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Níjar

San Felipe Castle – Views to San Jose loop from Playa de los Genoveses

Routes

Mountain biking trails

Spain

Andalusia

Almería

Campo Nijar Y Bajo Andarax

Níjar

San Felipe Castle – Views to San Jose loop from Playa de los Genoveses

Moderate

4.6

(54)

206

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San Felipe Castle – Views to San Jose loop from Playa de los Genoveses

02:33

31.0km

420m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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Parque Natural Cabo de Gata-Níjar

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Start point

Parking

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1.69 km

Characteristic landscape

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Cabo de Gata is a desert-like volcanic area, this image characterizes the landscape

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6.40 km

Spanish windmill

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Beautiful and you see them all over Spain.

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8.31 km

Typical trail

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This is what most of the paths behind the coast look like, Valhalla

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12.4 km

San Felipe Castle

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The castle from 1771 is located on a mountain and it was built on a spot with a view and was difficult to conquer.

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21.1 km

Coastal Trail from Los Escullos to San José

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Beautiful trail along the coastline with beautiful rocks and views, past the ruins the path becomes stonier and rougher.

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25.5 km

Views to San Jose

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Let's go down for a beer or a glass of wine on the beach.

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25.7 km

Steep Rocky Ascent in Parque Natural Cabo de Gata-Níjar

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You will have to get off your bike for the downhill section if you are over 35, but it is beautiful and definitely worth the effort.

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29.9 km

Agave Trail to the beach

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This short trail leads to the beach and is a lot of fun to ride on a mountain bike. Be careful of the occasional sand and rocks along the way!

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31.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.8 km

11.0 km

3.55 km

644 m

Surfaces

12.0 km

8.91 km

5.62 km

4.46 km

< 100 m

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Weather

Friday 3 July

29°C

26°C

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Max wind speed: 30.0 km/h

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Comments

September 23, 2025,Strand und Promenade von San José – Blick auf San José Runde von San José

Very beautiful route, the coastal section of which is suitable for experienced riders.

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February 4, 2024,Castillo de San Felipe – Vistas a San José Rondje vanuit Los Escullos

In the Valhalla of Cabo de Gata. Short ride to get your bearings, sooo beautiful, but do this route with a mountain bike, some parts with many large stones, but so beautiful 😃😃😃😍

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April 22, 2023,Erkundungstour nach San José

After we had completed the very rough, partly impassable path along the coast 😟😟 we ended up in the middle of the pirate festival ☠☠ in San José.
Then we strengthened ourselves for the easier return trip 🍲🍲🍻☕

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January 20, 2025,Cabo de Gata kustroute

Beautiful ride along the coast of Cabo de Gata.
A landscape created by erosion of bare hills, volcanic rock formations, salt flats, rugged gorges and deep ravines. On the bare rocky ground of this moonscape, yellow broom bushes and pink oleanders still grow here and there.
In some places you have to push your bike or make sure that the …

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San Felipe Castle – Views to San Jose loop from Playa de los Genoveses

Characteristic landscape

Spanish windmill

Typical trail

San Felipe Castle

Coastal Trail from Los Escullos to San José

Views to San Jose

Steep Rocky Ascent in Parque Natural Cabo de Gata-Níjar

Agave Trail to the beach

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