Gravel through Las Loras from Villadiego (Centro BTT Cuatro Villas, R14)

Signposted loop from the Centro BTT Cuatro Villas, in the north of Burgos, that heads into the Las Loras landscape: sheer-sided limestone mesas, open uplands and valleys with poplars and small villages. It runs almost entirely on farm tracks and consolidated land roads, wide and hard-packed, with the odd stretch of loose gravel on the descents off the uplands. It's easy-going gravel terrain: short climbs to reach the upland and long straights on top, where the wind rules. Water and coffee in Villadiego and in the villages it passes through; in between there's little, so set off with full bottles. Best in spring and autumn: in summer there's no shade on the upland and in winter there may be ice, and mud after rain. The waymarks belong to the MTB centre; carry the track on your phone in case one is missing. Respect the crops and stay on the tracks.

Traced from OpenStreetMap (signposted route R14 of the Centro BTT Cuatro Villas) (ODbL).