The Greenway to Valencia in Spain offers a perfect cycle holiday. You’ll cycle through unique sceneries and will experience the beauty of the Ojos Negros, the longest cycle road in Spain. Your cycle tour starts in Albarracín, the prettiest village in Spain, built on rock formations and surrounded by fortifications. You start cycling through the Pinares de Rodeno Natural Reserve and you will have the opportunity to visit the prehistoric rock art. You stay overnight in Teruel, a romantic town of Mudejar art. You will easily slide down the green bicycle route, visiting traditional villages offering exquisite gastronomy. The famous Roman theatre in the city of Sagunto is certainly worth a visit. Through the Valencian orchards you’ll pedal to beautiful Valencia. This city offers an attractive historical center, impressive cathedral and a lively central market. A cosy maze of narrow streets hides a great variety of cafes and restaurants where you may enjoy the local cuisine.
Tuesday: Arrival in Valencia
Valencia’s most modern area, “la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias” (City of Arts and Sciences), merges happily with its oldest area, the “Ciutat Vella” (Old City). In the Old City you’ll find a fascinating historic quarter, the cathedral, the central market, and a network of small streets and inviting squares which offer a great variety of cafes and restaurants where you can experience a multitude of local culinary specialities.
Wednesday: Albarracín – Teruel (cycling ± 40 km)
Transfer València – Albarracín. You will arrive in Albarracín, one of the most beautiful villages in Spain. We recommend you visit the old town and have a coffee in one of its cosy cafes before you start cycling. You start with a short climb to the Pinares de Rodeno natural reserve and you will have the opportunity to visit the prehistoric rock art. It is a very peculiar landscape where the reddish stones draw incredible shapes. You will pass by Bezas, a charming place where you can have a snack. The last part of the day passes through a narrow valley next to the river that will take us straight to Teruel.
Thursday: Teruel – Albentosa (cycling ± 45 km)
You will leave Teruel and after a few kilometres through pine forests you will enter the Ojos Negros greenway. We start uphill but comfortably until we reach the Escandón pass. From here, on much more favourable terrain, you will arrive at La Puebla de Valverde, where we recommend you to stop at the Hotel la Fonda de la Estación to have a snack. From this point we will start to see kermes oaks, hazelnuts and oaks, this is one of the areas where more truffles are produced in all Europe and that is mostly exported to France. Don’t leave without tasting one of the star dishes at the Casa de la Estación.
Friday: Albentosa – Jerica / Navajas / Segorbe (cycling ± 57 – 62 km)
You will continue to pedal on the greenway. After a few kilometres you will enter the province of Valencia, the first village is Barracas. The road becomes much more favourable as you will hardly need to pedal. You will pass through Jérica, a village where we recommend stopping to visit the site of the river Palancia and if the weather is good, take a refreshing bath. From Navajas, we will start to see fruit fields located in small valleys, we also recommend you to visit the place of Salto de la Novia in the Palancia river, where you can also refresh yourself.
Saturday: Segorbe – Canet d’en Berenguer (cycling ± 45 – 50 km)
You will leave Segorbe towards Canet d’en Berenguer where you can enjoy the magnificent and peaceful beaches. Today you will have a very varied day, you will pass through pine forests, fruit fields, small charming villages, the city of Sagunto with its impressive Roman theatre, and finally end up in the Mediterranean Sea. The stage passes through the valley of the river Palancia, between two natural parks, the Sierra Calderona and the Sierra de Espada, always on a downward slope that will be very comfortable for us.
Sunday: Canet d’en Berenguer – Valencia (cycling ± 35 km)
You will cross the Valencian orchard and enjoy its contrasting colours, passing through small towns, such as El Puig, where the Monastery from where King Jaume I conquered the city of Valencia in 1237 is located. Between May and December we will be able to see many tigernut plantations, which in summer and autumn will be at their peak. We will also pass by several “horchaterias” where you will have the opportunity to taste the traditional Valencian horchata in a privileged rural environment in the heart of the orchard of Valencia.
Monday: Valencia
End of your tour: checkout after breakfast.
Dates/Prices 2024 per person:
Room | Saison 1
April 2 – June 10 + October 15 – November 12 |
Saison 2
June 11 – July 16 + September 3 – October 14 |
Double/twin room |
€ 900,00 |
€ 970,00 |
Single room |
€ 1160,00 |
€ 1230,00 |
Departure on:
April 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30; May 7, 14, 21, 28; June 4, 11, 18, 25; July 2, 9; September 3, 10, 17, 24; October 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29; November 5
The tour starts on Tuesday and ends on Monday.
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