Cycling, cyclotourism and MTB
One of the most fun and sporty ways to tour this area of the mountains and enjoy the contact with nature is mountain biking.
If you like to pedal discovering the landscape and culture, enjoy wilder environments and discover new places with lots of charm, here you will find many options for cycling.
Several unmarked routes for mountain biking through much of Beteta and its surroundings. There are routes of different difficulty depending on the accumulated slope and the kilometers of the route. All of them can be done in both directions and are circular.
Cycling tourism enthusiasts are in luck because the Serranía de Cuenca, our narrow and winding roads will take you to places of great natural beauty, outstanding places in history, protected natural areas or villages where it seems that time has stopped.
Through the Memorial de Luis Ocaña cycling route you can know the northern part of the province of Cuenca in a circular route designed to be done in one day.
Finally, the route of Empty Mountains, is a bikepacking route that passes through municipalities of the Serranía de Cuenca, including Beteta, and other regions of unpopulated Spain. With adaptable distances between 150 and 700 km, it stands out for itstranquility, vast pine forests, mountainous landscapes and historic towns. It is ideal for cyclists seeking disconnection and nature in its purest form.
Mountain Bike Routes
Memorial Luis Ocaña
Recorrido por algunas de las localidades mas interesantes de la Serranía Alta, como Beteta, Priego y Poyatos, siguiendo carreteras asfaltadas que discurren a lo largo de los ríos Guadiela y Escabas. Es una ruta exigente pero accesible para los ciclistas que buscan disfrutar de la naturaleza
Beteta Bike Xtrem. Versión corta
Recorre espectaculares parajes naturales, pero en versión reducida, de los municipios de Beteta, El Tobar, Santa María del Val, Lagunaseca, Masegosa, Valsalobre, Cueva del Hierro y Carrascosa de la Sierra. El itinerario discurre por pistas forestales y algunas sendas con poca exigencia técnica.
Beteta Bike Xtrem. Version larga
Recorre espectaculares parajes naturales de los municipios de Beteta, El Tobar, Santa María del Val, Lagunaseca, Masegosa, Valsalobre, Cueva del Hierro y Carrascosa de la Sierra. El itinerario discurre por pistas forestales y algunas sendas con poca exigencia técnica.
