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La Axarquía
Vélez-Málaga

El Boquete Viewpoint – Puerto del Sol (1085 m) loop from Vélez-Málaga

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Spain
Andalusia
Malaga
La Axarquía
Vélez-Málaga

El Boquete Viewpoint – Puerto del Sol (1085 m) loop from Vélez-Málaga

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37

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El Boquete Viewpoint – Puerto del Sol (1085 m) loop from Vélez-Málaga

06:06

88.2km

1,620m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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13.0 km

Buenavista

Highlight • Settlement

Quiet suburban rural route along the Salía river valley

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2

13.8 km

Puente de Don Manuel

Highlight • Bridge

Small hermitage that serves the parish of the bridge of Don Manuel

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3

23.9 km

Top of the Climb

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Busy road climb up to the pass, but nice gradient!

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4

25.5 km

El Boquete Viewpoint

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Here you cross the yoke between the Sierra de Loja in the north and the Sierra de Tejeda in the south and thus also the border between the province of …

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35.3 km

Zafarraya Plain

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The 'fields' at this elevation are dominated by rocks, offering a very limited land use, but a beautiful atmosphere. Geologist call this formation "polje": a tectonic, karstic depression, here situated …

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43.7 km

Puerto de los Alazores

Mountain Pass

7

44.3 km

Mountain Pass at 1050 Meters

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Passage between two peaks at 1050 m high

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55.8 km

Puerto del Sol (1085 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

This is one of the longest climbs I have done around Malaga. Great scenery, good roads

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9

67.3 km

Periana Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Views of the La Viñuela reservoir

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88.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

86.2 km

2.02 km

Surfaces

85.6 km

2.57 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,110 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Monday 10 August

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