Top 8 Mountain Passes around Castillo De Villamalefa

El Puerto El Remolcador is located deep in the mountains of Castellón. The ascent takes place with views of a spectacular landscape of limestone cliffs and with a marked rural character among dry orchards.

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https://www.dandolotodo09.com/2021/09/puertos-xodos-chodos-por-atzeneta-apm.html The port that goes up to Xodos/Chodos is one of the great colossi of the province of Castellón, with its more than 16 kilometers in length and almost 700 meters of accumulated ascent. We have waited a long time to visit it, but the ascent was worth it. Our journey begins in the town of Atzeneta del Maestrat. Very wide asphalt road in perfect condition, a paradise for bikers who trace the curves as if they were on a circuit. Shadows there is not one. It is the port of the 5 peaks, which gives an idea of what breaks we do have during its ascent. Between peaks 2 and 3 we have 5 very constant kilometers, where the slope rarely drops below 6%. Speaking of slopes, the maximum is around 10-11% and is reached at various points in the port. Arriving at the town of Xodos, the landscape opens up and we can contemplate one of the most beautiful pictures of the province, with the town perched on a cliff and the Gegant de Pedra el Penyagolosa to its left. To reach the highest point (1,103 meters above sea level) you have to cross the town and climb almost 1 kilometer more along a narrower and somewhat rougher road. The other side of the port runs along the aforementioned road and ends at the beginning of the Port of Vistabella, which is now called Coll del Vidre on the plates.

https://www.dandolotodo09.com/2018/12/puertos-el-collao-vidre-por-vistabella.html In the classic cycling stage of going up to Vistabella (a stone's throw from the sky), you always have to return to Atzeneta tasting the Vidre from behind. Fortunately, the north face is much shorter than the main south slope that climbs from Atzeneta. On the north face we find a port of just over 3 km, with constant slopes and some hairpin bends. It tends to be harder than it really is because one always arrives cold after the Vistabella break. The nomenclature of the port was always the Vidre, it has recently been renamed Port del Collao, as the new plaques attest. Formerly there was a plaque with a graffiti that marked it as Coll de la Xaparra, because near the top there is a Farmhouse and a ravine with the same name.

Los Molares pass, one of the hardest in the Montanejos area, as it shows an APM hardness coefficient of 85 points. Normally we cycle through the stages and after a short time, with the data collected, we carry out the altimetry and the record. In this case, 4 years have passed between data collection and office work, that is what confinement has, in the absence of pedaling, we can use the abundant data that we have collected in the last 12 years. Let's go with the details of the Puerto de los Molares, a single slope ascent that takes you towards the limit of the province of Castellón, towards the area of the town of Cortes de Arenoso along a quite hidden road. We leave Montanejos towards Cortes de Arenoso along the CV-20 road, and immediately turn right towards the CV-195, crossing the Mijares bridge. The ascent begins smoothly and with good asphalt on the road that leads to Zucaina, but that joy only lasts 1 kilometer. We turn left and we get into a totally different ascent. Narrow and somewhat bumpy road, in a very leafy forest that shelters but prevents seeing landscapes. The next 4 kilometers are not excessively hard, finding some isolated ramp at 9%. A pity about the leafiness of the forest because it is intuited that with a more open landscape there would be beautiful views of the nearby Arenoso reservoir. At kilometer 5 we find an important turning point, marked by the crossing to the Shooting Range and the Canadian pass. After that point comes a descent of half a kilometer that does not bode well. That's right, the hardness of the pass is concentrated after the descent, in the last 2 kilometers. It is the area of the last 4 horseshoes, very constant, all the time above 7-8% and with punctual ramps at 10-11-12%. The final bulletin. The last 500 meters soften. After crowning and finishing the port, there is a short descent and the ruined village of Los Molares that gives its name to this leafy and generally quite hard ascent. https://www.dandolotodo09.com/2020/04/puertos-los-molares-por-montanejos-apm.html

Small ascent of 1.40 kms at the end of the CV-193 road that connects Argelita with Lucena del Cid. Full article: https://www.dandolotodo09.com/2018/09/puertos-coronetes-por-argelita-apm-17.html

altimetry of the Tugboat from Lucena, although this port starts earlier if you come from Alcora and Figueroles. From Lucena it is almost 9 kilometers, good asphalt and a fairly gentle slope. The hardest is at the exit of Lucena. On the weekend there are many motorcyclists. As you ascend there are good views of the Penyagolosa. Full port article: https://www.dandolotodo09.com/2018/10/puertos-el-remolcador-por-lucena-del.html

Coll or port of the Glass. 1,056 m.