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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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9

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

05:42

88.0km

420m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Parque Natural Cabo de Gata-Níjar

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

9.97 km

Cable Inglés Loading Dock

Highlight • Monument

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. …

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2

11.9 km

Zapillo Beach

Highlight • Beach

Beautiful and long sandy beach.

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3

13.3 km

View of Almería Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

Sunset August 2023.

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4

14.5 km

Paseo Marítimo de Ribera

Highlight • Cycleway

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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5

32.5 km

Charco Beach

Highlight • Beach

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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6

36.6 km

Cabo de Gata Salt Pans

Highlight • Natural Monument

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 …

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7

43.2 km

La Fabriquilla Beach

Highlight • Beach

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

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8

44.7 km

Cabo de Gata Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

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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87.5 km

El Palmer

Beach

B

88.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.3 km

17.7 km

14.7 km

7.38 km

6.90 km

1.07 km

Surfaces

40.3 km

21.0 km

17.5 km

6.70 km

2.21 km

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Monday 26 October

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