ROAD BIKE- & RUNNING ROUTES
BY OLAF SABATSCHUS - POWERED BY GOOGLE MAPS
Just to show some possible routes! Contact me or our staff at the hotel to know about all those small roads you can take along the major ones and the combinations to make your every ride unique.
TOUR: 55KM EASY / MEDIUM
CORRALEJO, PARQUE HOLANDES, VALLERON, LA OLIVA, CORRALEJO
AN IDEAL STARTER FOR YOUR CYCLING /
TRIATHLON HOLIDAY WITH SOME, YET NO MAJOR CLIMBS. BE PREPARED FOR THE SCENIC VIEW WHILE ON THE HEIGHTS BETWEEN VALLERON AND THE COSTAL MAIN ROAD. LOOKING FOR A COFFEE BREAK? HERES OUR RECOMMENDATIONS: WWW.XYZ.ES
TOUR: 94KM EASY / MEDIUM
CORRALEJO, PUERTO DEL ROSARIO, TRIQUIVIJATE, ANTIGUA, LA OLIVA, CORRALEJO
THIS IS JUST ABOUT TO GET REALLY HILLY YET NOT TODAY YOU WILL IF YOU START GOING OUT TO PUERTO DEL ROSARIO FIRST, ENJOY THE USUAL TAILWINDS ON THE WAY BACK ON THIS CLOSE TO 100KM LONG ROUTE FROM OASIS PAPAGAYO. ANTIGUA IS A CENTRAL HUB, YOU MIGHT OFTEN VISIT ON CYLCING ROUTES. MAKE SURE TO REFILL YOUR BOTTLES AND ENERGY STORES EITHER IN THE BAKERY / CAF SITUATED ON THE MAIN STREET OR ONE OF THE SUPERMARKETS. ONE CAN SPOT THE MONUMENT ON TOP OF ANTIGUAS HOUSE MOUNTAIN YET ONLY VAGUELY GUESS THAT ITS TWO GIGANTIC STATUES GUARDING YOUR WAY ON ONE OF YOUR NEXT ROUTES INTO THE
WESTERLY MOUNTAIN STRETCH.
TOUR: 136KM MEDIUM / HARD
CORRALEJO, ANTIGUA, BETANCURIA, PAJARA, PUERTO DEL ROSARIO, CORRALEJO
ON THIS LONGER AND MOST SCENIC RIDE, YOU WILL DISCOVER THE WESTERLY MOUNTAINS, WITH PROBABLY BETANCURIA BEING THE MOST RECOGNIZED CITY ALONG YOUR WAY. LOOK UP YOUR TRAVLE GUIDE, IF YOU HAVE SOME TIME TO SPEND THERE, OR JUST ENJOY THE LONGER CLIMB UP TO THE HIGHEST POINT, ONE CAN REACH WITH THE RACE BIKE ON FUERTEVENTURA, ABOUT 650M ABOVE SEA LEVEL AND THE NEVER BUSY DOWNHILLS WHERE YOUR DOWNHILL SKILLS WILL BENEFIT FROM WELL TO MASTER, AS ALMOST EVERYWHERE SMOOTHLY PAVED CURVED MOUNTAIN-ROADS.
AJUI
VARIATION: TAKE A RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF PAJARA TO PUT EXTRA MILES ON YOUR SCHEDULE AND GO TO AJUI FOR A VERY SCENIC COFFEE STOP AS AN OUT-AND-BACK ADD-ON. THE WAVES AND CLIFFS DOWN THERE ARE WORTH A VISIT AND THE EXTRA EFFORT GIVEN YOU FEEL STRONG ENOUGH TO PROLONGUE THIS RIDE TO ABOUT 150KM.
TOUR: 163KM HARD
CORRALEJO, ANTIGUA, BETANCURIA, PAJARA, CARDON, FLORIDA, ANTIGUA, TRIQUIVIJATE, TEFIR, LA OLIVA, CORRALEJO
ONE OF THE MAJOR CYLCING ROUTES AVAILABLE FROM OASIS PAPAGAYO . THE EXPERIENCED CYLCIST WILL LOVE THE SCENIC AND CHALLENGING CLIMBS , OF WHICH NOT MUCH MORE CAN BE DONE ON THE ISLAND THAN WHAT YOU GET WITH THIS TOUR . BE SMART AND EAT AND DRINK WELL ON THIS DEMANDING RIDE . OUR RECOMMENDED STOPS FOR FOOD ARE AS USUAL ANTIGUAS CAF ON THE MAIN ROAD, PAJARA WITH IT S RESTAURANTS (YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK FOR THE ONE BEHIND THE CHURCH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TOWN YES, PASS THE MULE OPERATING THE WELL TO THE AMUSEMENT OF THE TOURISTS FOR THIS. ) AND MAKE SURE YOU DONT MISS OUT ON THE MANDRAKES ON THE SCENIC POINT IN THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN
BETANCURIA AND PAJARA...
TOUR: 45KM EASY / MEDIUM
CORRALEJO LA OLIVA PARQUE HOLANDES - CORRALEJO
THIS TOUR COULD BE FOR THE EXPERIENCED CYCLIST AN EASY DAY BEFORE RIDING YOUR NEXT BIG STAGE, OR FOR THE LEISURE TIME RIDERS AN ENTRY POINT FOR YOUR CYCLING WEEK.
YOU WILL RIDE ALONG THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE SAND BEACHES ON THE EAST COAST OF FUERTEVENTURAS NORTHERN STRETCHES, YOU WILL ALSO ENJOY THE VIEWS AFTER CLIMBING UP THE HILLS LEADING YOU OVER TO MAINLANDS CITY LA OLIVA. DISCOVER WHY FUERTEVENTURA IS NOT ONLY FAMOUS FOR ITS SURF LOCATIONS ITS ALSO THE PERFECT AND SCENIC CYCLING DESTINATION. A FUTURE PLAN IS TO CLOSE THE COASTAL ROAD ALONG THE WHITE DUNES OF CORRALEJO FOR CAR TRAFFIC ONCE THIS IS THE CASE, YOU WILL LOVE GOING OUT ON YOUR BIKE FROM OASIS PAPAGAYO EVEN MORE. ALTHOUGH THE TRAFFIC IS VERY LOW COMPARED TO LANZAROTE OR OTHER ISLANDS AND THE LOCALS ARE VERY PATIENT DRIVERS.
TOUR: 46KM EASY
CORRALEJO LAJARES COTILLO LIGHTHOUSE LAJARES- CORRALEJO
ON THIS TOUR YOU WILL BE ABLE TO RIDE WITH LITTLE VERTICAL GAIN AND ENJOY THE MUSEUM (OR THE COFFEE AND CAKE AVAILABLE THERE) NEXT TO LIGHTHOUSE SITUATED NORTHERLY OF EL COTILLO ON THE NORTH-WEST COAST OF FUERTEVENTURA. DEPENDING ON THE WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED THE SEA CAN BE VERY CALM OR DEVELOP IMPRESSING WAVES (NEVER DANGEROUS) AT THE MIX OF SAND AND STONES THAT THE COAST IS MADE OF IN THIS AREA OF THE ISLAND. IF YOURE ON A MOUNTAIN BIKE, YOU CAN ALSO TAKE THE BIKE LANE AND TAKE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE MAIN ROAD ON BETWEEN LAJARES AND EL COTILLO.
RUN: 10KM (TURN ON TRAILS)
RUN: 19KM (AROUND THE VOLCANOE)
RUN: 6,2KM (PORT)
RUN: 9.6KM (TURN AT RIU PALACE )
