Welcome to the Costa Brava by gravel! This tour takes you to different villages around the Costa Brava on compact gravel and quiet tarmac roads. The tour is perfect for intermediate level riders seeking an adventure as well as for lesiure cyclists looking for a challenge.
Stay in our handpicked 3*/4* hotels, each adding something diffferent and unique to your expeirence. In Llafranc, enjoy the serentity of the Adults only hotel and spacious rooms. Once in l’Escala, stay inland and discover the boutique hotel with its own wine celler. Wake up to the beautiful seaview and walk around the idyllic vllage of Cadaqués. Stay in a restored Masià (country house) outside of Fiigueres. Stay in a 4* city centre hotel in Girona to witness the incredible cycling atmosphere.
A full breakfast buffet is provided each morning designed to keep you riding. We will provide riders with our recommended stops en route each day as well as recommended evening meals, to ensure you get the best out of each region.
Rated 2 out of 4 our Intermediate tours are designed for sporty people who are looking to enjoy some more challenging rides. E-bikes are available on all of our tours.
Begin your journey at our Eat Sleep Cycle Cafe in the centre of of town. A short warm up ride along the via verde will ensure you are ready for the week ahead.
Begin the tour and set off to Llafranc. The ride is steady with no major climbs, but a couple of short, sweet hills taking you through the Baix Empordà known for its numerous midieval villages such as Corça and Peratallada. Once you arrive into Llafranc, why not walk part of the Camí de Ronda or just relax on the beach!
Begin your journey north. Today’s route runs parallel from the Costa Brava all the way into l’Escala, taking you through the scenic village of Pals as well as farmlands of the Empordà.
Today’s ride takes us to the picturesque Cadaqués. The route will first continue inland, taking you through the wetlands of l’Emporda. From Roses, you’ll ride against the coast and steadily make your way up into Cadaqués. The ride has a couple of climbs, each steady and rewarding.
It is time to leave the coast and head back inland. Riders have the option of taking the tarmac road out or the gravel path. Less experienced riders may prefer the tarmac as it is more steady. From the top of the first climb, you cross the road and pedal into a haven. The noise from the street will dissappear and you’ll be surrounded by compact graval paths, mountains and a seaview. Meet the coastline again until El Port and ride into Llança. There is a spectacular climb from here taking you inland and finally down on the ouskirts of Figueres.
The final leg of the tour is a relaxed ride into Girona. This ride takes you into l’Estany, the region home to Banyoles lake and known for its gorgeous countryside and rolling hills. Criss the Fluvià river and make your way throughg small villages until you return to Girona. The tour ends at our Eat Sleep Cycle Cafe. Those wishing to add an extra ngiht to their trip just need to let us know.
SELF-GUIDED
We’ll welcome you to the start of your tour, talk you through the week ahead and ensure you have everything you need to enjoy a great ride.
Guests receive a detailled digital Road Book, containing routes, route descriptions, details of hotels and our recommended places to stop along the way and enjoy in the evenings. Guests can choose to navigate from their own phone or GPS devices are available on request.
On a self-guided tour we take care of your luggage and move it from hotel to hotel. We also provide a contact number for support during the trip and will help you out of any situation.
We recommend that guests are able to fix a puncture and perform basic roadside bike repairs to best enjoy a self-gudied tour.
Hotels shown are examples and are subject to change
A classy 4* hotel located in Girona city centre and decorated with art inspired by Girona.
Stay in an 18th century farmhouse turned oasis by the Costa Brava.
An intimate boutique hotel in the heart of Alt Empordà
Perfectly located by the sea in the bay of Cadaques.
A traditional Catalan Masia turned luxury hotel.
Bike hire is not included in the tour. Add bike rental to the trip from €40 per day
This lightweight carbon gravel e-bike is almost identical to the non e-bike version, with the adition of a 300 W power unit weighing only 3.9 Kg. The Adlar has an autonomy of 1,000-2,000m of elevation, or constant use 1.5-2hrs. A range extender is available to hire for double the range. The bike has a Shimano GRX 1 x groupset.
An evolved race bike ready for the rough and tumble of grass crits, mud ruts or open gravel tracks. Enojy a Lightweight, durable carbon frameset with ample tire clearance and a SRAM Force 1 11-speed groupset.
The Rave is perfect for all-road, perfect for gravel and is desgined for speed. Enjoy a lightweight carbon frame with racey geometry and an electronic SRAM Rival XPLR groupset for full gear range and precision shifting.
Laura is a guide, professional cycling coach and endurance cyclist who has completed some of the coolest ultradistance gravel events (which she absolutely loved!). Laura loves guiding as she really enjoys empowering people to ride their bikes and discover new places, help their cycling adventures come true, and share unforgettable moments together.
If you love cycling put a cycling tour of Girona high on your bucket list. A paradise for roadies, gravellers & mountain bikers alike, Girona has an amazing network of rides ready to blow your mind. It's a destination that can be enjoyed all year around, with the most popular months to ride being March to June & September to November.
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