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DaanDonkers went cycling
May 6, 2024
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DaanDonkers went for a bike ride
May 5, 2024
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DaanDonkers went for a bike ride
May 4, 2024
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May 4, 2024
If you're sharp (and lucky) you might spot some deer today. At least you will spot eagles and vultures. Besides touring motorcycles, in the first part you have the road to yourself. It's amazing. The second part passes more villages and bigger roads and is mostly downhill.
Camping La Fresneda is an absolute
DaanDonkers went for a bike ride
May 3, 2024
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May 3, 2024
For an extra enjoyable ride, sometimes skip the given gravel path and take the normal road. You still won't find any traffic, the views are just as beautiful and the ride smoother. If you're up for it than you can ofcourse take the gravel shortcuts. Its a relatively easy ride along copies of Spanish
DaanDonkers went for a bike ride
May 2, 2024
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DaanDonkers went gravel riding
May 1, 2024
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May 1, 2024
Gravel-alert(!)
First 20km of the trip go straight through the forest. Its a muddy track that is sometimes a bit difficult to spot. If bikepacking it can be challenging with heavy bagage. However, it is beautifull and you're most likely to spot deer. After leaving the forest you join the main road in
DaanDonkers went for a bike ride
April 30, 2024
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April 30, 2024
Lovely ride out of Cuenca and into the Iberian mountains. First part is flat and largely on a fine maintained bicyle lane. The second part is a gravel path where you won't encounter cars, but do have to stay sharp for holes, bumps and stones. The ride is beautiful along the river. Final part is uphill
DaanDonkers went cycling
April 28, 2024
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May 1, 2024
Epic ride through valleys and along rivers. Only less enjoying part is when you enter the main road and cross towards the Camino Santiago. The path gets very very steep (up to 22%) and gravel, so big boy if you manage to ride it without walking. Nice part is that you'll meet many pelgrims.
Oviedo is bigger
DaanDonkers went for a bike ride
April 26, 2024
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May 1, 2024
If you hadn't heart of Asturië than you have now and if you're not yet a fan than you are now. If you have ever been in the Dolomites than you'll feel home. And if you love mountains or nature in general, you feel home here as well. Roads are good and the more inland you go the less traffic you'll encounter
DaanDonkers went cycling
April 25, 2024
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DaanDonkers went cycling
April 25, 2024
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May 1, 2024
Pelgrim spotting can begin when you enter Ponferrada. Don't forget to pass by the majestic castle before heading out. Small part on the highway before it gets better and before you know you pass valleys with lively rivers, abandoned railroads and old miners villages. The nature is majestic and the miners
DaanDonkers went for a bike ride
April 24, 2024
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April 24, 2024
A postcard for Galicia. That's the only worthy description for the first part of the trip. The descent around the lake is beautiful; both because of the stunning views and because it's mostly downhill. Second half of the tour is completely along highways. Still nice views, but less enjoying because of
May 5, 2024
Today you can choose between full or partly via verde roads. We choose the latter to be faster in Tortosa where we stayed in one of Spain's historic Paradors (tip!). With mostly a descent this is an easy ride. You go around a national park, giving you the views but sparing you the big climbs that would