Cave · 0.7 km off the route
Cueva de las Dos Puertas
Cave in Grazalema, Andalusia, Spain.
Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0Ronda and the white villages
A loop from Ronda through the Sierra de Grazalema: Grazalema, over the Puerto de las Palomas to Zahara de la Sierra, then El Bosque, Ubrique, Cortes de la Frontera and Gaucín, and back to Ronda.
- Distance
- 103 miles (166 km)
- Type
- Loop
- Where
- Andalusia
Plotted by us, not yet ridden
Click a dot for details. White dots are the stops, each with a bed search. Yellow dots are places to see.
From the map
- Longest gap between fuel
- 25 miles
- Fuel stations near the line
- 13
- Curvature
- 292 ° a mile
- Campsites within 2 km
- 10
- The longest stretch with no fuel station within 1 km of the line runs from mile 19 to mile 44. Check it against your range with the fuel range calculator.
- The twistiest 20 miles run from mile 10 to mile 30, at 420 degrees of turning a mile.
- Passes: Puerto de las Palomas (1,185 m, mile 23), Puerto de Encinas Borrachas (1,000 m, mile 96).
Measured on the route line from OpenStreetMap data, which can be missing or out of date. Curvature is degrees of turning a mile, measured every 100 metres. On our routes they run from 6 on the E19 to 701 on the SP638.
Before you go
- The Puerto de las Palomas is steep and tight on the Zahara side.
- Very hot in July and August. Ride early.
- Goats and fallen rocks on the mountain roads.
On the way
- Ronda
- Grazalema
- Puerto de las Palomas
- Zahara de la Sierra
- Ubrique
- Cortes de la Frontera
- Gaucín
- Ronda
Ready to ride it?
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1Getting there
Most riders cross to Calais by Le Shuttle or a Dover ferry, or take a longer ferry nearer the route.
Compare every crossing3Cover
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What to check before you buy coverThe country on this route
What GOV.UK says riders need for it, checked 05/11/2026. Rules change, so read the official page before you go.
Spain
- Money
- Euro
- Ride on the
- Right
- Carry your insurance certificate. Check how long your UK policy covers you in Spain
- Some cities, such as Barcelona, ask foreign vehicles to register in advance for their low emission zones
- Using an earpiece while riding is illegal. Only completely hands-free units are allowed
- GOV.UK travel adviceSafety, road travel and local laws
- Entry requirementsPassport and visa rules
On every trip abroad: your licence, insurance that covers riding abroad, the V5C and travel insurance with medical cover. The tour planner turns all of this into a checklist each rider in your group can tick off.
Places to see on the way
Castles, passes, viewpoints and more within easy reach of the line, in the order you reach them. Yellow dots on the map.
Pass · On the route
Puerto de las Palomas
Mountain pass in Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0
Castle · On the route
Castle of Zahara de la Sierra
Cultural property in Zahara de la Sierra, Spain.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cave · 0.3 km off the route
Lagrimitas De La Cueva Del Tío Pepito
Cave located in Ubrique, Spain.
Viewpoint · On the route
Mirador Ubrique Alto
Mirador de Ubrique, España.
Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0
Castle · 0.4 km off the route
Castillo del Águila
Cultural property in Gaucín, Spain.
Photo: Matt Blackwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.jpg){kind=link}
Castle · On the route
Castillo y Cementerio
Cultural property in Benadalid, Spain.
Photo: Brian Harrington Spier from Shanghai, China, CC BY-SA 2.0
Castle · On the route
Castillo del Laurel
Cultural property in Ronda, Spain.
Photo: Tyk, CC BY-SA 4.0
Place details from Wikidata. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.
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