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Spain
Andalusia
Granada
Comarca de Guadix
Gorafe

Gorafe Desert – Badlands of Gorafe loop from Cuevas El Torriblanco

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Spain
Andalusia
Granada
Comarca de Guadix
Gorafe

Gorafe Desert – Badlands of Gorafe loop from Cuevas El Torriblanco

Hard

5.0

(2)

20

riders

Gorafe Desert – Badlands of Gorafe loop from Cuevas El Torriblanco

03:22

43.7km

930m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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85 m

Gorafe Desert

Highlight • Natural

The Gorafe Desert is located in La Hoya de Guadix, a natural plain plenty of gullies and badlands in the northern part of the province of Granada.

La Hoya de …

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2

3.06 km

Badlands of Gorafe

Highlight • Canyon

The Gorafe Badlands are a unique landscape due to their characteristic reddish and ocher geological formations. It is an ideal place for cycling and discovering the geological and archaeological wealth …

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3

5.42 km

Cerro de la Bandera

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

If you're hiking the Gorafe desert trail counterclockwise, this is the first spectacular point.
Enjoy the fantastical forms, carved by wind and water into towers and walls.

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4

7.62 km

5

11.8 km

Los Coloraos Desert

Highlight (Segment) • Canyon

The Los Coloraos Desert is a landscape of intense colors and capricious shapes, the result of erosion and sedimentation of the materials that make it up. It is a desert …

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14.0 km

Gorafe Desert

Highlight • Canyon

The large gullies and colourful sandstone formations make the Gorafe Desert one of the most amazing landscapes in Europe.

Los Coloraos is one of its most popular areas, owing its …

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7

14.1 km

Los Coloraos Cliffs

Highlight • Canyon

Impressive semi-desert area formed by water erosion, which has created a landscape of boulevards, canyons and gullies. The reddish tones that give it its name are mixed with whitish and …

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36.0 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

9

42.4 km

Puntal de Don Diego Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here the Desierto Gorafe lies at your feet. Great panoramas at any time of the day or year. Absolute must on gravel and mountain bike tours.

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43.7 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.9 km

11.5 km

434 m

Surfaces

29.0 km

11.5 km

2.96 km

229 m

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Lowest point (610 m)

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Tuesday 1 September

34°C

18°C

22 %

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Comments

April 21, 2024,por Gorafe
An impressive route. We left the track and the GPS directed us out of Colorado. We returned by road from Villanueva de las Torres.

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