Alamedal Viaduct – Plantío Tunnel loop from Lucena

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Alamedal Viaduct – Plantío Tunnel loop from Lucena

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Alamedal Viaduct – Plantío Tunnel loop from Lucena

03:50

52.7km

450m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parque Natural Sierras Subbéticas

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.28 km

Alamedal Viaduct

Highlight • Bridge

One of the 13 viaducts of the Oil Greenway. My view from the viaduct is beautiful.

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10.0 km

Steam locomotive - Mikado

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Here, in the old station of the FF.CC. Luque, we can enjoy this imposing Mikado steam locomotive.

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16.6 km

Plantío Tunnel

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The surface is usually in very good condition, but there is no lighting. If you arrive in the sun, you don't need much, but if you arrive in the afternoon …

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22.0 km

Street art with bicycles

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Shortly before Dona Mencia there are suddenly a number of painted bicycles on the Via Verde. Funny to look at.

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25.6 km

View of Zuheros from the Via Verde

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Impression of the Greenway and view of Zuheros.
@Kermit: Lucena however, goes a lot further.

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26.0 km

Views of Zuheros Castle from the viaduct

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The Zuheros viaduct crosses the embedded bed of the Bailón River. It has a length of 104 metres. Its structure is made of metal and is very similar to that …

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29.2 km

Doña Mencía Station

Highlight • Rest Area

The Doña Mencía station is the only one of the stations that we will find along the nature trail, built on one floor.
A few meters from the passenger building …

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47.4 km

Beautiful section of the greenway

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Good pavement, tunnels, trenches, landscapes and a route with hardly any slope make this section a delight to pedal. During the weekends it is usually crowded.

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52.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.1 km

15.7 km

1.96 km

1.78 km

222 m

Surfaces

35.0 km

16.0 km

1.78 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (620 m)

Lowest point (470 m)

Weather

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Thursday 15 October

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Comments

July 31, 2022,Lucena nach Zuheros

Continue on the Via Verde from Lucena to Zuheros. A short distance but no less beautiful.

The path led us through seemingly endless olive plantations. Olive trees everywhere!!! Absolute madness! From Cabra we touch the Parque Natural Sierras Subbeticas. It becomes more "mountainous". Small mountains of over 1,000 m tower up in front of us. In the distance we even …

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