climbed from Bacares, Serón or Gérgal.

27km climb from the town of Serón where there are some descents that soften the ascent. Before arriving at Puerto de la Venta Luisa, a couple more passes appear, Collado del Ramal (1696m) and Collado del Conde (1864m).

A stunning climb I did not expect around there, lots of beautiful switchbacks. Tuff to ride with a loaded bike in the heat, but even when pushing the bike the views make up for it. Also hardly any traffic.

Sierra de Baza and Sierra de Los Filabres are part of a remote mountain range over 2.000m height in the province of Granada and Almería, and the most isolated area of Badlands. This mountain range was a historic crossroads of cultures, and its legacy includes remains of Roman aqueducts or Arab castles. At the highest point of the range lies the iconic Calar Alto Observatory (2.168m), easy recognizable from fara way. The range also includes one of the most iconic and spectacular mountain pass in the Iberian Peninsula, el Puerto de Velefique (1.820m), popular by the high number of hairpin in the South side. The South limit of Sierra de los Filabres reaches the village of Gérgal, considered the North gate of the Tabernas Desert.