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Cabo de Gata Salt Pans – Cabo de Gata Lighthouse loop from El Palmer

Cabo de Gata Salt Pans – Cabo de Gata Lighthouse loop from El Palmer

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5.0

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Cabo de Gata Salt Pans – Cabo de Gata Lighthouse loop from El Palmer

05:56

86.7km

570m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel 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: July 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 81.3 km for 311 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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10.1 km

Zapillo Beach

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Beautiful and long sandy beach.

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31.2 km

Charco Beach

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This section is difficult for touring cyclists with luggage, deep sand and you have to push the bike a bit to stay on the path.

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35.0 km

The Cabo de Gata Salt Flats are a group of wetlands located in the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park, in the province of Almería, Andalusia. These salt flats have a surface area of approximately 300 hectares and are the only salt flat in eastern Andalusia.

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41.5 km

La Fabriquilla Beach

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Narrow but super long beach that gets crowded in summer but at some times of the year it is deserted.

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43.1 km

Cabo de Gata Lighthouse

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The lighthouse is located on a beautiful viewpoint and is a tourist attraction, there were 3 buses on the P at the lighthouse. After the lighthouse, only cyclists and walkers can continue along the path.

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73.0 km

Paseo Marítimo de Ribera

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An ideal place to enjoy the beautiful views of the sea with a bike lane that runs along the entire promenade of the city.

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74.2 km

View of Almería Bay

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Sunset August 2023.

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77.6 km

Cable Inglés Loading Dock

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The mineral loading station, known as the “Cable Inglés”, is located on the Playa de las Almadrabillas, next to the east pier and at the end of a railway branch. It was initially owned by the English mining company “The Alquife Mines Railway Limited” (hence its name), which acquired the concession in 1901 and began construction immediately in 1902.
It is a good example and a masterpiece of iron architecture at the beginning of the 20th century. Its construction was made possible by the construction of the port and the railway. The style is eclectic, but introduces a new architectural expression characterized by the use of new materials such as iron. It is surrounded by the beach and a bridge connecting it to the station.
It consists of two parts: the access that connects the station to the loading station and the loading point itself, through which the trains could unload directly into the holds of the ships. Its access begins at the end of the track, and the central part rests on large round arches on pillars of carved stone, separated by metal parts on the base of large iron beams. In 1998 it was declared a Cultural Asset due to its historical, symbolic and visual importance.

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86.2 km

El Palmer

Beach

86.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.9 km

17.7 km

15.4 km

6.79 km

5.80 km

1.10 km

Surfaces

42.0 km

19.6 km

18.5 km

4.66 km

1.77 km

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

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Cabo de Gata Salt Pans – Cabo de Gata Lighthouse loop from El Palmer

Zapillo Beach

Charco Beach