포르투고스‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪5‬개의 산길

Quiet, scenic mountain road.

Nice descent from Trevelez 😎

Between Veleta and Mulhacén peaks, at 3040 meters, there is a very special corner in this area of the Sierra Nevada. This is the Río Seco glacial cirque, a complex of lagoons that dries up in summer but that you can observe during the rest of the year.

Mostly good asphalt (2023), little traffic and a great, impressive landscape. We recommend.

Road that descends from Juviles to Nieles. It used to be an unpaved road but nowadays it is paved. A winding road with impressive views of the Cordel del Hazadel Hinojar valley.

Popular legend tells that a deputy campaigning for La Alpujarra asked the people of Pitres what they wanted for their town. They asked for something impossible, perhaps out of distrust of the usually unfulfilled promises of politicians. But the deputy managed to get away with naming a mountain pass here, even though the locals had actually asked for a sea port.

Sierra Nevada is the highest mountain range in western Europe after the Alps, with incredible Cols and landscapes to ride and the Europe's southernmost Sky resort. The city center of Granada is just at 45km from the top of Pico Veleta (3.394m), considered one of the longest, hardest and most challenging climbs in the world, completely cyclable by this North side through the highest paved road in Europe. The South climb to Pico Veleta starts from the village of Capileira, located at La Alpujarra. This off-road climb, without technical difficulties beyond the elevation and the mountain weather, includes some small shelters over 3.000m height (La Caldera, Villavientos and La Carihuela), although due to the snowfields the route is only cyclable in summer.

Small breakthrough on the rock, which brings you a good deal closer to the Pico del Veleta on the hiking trail through the Sierra Nevada and also a perfect spot for a photo!