Girona Gravel Traverse

A 360 km gravel circuit from Girona — through the Gironès farmlands, up into the Pyrenees foothills, across the French border through the Vallespir, and back down to the Costa Brava on traffic-free greenways. The route follows the Pirinexus on well-maintained gravel tracks and quiet secondary roads. Five days of riding through terrain that shifts from Mediterranean lowlands to mountain passes and back, with daily stages of 55–85 km and moderate climbing. You pass through villages where Catalan and French blur at the border, ride along the Ter river delta through rice fields, and climb into valleys where the only traffic is livestock. A route built for endurance riders who want the full circle — not a highlight reel, but the whole landscape.

A 300 km loop through the heart of cava country — starting and finishing at Vilafranca del Penedès, 35 minutes by train from Barcelona. Three days of mixed-surface riding — 60% road, 40% dirt — across the vineyards, olive groves, and almond orchards of the Alt Penedès, with 4,500 metres of accumulated climbing. The route threads through the historic towns of Pontons and Sant Sadurní d'Anoia — the capital of cava production, where Freixenet and Codorníu have their cellars — before climbing into the forested ridgelines that separate the Penedès basin from the Garraf coast. You pass the Pantano de Foix, cross into the limestone Garraf massif, and loop back through the vine-covered slopes beneath the silhouette of Montserrat. The terrain climbs and drops constantly between river valleys and ridgelines — this is not flat vineyard cruising. Between the vines you'll ride through wheat fields, past Romanesque hermitages, and along unpaved farm tracks that connect one valley to the next. The Penedès is emerging as one of Catalunya's best gravel territories: close enough to Barcelona for a long weekend, serious enough to feel like a proper expedition.

Four days circumnavigating Mallorca by bike — 335 km of coastline, mountains, and interior plains, from the dramatic cliffs of the Serra de Tramuntana to the flat farmlands of Es Pla and the turquoise coves of the southeast. The route stays close to the coast, with detours inland where the road is quieter and the cycling is better. Day one climbs the western coast through the Tramuntana, the hardest stage. Day two drops to the northern cape at Formentor and rides east along the quieter shore. Day three crosses the southeastern coves and salt flats. Day four returns through the interior, rolling through almond groves and small towns, back to Palma. The island is compact enough to circle in four days, varied enough that no two stages feel the same. Mallorca's climate makes it rideable almost year-round — and the ferry from Barcelona puts your bike on the island overnight.