CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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curated scenic road. desert, badlands, film locations. 71 km from Almería to Sorbas, about 1 h 05 of riding. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,000 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. The line favours views over speed.
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 25 km this is Tabernas Desert Road, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Almería has a dry, bright, slightly North African feel that makes it unlike most Spanish cities, and the reason is simple: it gets less rain than almost anywhere in Europe. The city lies on a wide bay with the arid Sierra Alhamilla behind it, and the whole landscape is in shades of sand, ochre and pale grey. In summer it is hot and bright, in winter it is gentle, and the sea breeze keeps the air moving.
Read the complete Almería write-up.
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Tabernas Desert Road point 1 sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Tabernas Desert Road point 2.
Tabernas is a small white town on the edge of the desert that carries its name, and the first thing you notice is the ruined castle on the hill above. It is a Moorish fortress, later fought over by Christian armies in the Reconquista, and it has been a ruin for a long time. The town itself is a working one, built along the road, with a plaza, a few bars and a feeling of waiting for the next film crew. Cinema made it famous, but farming and travel keep it alive.
Read the complete Near Tabernas write-up.
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Tabernas Desert Road point 2 comes up 19 km in. Next is Tabernas Desert Road point 3.
Tabernas is a small white town on the edge of the desert that carries its name, and the first thing you notice is the ruined castle on the hill above. It is a Moorish fortress, later fought over by Christian armies in the Reconquista, and it has been a ruin for a long time. The town itself is a working one, built along the road, with a plaza, a few bars and a feeling of waiting for the next film crew. Cinema made it famous, but farming and travel keep it alive.
Read the complete Near Tabernas write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
39 km in you reach Tabernas Desert Road point 3. Next is Tabernas Desert Road point 4.
The village of Sorbas is perched on the very lip of a gorge, with houses crowded to the edge of a gypsum cliff and the Río Aguas curling far below in a horseshoe. From the viewpoints you can see the whole sweep of it, pale rock walls falling away on all sides, with the white houses seeming to teeter above the drop. It is a dramatic setting for a quiet place of about two and a half thousand people, and it looks a lot like a village from a Western with the colour turned up.
Read the complete Sorbas write-up.
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Tabernas Desert Road point 4, late in the day.