Hike and Bike, Sierra Nevada summits
We’ve paired up with Capileira based mountain bike company Ride
Tribe to offer you the best in high sierra expeditions. Combined,
we’re the only people in the area with the skills and ability to help
you conquer the high tops in a weekend, skipping the long walk in to the
huts and peaks.
The philosophy is simple: Ride-Tribe take care of the biking, Spanish Highs do the hiking and trekking. This means you can pedal up close and personal to the tres mil summits, then don your boots to top out onto the roof of Spain.
The expeditions are flexible, so you can build up a tailor made trip to suit your timescale, budget and spirit of adventure. Biking sections can be anything from a half day climb through to a 3 day traverse, with the trekking phases covering anything from a single summit to the entire tres mil ridge. See if the examples below inspire you!
Short Breaks
Transfer
to the ski resort of Pradollano, getting into the saddle at
around 2500m. Pedal the long, slow climb up to the summit ridge, and
keep on going to the Valeta summit. Take in the breath-taking
views and get your breath back, before disappearing over the top and
down the exhilarating descent to overnight at the Poqueira
Hut.
It’s up sharp the next morning and back on the bike, climbing back up to the main path. We then stash the bikes and pick up the Mulhacen summit trail, picking up the summit just in time for lunch. Next we descend back to the bikes where the fun really starts; 20km and 1400m descent all the way to Bubión!
Variants
Extend out the hiking to take in Alcazaba, indulge your inner mountaineer by bivvying at Siete Lagunas, or ride your bike all the way to the costa.
Week Long Expeditions
If
a weekend of adventurous exploring simply isn’t enough for you, then
no problemo, we can help you with that! A round trip traverse of the
entire tres mil ridge, courtesy of
Ride-Tribe and Spanish
Highs.
Ride out from Capiliera to Puerta de la Ragua over 2 or 3 days, then pack up the rucksack and hike the summit ridge all the way back. Top out at Mulhacen on the last day, smug in the knowledge that you’ve just completed one of Spain’s most gruelling mountain traverses... twice!
Variants
Shorten either the riding or trekking stage to fit with your needs, add a days technical singletrack mountain-biking, or drop down to overnight in the villages for some local food and culture.
