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: November 21, 2025

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Espacio Natural de la Sierra de la Demanda

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2.23 km

Pilón

Lake

36.9 km

Fuente de la Plaza

Lake

38.8 km

Greenway of the Sierra de la Demanda

Highlight • Cycleway

Wonderfully varied bike tour on an old railway line in the middle of the mountains. Easy-to-drive route, gentle slope, great views - what more could you want.

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44.4 km

Metal footbridge

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This long, spectacular and very photogenic walkway allows passage over the Valdorcas River.
On windy days it adds a little more excitement to the crossing.

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52.5 km

Puerto del Manquillo

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The Burgos slope from Barbadillo del Pez is an 11-kilometre climb with gradients of up to 11%. The narrow, undivided road runs through the mainly pine forest mass. It is …

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65.0 km

Vía Verde de la Demanda Section by the Reservoir

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Nice stretch of greenway where you pedal alongside the swamp. You cross an iron footbridge and a beautiful riverside forest.

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67.0 km

Beautiful views over the Arlanzón reservoir

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It is one of the two reservoirs that supply water to the entire region of Burgos. If you are pedaling along the greenway, it is a perfect area to rest …

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83.7 km

Arlanzón

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Arlanzón is a small and charming town that forms the entrance to the mountain and the beginning of the Vía Verde de la Sierra de la Demanda. If you pass …

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83.9 km

Start of the Vía Verde de la Sierra de la Demanda

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Beautiful greenway of an old logging railway, and its short but striking history, impressive 52 km, with landscape changes, tunnels. From Burgos I did not manage to do it all …

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89.9 km

Ibeas de Juarros Mural

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The mural shows the pilgrims walking on the path and the historical background with the Neanderthal man depicted here

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120 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.9 km

30.2 km

28.3 km

17.1 km

1.33 km

Surfaces

47.0 km

44.5 km

22.3 km

5.98 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (1,410 m)

Lowest point (920 m)

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Beautiful views over the Arlanzón reservoir

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