• Sierra Nevada Spain anyone been?

Posted: **Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:13 pm**

Heading out next Friday flying to Malaga then bus to Granada to start any tips recommendations on cheap accommodation and places to leave a bike box. Looking at the route looks fairly remote any must visit villages for food/beer stop overs?
Cheers Rich

Posted: **Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:19 am**

Which route are you doing? You may find the peaks such as Valeta and Mulhacen snow bound, the deserts of Gorafe and Tabernas are within reach and pretty spectacular. The first edition of the Badlands was a good circular route before they started abandoning riders on the wrong side of the Siera Nevada due to being refused permission to ride through the National Park. Sorry can't help with leaving a bike box.

Posted: **Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:42 am**

Valeta this morning

Posted: **Wed Mar 08, 2023 12:02 pm**

Capiera, Bubion and Pampaniera are worth a look from memory if you are in that area. There is a great descent off Veleta but as Duncan says will probably be loads of snow.

Posted: **Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:09 pm**

Hopefully doing this
https://bikepacking.com/routes/bikepack ... ern-spain/

Posted: **Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:10 pm**

Snow does not bother me adds to the adventure!!!

Posted: **Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:51 pm**

There's a campsite about 2km W of Trevelez that has small A frame cabins that are cozy and pretty cheap, the village is at 1,500m so you may be glad of the warmth, it's got a decent restaurant as well. Hope you've got your climbing legs on.

Posted: **Thu Mar 09, 2023 6:10 pm**

Planning on doing this on 18th. Was thinking cycling from malaga, do a loop of the Sierra Nevada and bus/car/hitch back to malaga. What bus are you thinking to get to granada? With bike boxed up or not?

Also fretting about gear choice!

Posted: **Thu Mar 09, 2023 7:52 pm**

Weird. I'm considering doing this in April

Was going to do a version of the Altravesur starting from Malaga but not sure I can be arsed with the faff of the train journeys needed.

Posted: **Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:05 pm**

Rode that a fair while ago, it’s nice.
So long ago that I don’t really have any tips, except to get water when you can. Not all sources on the map were real, though it was very dry when I went.

Posted: **Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:11 pm**

Was going to do a version of the Altravesur starting from Malaga but not sure I can be arsed with the faff of the train journeys needed.

Guessing you didn't fancy doing the Spanish Divide from the 7th to 16th of April, I invited you in December but no response. There's 8 of us this year. Logistics taken care of, no trains

Posted: **Fri Mar 10, 2023 12:02 am**

Pmccee wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 6:10 pm Planning on doing this on 18th. Was thinking cycling from malaga, do a loop of the Sierra Nevada and bus/car/hitch back to malaga. What bus are you thinking to get to granada? With bike boxed up or not?

Also fretting about gear choice!

Flying out Friday 17th Manchester 20.10 ,just sleeping in the airport then early bus to Granada Saturday morning then hostel for the night leaving the bike box so looking at setting off Sunday morning and a leisurely loop around . Flying back Sunday morning. Feel free to meet up for a beer

Rich

Posted: **Fri Mar 10, 2023 4:31 pm**

pistonbroke wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:11 pm
Was going to do a version of the Altravesur starting from Malaga but not sure I can be arsed with the faff of the train journeys needed.
Guessing you didn't fancy doing the Spanish Divide from the 7th to 16th of April, I invited you in December but no response. There's 8 of us this year. Logistics taken care of, no trains

tbf the email did say "let me know if you're interested"

I've got a feeling April might be my only chance at a big solo ride this year so I'm leaning in that direction.

Posted: **Fri Mar 10, 2023 8:53 pm**

postierich wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 12:02 am
Pmccee wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 6:10 pm Planning on doing this on 18th. Was thinking cycling from malaga, do a loop of the Sierra Nevada and bus/car/hitch back to malaga. What bus are you thinking to get to granada? With bike boxed up or not?

Also fretting about gear choice!
Flying out Friday 17th Manchester 20.10 ,just sleeping in the airport then early bus to Granada Saturday morning then hostel for the night leaving the bike box so looking at setting off Sunday morning and a leisurely loop around . Flying back Sunday morning. Feel free to meet up for a beer

Rich

Also flying back on Sunday so will no doubt cross paths at some point! Will see how we get on scrounging bike boxes from the shops in Malaga..

Posted: **Tue Mar 28, 2023 11:22 pm**

Transnevada was amazing ! perfect conditions day time around 25 degrees a few nights it got below zero. Lots of blossums mountain flowers and it seemed butterflies everywhere. 5 days average 65 miles a day then 45 on the last which was a lot harder than I thought it would be.
Flew into Malaga late 11pm slept in Arrivals untill the 8.30am bus to Granada 12 euros 2 hours.
Bus station to Hostel was 9 euros in a taxi
Checked in at the hostel to book the last two nights and leave bike box and a small bag containing spare clothes.
Cycled the 18 km to the start following a Komoot route took 2 hours with a beer stop, had food started riding at 6pm, decided I did not have the legs so just climbed to 6000ft for an early night.
Rode the route slept beside a castle in a spanish bothy and above 6000ft the other nights!checked in at the Hostel for two days recovery and some sight seeing Granada is an amazing place the Alhambra is a must do place to vist 19 euros! but book in advance or try at 12am to get some resell tickets.

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