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La Alberca Main Square – Granite Theme Park loop from Miranda del Castañar

La Alberca Main Square – Granite Theme Park loop from Miranda del Castañar

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La Alberca Main Square – Granite Theme Park loop from Miranda del Castañar

08:18

160km

2,900m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 29, 2026

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Parque Natural de las Batuecas y Sierra de Francia

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757 m

Miranda de Castañar

Highlight • Settlement

Miranda del Castañar, one of the most beautiful villages in Spain, is located in the Sierra de Francia (Salamanca):
Founded in 1213 by Alfonso IX of León as a town and council, it was the administrative capital of the Sierra de Francia.

In the 15th century, the County of Miranda was created under the control of the Zúñiga family, consolidating its strategic importance.

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6.83 km

Cepeda

Highlight • Settlement

Cepeda is based on an extensive and protected valley. Its clustered houses are erected on a hill with an ordered and at the same time anarchic architecture, which gives the population its peculiar and unique appearance in the Sierra de Francia.

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18.4 km

La Alberca Main Square

Highlight • Historical Site

At the village's social meeting point, the Plaza Mayor with its arcades, stands a beautiful granite pilgrim's cross.

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56.2 km

Ascent to Puerto de Valero

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Beautiful ascent from the Puentes del Alagón to San Miguel de Valero accompanied in the background by the flow of the waters of the Quilamas and San Juan streams.
Altitude: 928m
Distance: 6km
Height difference: 345m
Average slope: 5.75%

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72.8 km

San Esteban Viewpoint and Sierra de Béjar

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Near the town of San Esteban de la Sierra is this viewpoint, on the road that goes to San Miguel de Valero. There are good views of the town and the Quilamas Natural Area.

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85.4 km

Granite Theme Park

Highlight • Monument

It is the only granite theme park in Spain, created to pay homage to the quarrying tradition of the municipality. It occupies a former quarry transformed into an artistic and natural space.
Monumental sculptures made from granite blocks by the Salamanca artist Amable Diego.
Recreations that evoke menhirs, dolmens, and megalithic structures, including the famous "Salamanca Stonehenge."
Explanatory panels on the history of quarrying, from Roman roads to modern industry.

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109 km

Ascent to Puerto de Cristóbal

Highlight • Mountain Pass

120 km

Sanchotello

Highlight • Settlement

Eleven kilometers north of Béjar, after a winding road, the town of Sanchotello rises in the southeastern part of the ditch of the Sangusín river valley. In fact, different streams pass through its municipal area that feed the waters of the river that gives its name to the valley, such as the Arroyo de los Puentes los Molinos or the Arroyo de Marisancho.

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160 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

160 km

1.00 km

Surfaces

159 km

1.13 km

490 m

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Highest point (1,070 m)

Lowest point (510 m)

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Tuesday 7 July

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La Alberca Main Square – Granite Theme Park loop from Miranda del Castañar

Miranda de Castañar

Cepeda

La Alberca Main Square

Ascent to Puerto de Valero

San Esteban Viewpoint and Sierra de Béjar

Granite Theme Park

Ascent to Puerto de Cristóbal

Sanchotello

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