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Puerto de Las Crucetas

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Puerto de Las Crucetas

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  • Location: Salobre, Sierra Alcaraz, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

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    June 19, 2023

    Road cycling

    It's a pretty tough mountain pass, with ramps between 7 and 10%, in total it's over six kilometers. There's hardly any traffic on weekdays, but tourists usually travel on weekends.
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    El Puerto de las Crucetas, located at an altitude of approximately 1,300 meters, is one of the most important natural passes between the Salobre river valley and the Sierra de Alcaraz. From its summit, the road winds its way through extensive pine forests, offering magnificent panoramic views of a landscape shaped by erosion over millions of years. For the cyclist, reaching this pass means leaving the gentle hills of La Mancha behind to definitively enter the mountains, where the air is cooler, the silence deeper, and nature takes center stage.
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    A bit of history:
    Since ancient times, this pass has served as a communication route between the peoples of the Sierra de Alcaraz and Campo de Montiel. Long before the current roads were laid out, shepherds, merchants, and travelers crossed these mountains following traditional paths that connected Castilla with Andalusia. Today, the road maintains that same role, offering one of the most attractive routes for cyclists and motorcyclists in the province of Albacete.
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    Elevation 1,290 m

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    Location: Salobre, Sierra Alcaraz, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

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