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Bardenas Reales Natural Park – Castildetierra Hill loop from Centro de información de Bardenas Reales

Bardenas Reales Natural Park – Castildetierra Hill loop from Centro de información de Bardenas Reales

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Bardenas Reales Natural Park – Castildetierra Hill loop from Centro de información de Bardenas Reales

03:35

48.7km

400m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. 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

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parque Natural de las Bardenas Reales

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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87 m

Bardenas Reales Information Center

Highlight • Rest Area

At the information center you can find which roads etc. are closed when due to e.g. hunting, sheep, breeding season. There are mtb and walking gpx maps to download. In addition, numerous tips about the beautiful area can be found.

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104 m

Access road to the Bardenas Reales from Arguedas

Highlight • Trail

Very nice route. Must have driven.

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1.10 km

Bardenas Reales Natural Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

Bardenas Reales (42,500 hectares) is an unusual semi-desert area with a spectacular, almost lunar landscape, declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. The dry landscape consists of high plains, ravines, rocks and hills

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13.3 km

Peñaflor Castle (also known as Doña Blanca Castle)

Highlight • Castle

A magical place that hides a history of romanticism that dates back to the 13th century. Inside the Bardenas Reales park, this tower that has been eroded by the scourge of the weather today is a symbol of the region. Built by Sancho el Fuerte in the 13th century, it was originally conceived to protect the border between Navarre and Aragon. Later it was the prison of Princess Blanca of Navarra who was imprisoned by her father Juan II of Aragon for refusing the agreed marriage. The story goes that every night a shepherd came to give the princess food and drink and that when she was released, as a thank you, she herself gave this shepherd the land where her prison was located.

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16.9 km

Deer Pass

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful views towards the fantastic landscape of the Bardenas Reales natural park, a unique place that by sectors gives the feeling that you are not on this planet!

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40.5 km

Bardenas Reales Natural Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

It is not in vain that this landscape was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO. Exciting rock formations, a lunar landscape, gorges, plateaus and breathtaking views await you in the semi-desert. It's no surprise that many major movies have been filmed here, including "Game of Thrones" and "James Bond." Although the area is protected, it is well developed for visitors. Of course, the best way to explore the landscape here is on a mountain bike.

Please note the opening hours of the natural park: from 8 in the morning until one hour before sunset.

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44.0 km

Castildetierra Hill

Highlight • Natural Monument

Mount Castildetierra, in Blanca Baja, is a unique geological formation in Navarre, unique and of particular interest for its landscape and educational value.

It's a fairy chimney. It is a large natural column of soft rock, generally of sedimentary origin (clay or shale and marl), whose top is formed by a more resistant sandstone rock that protects this column from erosion. These types of formations can range from the height of a man to that of a ten story building. The variety of colors is due to the different minerals that make it up. The dominant erosion forces in the Cabezo de Castildetierra are the force of the rains and the wind in the region (the north wind). Strong canyons are observed in the lowest part of the structure. To avoid further deterioration, one must enjoy this work of nature a few meters away.

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44.7 km

Castildetierra Gravel Track, Bardenas Reales Natural Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

Gravel road through the desert of Bardenas Reales. Well organized, cyclists ride clockwise, cars in the opposite direction so that cyclists don't get dusty

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48.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.1 km

21.4 km

150 m

110 m

Surfaces

35.3 km

11.3 km

1.87 km

133 m

110 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

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Friday 28 August

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Bardenas Reales Natural Park – Castildetierra Hill loop from Centro de información de Bardenas Reales

Bardenas Reales Information Center

Access road to the Bardenas Reales from Arguedas

Bardenas Reales Natural Park

Peñaflor Castle (also known as Doña Blanca Castle)

Deer Pass

Bardenas Reales Natural Park

Castildetierra Hill

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