Routes to go by mountain bike in the province of Ciudad Real
Routes to go by mountain bike in the province of Ciudad Real
The land of Quijote is one of the best places for Bikers lovers of the plain and the slopes. The flat orography of the province, from which only the northwest part with the Montes de Toledo is saved, is one of the ideal areas to make simple and relaxed routes of MTB, with little positive slope. Many of them can do them with a Serla bicycle. Ciudad Real is a land full of history and quiet peoples, it is also a good cycling and cultural destination. Peoples such as Cryptan Field, Daimiel, Almagro or Valdepeñas are forced visit, as well as natural environments of great ecological value such as the Daimiel tables.
Vicar dam route
A simple route through the Manchegas plains, with departure and arrival in Ciudad Real. It is even possible to do it without problems with a serious bicycle. From the capital of the province you have to go north to the Vicar reservoir and pass through its prey. We border the reservoir in the west-east direction until we reach the famous iron bridge of the other end of the swamp to start the return route. In the last kilometers we cross the paths of the Atalaya Forest Park, one of the green lungs near Ciudad Real
To the north of the province of Ciudad Real we find Campo de Criptana, one of the most picturesque Manchegas towns, famous for its set of wind mills, some of them built in the s. XVI. This route corresponds to the route of the cycling march of Mountain Bike Tierra de Gigantes, in honor of the Quijote. It is a fundamentally plain layout but with refrigero in the initial and final part of the route that will test your state. The route can be completed perfectly in one morning. It is not advisable to perform it in summer for high temperatures.
This is a rolling route that crosses the National Park of Las Tablas de Daimiel, one of the most important wetlands in fauna and flora of the entire Iberian Peninsula. In this area are the eyes of the Guadiana, a set of aquifers from where the river is mana through the subsoil layers. With departure and arrival in Daimiel, we travel the lagoons and wetlands of the park. Recommended to make this route in spring, for the weather and for the greatest amount of water, finding even with some flooded path that will have to be overcome. The route is completely flat except the climb to the Mirador de La Mancha, in Villarrubia de los Eyes, from where you can see a panoramic view of the Manchega plain.
