Gorafe and the Vereda Chirlata: MTB loop through the Granada Geopark

A loop of about 22 km that starts and finishes in Gorafe, in the Guadix area, inside the Granada Geopark. You climb from the Gor river valley up to the plateau along the Vereda Chirlata, an old drovers' road, and ride across flat cereal fields with views of the clay badlands before dropping back down to the village. The surface is gravel track and dirt path, with a few ramps on the climb and on the descent into the ravine. Gorafe is known for its dolmens: if you have time to spare, go and see one. Water and food only in the village. Best in spring and autumn: summer is very hot and in winter it freezes first thing in the morning. Avoid rainy days, as the clay sticks to your tyres.

Track based on OpenStreetMap (cycle route of the Diputación de Granada) (ODbL).