{"id":2195,"date":"2013-01-18T18:43:01","date_gmt":"2013-01-19T02:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/?p=2195"},"modified":"2013-01-18T18:58:50","modified_gmt":"2013-01-19T02:58:50","slug":"route-gpx-logistics-bike-tour-spain-andalucia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/route-gpx-logistics-bike-tour-spain-andalucia\/","title":{"rendered":"Route, GPX, & Logistics | Adnalucia Bike Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Route and GPX Files<\/h2>\n

\"Spain<\/a>We started our Andalucia bike tour<\/a> from Malaga and ended in Tarifa (where we took a ferry over to Morocco for one day). We then took a bus back to Malaga.<\/p>\n

Caution: the bus driver freaked out when he saw our 4 bikes and, initially, said that only 2 bikes could be put under the bus. After some pleading and then showing him how two bikes stacked together with the front wheels removed took very little room, he relented and let us put all four bikes on the bus. Phew!<\/p>\n

Total distance ended up ~530 miles and ~65,000 ft of climbing.<\/p>\n

When putting together the 12-day route, I avoided the main highways as much as possible and tried to hit a lot of the scenic towns and attractions. It ended up being a great route – very little traffic, amazing scenery, good roads (except when we purposely went off-road), and low enough\u00a0mileage\u00a0to relax and take breaks throughout the day. Warning – Andalucia is not flat! We actually prefer climbing and mountains when we tour, so it was great for us, but our average day consisted of ~5,000 ft of climbing (see daily stats in the table below).<\/p>\n

Lastly, since it was winter, we stayed in hostals\/pensions, or Air BnB\u00a0accommodations\u00a0every night. We didn’t want the extra weight of camping gear on the bikes and the temperatures dropped into the 20’s some nights.<\/p>\n

Download the daily GPX files here:\u00a0Southern Spain Bike Tour GPX files<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Day<\/td>\nMiles<\/td>\nClimbing Elevation (ft)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n8,688<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n3,123<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n4,088<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n9,787<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n4,570<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n4,698<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n5,564<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n5,302<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n4,898<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n3,323<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n6,729<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n3,451<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n530<\/td>\n64,221<\/td>\nTotal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Logistics<\/h2>\n

\"Spain<\/a>If you are trying to figure out how to start or end your bike tour in Malaga, hopefully this info should save you some research and time. Given how popular bike touring is in Southern Spain, I was surprised at how long it took to figure out all the necessary arrangements for our bikes, boxes, airport transportation, and accommodation.<\/p>\n

Our situation:<\/p>\n