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Comarca de la Alpujarra Granadina

Soportújar

Órgiva – Views of the Rules Dam loop from Carataunas

Comarca de la Alpujarra Granadina

Soportújar

Órgiva – Views of the Rules Dam loop from Carataunas

Hard

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Órgiva – Views of the Rules Dam loop from Carataunas

02:47

45.7km

1,200m

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 21, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 45.4 km for 187 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.86 km

Órgiva to Carataunas Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Good asphalt (2023), not so much traffic, nice view, highly recommended.

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9.80 km

Órgiva

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Orgiba, or Orgiva in English is the capital of the region and is a small town where you meet people living in alternative ways. On my last visit, I stayed …

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22.0 km

Views of the Rules Dam

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There is significantly more traffic on this (east) side as this is the main route to Orgiva. If you want to go north and don't necessarily want to drive to …

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22.5 km

Rules Dam

Highlight • Monument

This fabulous dam is the Rules dam located next to the town of Vélez Benaudalla, a town in Granada. Said dam collects part of the snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada

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42.3 km

Viewpoint

45.4 km

Dragon Fountain of Soportújar

Highlight • Monument

The Dragon Fountain with its restaurant

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45.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.1 km

487 m

176 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

45.1 km

648 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Friday 10 July

34°C

23°C

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Órgiva – Views of the Rules Dam loop from Carataunas

Órgiva to Carataunas Road

Órgiva

Views of the Rules Dam

Rules Dam

Dragon Fountain of Soportújar

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