What a fantastic trip report about an adventure cycling on the Via Verde de la Sierra not far from Ronda.
Book your cycling tour on the Via Verde over at Get Your Guide here.
What is the Via Verde de la Sierra?
The Via Verde de la Sierra is one of 135 ‘green routes’ that chart a trail of disused railway lines across Spain. Here in Ronda, “our Via Verde” is part of a proposed rail route across the province of Cadiz between Almargen and Jerez de la Frontera.
Its final plan was to connect the cities of Cádiz, Malaga and Granada but, although much of the groundwork, including tunnels, viaducts, and railway stations, was completed in the early 1930s, the project was never finished and lay neglected until 1993 when the line was renovated for use as a walking and cycling route.
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