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Spain
Andalusia
Granada
Comarca de Guadix
Gorafe

Cerro de la Bandera – Los Coloraos Badlands loop from Gorafe

Routes
Mountain biking trails
Spain
Andalusia
Granada
Comarca de Guadix
Gorafe

Cerro de la Bandera – Los Coloraos Badlands loop from Gorafe

Moderate

4.5

(6)

22

riders

Cerro de la Bandera – Los Coloraos Badlands loop from Gorafe

03:42

47.3km

820m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 1, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Geoparque de Granada

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

393 m

Gorafe Bike Cave

Highlight • Rest Area

There are only a few bicycle shops in this area. This shop has a good selection because it is located on the route of the Badlands gravel race.

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2

965 m

Gorafe Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Good viewpoint over the village of Gorafe on the steep road up to the desert tracks.

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3

7.17 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

9.37 km

5

14.3 km

Los Coloraos Badlands

Highlight • Canyon

This beautiful place located in Gorafe owes its name to the predominant color in the geological formations of its clay soils.

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6

30.9 km

Surrounded by an impressive landscape, the town is located at an altitude of 633 meters, in a valley near the Fardes River. The town is located within the UNESCO World …

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7

39.8 km

Acequia del Toril

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Acequia del Toril is a porous limestone aqueduct, more than 1.5 km long and more than 10 meters high at some points. Its natural construction over millennia has been …

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41.3 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

9

46.9 km

Gorafe in the Granada Geopark

Highlight • Settlement

A small, quiet, wonderful village with many earth houses.

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47.3 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.5 km

20.9 km

978 m

Surfaces

19.8 km

13.8 km

9.53 km

2.85 km

1.41 km

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Highest point (1,010 m)

Lowest point (540 m)

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Monday 18 May

26°C

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