Angela HartJul 30, 20198 min readChapter 25: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Campo Camara to the Sierra de Cazorla Soon the mountains to both sides of the camino becomes steeper and rockier with gorges and high cliffs all around. It was another good sign
Angela HartJul 27, 20198 min readChapter 22: Bikepacking the Altravesur-La Calahorra to the Sierra de BazaNext up, crossing the Marquesado Plateau between La Calahorra and the Sierra de Baza. I wasn’t looking forward to this leg, I’d thought it w
Angela HartMay 26, 201910 min readChapter 17: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Niguelas to PampaneiraSo I’d ridden/pushed-up the mountain visible from Nigϋelas, to 1200 metres then along the ridgeline of the higher peak behind it to around 1
Angela HartMay 24, 20197 min readChapter 14: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Valdeiglesias to JayenaI crossed the river and sat and ate the rest of my bocadillo and cooled down also taking the opportunity to filter some water. Onwards, and
Angela HartMay 22, 20198 min readChapter 13: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Villanueve de Cauche to ValdeiglesiasFrom the hamlet of Villanueva de Cauche the Altravesur had a long ride on a surfaced road, first across agricultural plains with some escarp
Angela HartMay 21, 20196 min readChapter 12: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Abdalajis to Villanueva de CaucheAt 10pm I was so happy when the wind stopped, completely, not even a breeze, only for it to start again with a vengeance at 11pm. I’m guessi
Angela HartMay 7, 20193 min readChapter 10: Bikepacking the Altravesur-El Burgo to ArdalesEventually came a fantastic decent for several kilometres, with wonderful mountain views in all directions. I raced down this twisty steep r
Angela HartApr 7, 20199 min readChapter 5-Bikepacking the Altravesur-Barbate to Los BarriosYou can see the YouTube of this section here If you have to be stuck somewhere for a week, Barbate isn't a bad place to be. I spent my...
