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Four of us are heading out to Fuengirola for a week later this month. We have a day booked with Ride Sierra Nevada which looks awesome. I know there are 2 (at least) mtb guiding companies near Fuengirola but just wondered if there were any easy to find rides round there? We could then keep costs down by just hiring a bike for the day.

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Posted : 10/01/2018 7:38 pm
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Cheers Mackem.

Bumpety bump for anyone else 🙂


 
Posted : 11/01/2018 3:33 pm
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Strava premium member? I think you can search rides by area and on premium when you find one click on "save as route" and download it as a GPX?


 
Posted : 11/01/2018 4:30 pm
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Get the train to Benalmadena and either take the gondola to the top or ride up towards Canada del Lobo. Have a look at Trailforks.com and you will find loads of great trails around there


 
Posted : 11/01/2018 5:00 pm
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Slightly more effort but worth it, is to take the train to Alora and ride round there. There's a few rides near there in the book I linked to.


 
Posted : 11/01/2018 8:43 pm
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Plenty of great riding around Fuengirola.
Try [url= http://www.wikiloc.com ]Wikiloc[/url] and put Fuengirola into search engine.


 
Posted : 12/01/2018 9:40 am
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I would hook up with someone like Alan at Sierra Cycling as the best riding will involve some serious climbing out of Feungirola (Mijas, etc) so, unless you have transport, a guided uplift is good option.

I remember Alora being a good base - I think I rode a couple times with Jim - one of the book authors. We did rides from Alora to the El Chorro area which is superb but also along to Pizarra for the 'Jesus Statue' loop - big climb but fantastic descent - just watch for that tight left-hander with the cliff!


 
Posted : 12/01/2018 10:28 am
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Yes its awesome - I go there often and just ride the trails on my own. Super Gnar!

I think I have discovered pretty much everything now.

I don't mind sharing my Strava rides if you want - PM me.

I always stay in Mijas just above Fuengirola in the mountains. Easier access to the trails and a lot less Benidorm. It will take you an hour of tarmac up hill peddling to get to the bottom of the good trails from Fuengirola.


 
Posted : 12/01/2018 2:46 pm

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