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Day 7 - Capileira to Granada: Bikepacking the South of Spain
Welcome to the final blog of this series. You made it! Good for you :)
It’s Friday morning, Day 7 in the south of Spain, and the final day of our bikepacking adventure. Today we plan to ride up and over the Sierra Nevada’s highest peak, Pico del Veleta, which stands an astounding 3398 meters above sea level, then descend down the north side back into Granada.
DAY 6 - LAUJAR DE ANDARAX to Capileira: Bikepacking the South of Spain
We packed up and got the bikes ready, a ritual now well established and tweaked only once to include the olive oil chain baths. Since discovering this messy but pleasantly scented ritual, Care Bear’s gears are now silent, though we were tempting fate having her continue riding with a loose cassette. But we were so close now, salvation lay waiting in Cadiar.
Day 5 - Gergal to Laujar de Andarax: Bikepacking the south of spain
I glanced up as I hauled my bike out the front door. It would be clear skies and sun cranked to full throttle for our pass through Tabernas, Europe’s only true dessert (we haven’t actually been in a desert yet?!?!).“You know,” I noted “this is the first day since Day 1 that we both woke up in a good mood.”