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The Gorafe desert by gravel bike

The Gorafe desert by gravel bike

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The Gorafe desert by gravel bike

06:55

66.7km

1,160m

Gravel riding

You are about to move to another planet. It does not matter what you have been told or what you have read about the Gorafe desert: it will surprise you, it will hook you.

There are almost 70 kilometers and just over 1,100 meters of positive elevation gain that are…

Last updated: July 29, 2024

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Geoparque de Granada

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Gorafe Desert

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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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3.79 km

Puntal de Don Diego Viewpoint

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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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Gorafe Desert

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The large gullies and colourful sandstone formations make the Gorafe Desert one of the most amazing landscapes in Europe.

Los Coloraos is one of its most popular areas, owing its …

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51.6 km

Gorafe Desert Canyons

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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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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.5 km

20.5 km

7.86 km

Surfaces

56.0 km

7.37 km

3.21 km

205 m

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Highest point (1,010 m)

Lowest point (540 m)

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Friday 17 July

38°C

20°C

8 %

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November 18, 2023,Geoparque de Granada

Route explained to: mundodeportivo.com/solobici/20231128/1002139980/ruta-bicicleta-geoparque-de-granada.html

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May 26, 2025,2/8 Gorafe loop

With the bikes unloaded we take a tour in the Gorafe desert among gullies, ravines, ridges, ochre-colored plateaus. Unforgettable lunch stop at Cortijo Nuevo, hosted by a local family. In the evening another mega pot of Paella and the usual trash of Sangria

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May 26, 2025,Badlands. Sierra e deserto. 2 Tappa Gorafe – Gorafe. Deserto del Gorafe.

Today's stop is to visit part of the Gorafe desert. It is called this even though from a climatological point of view the only real desert is the one not far away in the province of Almeria, the Tabernas desert (which we will visit in a few days). Here the "toponym" Badlands takes on its true connotation. The morphology of …

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July 4, 2022

You are about to move to another planet. It does not matter what you have been told or what you have read about the Gorafe desert: it will surprise you, it will hook you.
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There are almost 70 kilometers and just over 1,100 meters of positive elevation gain that are hard, although, yes, they will fly by

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