Self Guided Cycling Tour - Mini Tour - Moderate Level - 3 Days Cycling

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Ronda

Stop At: Regio Andalusie, 29400 Ronda Spain
Make your own way to Ronda or take advantage of our pickup service. Check in to your hotel and enjoy the sights and sounds of the beautiful clifftop town of Ronda. We will meet you at your hotel for briefing and bike set up at your time of arrival or in the evening.
Duration: 5 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Double or twin room with en suite facilities, normally in a **** 4-star hotel, subject to availability.

Day 2: Ronda to Setenil de las Bodegas - 45km - 666 metres ascent.

Stop At: Alcala del Valle, Alcala del Valle, Province of Cadiz, Andalucia
From Ronda, cycle northwards past vineyards and olive groves to the village of Alcala del Valle to see the impressive baroque church - a lovely coffee or lunch stop. Continue on to Torre Alhaquime, a small village on the ancient border of disputed Muslim and Christian areas, with the ruins of the old Nazari tower-fortress still visible. Then head down to Setenil de las Bodegas, located in a deep limestone valley. Large overhanging limestone cliffs through the lower parts of the village create a unique atmosphere and there are cavehouse dwellings built into the rock overhangs. Stay overnight on the edge of the village.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: You will stay in a traditional hotel on the edge of the village.

Day 3: Setenil de las Bodegas to Montejaque - 35km - 811 metres ascent.

Stop At: Montejaque, Calle Juan José de Puya, 12, 29400 Ronda, Málaga, Spain
Cycle up to the remains of the Roman hilltop settlement of Acinipo. The town was built to house retired Roman soldiers and thrived in the first century AD. It is worth taking a walk up the hill to visit the remains of the (partially rebuilt) amphitheatre and to catch the views from the high escarpment across to the valley below. From Acinipo, descend past bodegas, vineyards and wheat fields - the two main crops grown here since Roman times - and on though cork oak forests to the village of Montejaque. The tree bark is harvested to provide the corks for '000s of bottles of locally and nationally produced wines. Overnight in traditional hotel in the centre of Montejaque village.
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel is on the central village square.

Day 4: Montejaque to Ronda - 33km - 596 metres ascent.

Stop At: Cueva del Gato, Crta Ronda-Benaojan, Ronda Spain
From Montejaque, cycle down out of the mountains into the Guadiaro valley to the Cueva del Gato (Cat Cave), so called because of the shape of the cavemouth in the rockface. This is a local beauty spot with a year-round waterfall which cascades from a cave mouth into a crystal clear pool of water. Then wind your way though the countryside, taking a gradual climb back up to Ronda in time for tapas and sightseeing on your final night in town.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Double or twin room with en suite facilities, normally in a **** 4-star hotel, subject to availability.

Day 5: Depart Ronda

Pass By: Regio Andalusie, 29400 Ronda Spain
Check out from your hotel and have a safe trip home or to your next destination.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.