Sierra Nevada continued …

Veleta Pass

After leaving Tremelez we headed for Granada for a couple of days before heading to the North side of the Sierra Nevada via the ski resort. The road up to and beyond the ski resort is purported to be the highest mountain pass road in Europe at 3380 m, unfortunately you can’t drive over the pass now however we did make it up to the highest point possible at 2600 m.
We eventually ended up at Jeres De Marquesado, which whilst only 25 km as the crow flies from Tremelez across the spine of the Sierra Nevada, is actually 180 km via the road. This location is in the low foothills just where the plain starts to rise to meet the mountains and therefore slightly less steep for cycling!

Great backdrop to a days cycling

We found some great trails straight from the campsite and have spent the day exploring locally. We did have a route of sorts but it was a photograph of a 40 km ride on a smart phone so not ideal for navigation! Particularly as there did not appear to be any landmarks on the route apart from trees – so I think our exploring approach / mindset worked best!