CADIZ Roadbook - TransAndalus

TransAndalus RoadBook · Province of Cádiz
SECTION 5
Conil de la Frontera– Barbate
��TECHNICAL DETAILS
Distance 26.30 kms
Travel Time min.
Elevation Gain metres
Physical difficulty Medium
Technical difficulty Medium
Asphalt 11,50 kms 44.0 %
Unsurfaced road or track 12,95 kms 49.5 %
Singletrack/path 1,70 kms 6.5 %
Rideable Proportion 95 %
��OTHER INFORMATION
Where to sleep?
Hostal Reyes [website]
956-232-211 | 660-124-014 – El Palmar
Adiafa Hotel *** [website]
1 Avd. Ruiz de Alda – 956-454-060 - Barbate
Pensión Piñobreña
26 Ramón y Cajal – 956433917 - Barbate
Pensión Sevilla
12 Padre López Benítez – 956432383 - Barbate
Hostal La Tarayuela
Juan Ramón Jiménez – 956-431-479 - Barbate
Where to eat?
Restaurante "El Campero" - Avenida de la Constitución – 956-432-300
Restaurante "Torres" – 1 Calle Ruiz de Alda – 956-430-985
Supermarket Bike shop Repair shop Pharmacy
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Bike shop:
Taller Castellano: 76 Avenida Generalísimo, Barbate – 956-430-156
� DESCRIPTION
After passing through the village of Conil (we recommend
riding along the streets and lanes closest to the coast) we
come out at at the paseo marítimo, at the extreme south east
of which there is a pedestrian bridge over the Río Salado
where we reset our trip computers and begin this section.
The route then continues along the Senda Costera C3 (C3
Coastal Path) which links Conil with the Cabo de Trafalgar.
Before arriving at the cape we will come across the surfer's
beach of El Palmar.
From El Palmar we take the route off the coast in order to
avoid the sandy rise to the cliffs of Barbate. We also have the
chance to visit Vejer de la Frontera, turning off 5 kms.
On the way back towards the coastline we can admire the
Acantilado de Barbate (Barbate cliffs) an escarpment, more
than 100m high, that drops vertically into the Straits. It is not
unusual to see Africa from the cliff heights. We then come to
the Torre de Tajo which together with others such as El
Puerco or Castilnovo constituted for centuries an effective
system of communication between the coastal villages, in the
event of attack. The descent to Barbate, great fun, ends at the
Playa de la Hierababuena, just at the entrance to port of
Barbate, where the section ends.