Gorafe Desert – Badlands of Gorafe loop from Cuevas El Torriblanco

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Gorafe Desert – Badlands of Gorafe loop from Cuevas El Torriblanco

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Gorafe Desert – Badlands of Gorafe loop from Cuevas El Torriblanco

03:13

33.0km

650m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Geoparque de Granada

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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85 m

Gorafe Desert

Highlight • Natural

The Gorafe Desert is located in La Hoya de Guadix, a natural plain plenty of gullies and badlands in the northern part of the province of Granada.

La Hoya de …

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3.06 km

The Gorafe Badlands are a unique landscape due to their characteristic reddish and ocher geological formations. It is an ideal place for cycling and discovering the geological and archaeological wealth …

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5.42 km

Cerro de la Bandera

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

If you're hiking the Gorafe desert trail counterclockwise, this is the first spectacular point.
Enjoy the fantastical forms, carved by wind and water into towers and walls.

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7.62 km

Badlands of Guadix (Geoparque de Granada)

Highlight • Canyon

13.1 km

Gorafe Desert Canyons

Highlight • Canyon

If it's raining or has recently rained, don't even think about going down the ravines: it's impossible to pedal on such sticky clay.

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31.6 km

Puntal de Don Diego Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here the Desierto Gorafe lies at your feet. Great panoramas at any time of the day or year. Absolute must on gravel and mountain bike tours.

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33.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.9 km

1.99 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.2 km

11.8 km

4.94 km

1.93 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,000 m)

Lowest point (580 m)

Weather

Friday 23 October

21°C

4°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

May 13, 2026,Tour durch die Wüste von Gorafe

Bike Cueva is a cave hotel in Gorafe with a bike workshop and rental, located on the edge of the Desierto de Gorafe. From there, the morning started up the very steep Calle de la mina onto a small plateau, from which one could see the snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada. After a few kilometers, the view opened up …

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