What to Expect

Rolling out of La Torre’s palm-lined boulevards, you’ll warm up on quiet campo lanes scented with orange blossom before the road tilts into the first real test: the steady Alto de Garruchal. Averaging 4 %, its shady switchbacks offer an honest but achievable climb on fresh legs and reward you with sweeping vistas once you crest the ridge.

A flowing descent drops you onto the fertile El Palmar plain where freshly resurfaced asphalt invites a spell on the drops. Turning south, the terrain becomes gently undulating as you thread past the white-washed houses of La Tercia and café-lined plaza of Sucina—ideal for a mid-ride tostada-and-cortado stop.

Save a little in reserve for the route’s sting: the shorter yet punchier Collado Altaona ramps, nudging 9 % in places. From the summit, it’s an exhilarating, often tail-wind-assisted run-in back to La Torre where a poolside recovery drink or chilled cerveza awaits.