Lleida is one of the province with the greatest diversity of land and landscapes to practice mountain cycling. It is also the province of Spain with the largest forest area. A forest that covers a good part of the northern zone of the Pyrenees and the pre -pyrineo, where great beauty routes can be made by the accumulated slope.
The quieter are the tours of the South around the capital and the towns of Balaguer or Mollerusa, in the surroundings of the Segre Valley. In Lleida you can find high mountain and plain in a few kilometers, in addition to numerous tours prepared and marked for the practice of the Mountain Bike.
Lleida - he reached
Jalonada rolling route for the Segriá region, south of the province. It has a departure and arrival in the capital and the route is circular with North-South sense, arrival in the town of Granyena de les Garrigues and southern return to Lleida, crossing the plains of the Segre River, which are plagued with cultivation fields.
A route to learn about the plain area of the province, in an area of forest tracks and roads and the occasional path.
Lago de Ivars Route
This route takes place in the south of the province of Lleida, specifically in the region of La Plana de Urgel. It is a flat profile route, with only one climb in the middle of the almost 8 kilometers to Castell de Almenara. The route has a way out in Ivars d'Urgell and at the end of it we can visit the Lake of Ivars, a protected natural space where birds can be observed and eat in some of its picnings.
Recommended to make this route in autumn and spring. In summer it is better to avoid the central hours of the day by heat.
Route Aigües Tortes
Bella Mountain Route around the surroundings of the Aigües Torgos National Park and Estany de Sant Maurici, in the Alto Pyrenees Leridano. A route of great beauty with trails that run next to rivers, streams and high mountain forests. The tour goes back two of the valleys in the area, the first to Lake Lubreta and the second to the Cavallers reservoir dam.
Thus, two rises are made with their corresponding decreases that in total total 1,088 meters of unevenness. Most of the tour are clues in good condition, although it also crosses some narrow path.
Route of the 4 Cabañas
The Arán Valley is one of the most spectacular areas for the practice of mountain cycling in Spain. This route that we propose leaves from one of the most important towns of the Valley, Bossost, at the foot of the famous port of the portillon, frequented by cycling of Spain and France and a usual port of the Tour de France. On this route only the first four kilometers will be uploaded, and then entering and mountain paths used by the shepherds of the area for the passage of cattle.
You will find some cabins of those shepherds. The route goes up to the top of the portillon (right on the border between Spain and France), and then start a descent by very fun paths and paths, although a bit technical if the land is wet. This route can be done with any type of mountain bike, but it is preferable to do it with a double suspension.
Arán Valley Route
The Arán Valley is one of the most spectacular places to practice Mountain Bike in Spain. Not only for the beauty of their forests, but especially for the variety of proposals offered by both trail Like enduro. It is an especially attractive area to practice E-MTB, since the routes of this area are marked by large unevenness and continuous increases.
This high mountain route is not indicated for beginner cyclists, since its degree of technical demand is very high. As for the degree of slope of the route, the first half is the most strenuous, with continuous increases until reaching 2,360 meters of altitude. From kilometer 19 almost everything is a descent, but do not think that it will be easier: you will find paths of stone, grass and all kinds of obstacles that will test your technical ability.
Salardú Route
In the area of the Aran Valley, the so -called hardening is located, an area that has a wide varity of signposted enduro routes from which the spectacularity of the national parc d’Aigüestortes is enjoyed in all its splendor. This includes passing through woody path under dense branches between trails and paths of trail.
From the municipality of Salardú they leave several routes that you can make of Mountain Bike adapted to different levels. One of them is a circular route through the vicinity of the Circ of Colomèrs from which you can see the spectacular views of the mountain massif and the Naut Aran. It is a route with departure and arrival in Salardú that crosses Banhs from Tredós, Valarties and Prüedo. You can do it in one morning, but do not throw yourself if you are a newly started in the Mountain Bike, since the almost one thousand meters of slope of the route are mostly concentrated in the first 14 kilometers.
