Guadiana Nature Trail – Olivenza loop from San Benito de la Contienda

Guadiana Nature Trail – Olivenza loop from San Benito de la Contienda

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Guadiana Nature Trail – Olivenza loop from San Benito de la Contienda

05:05

75.8km

620m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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650 m

San Benito de la Contienda

Highlight • Settlement

This small town of about 570 inhabitants has existed since the 19th century. The narrow streets are full of small whitewashed houses. The town sits on a hill and offers views of the valley and surrounding fields.

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36.2 km

Alqueva

Highlight • Lake

36.6 km

Guadiana Nature Trail

Highlight • Trail

Rolling along the flat, dirt nature trail of the same name along the Guadiana River, we'll encounter beautiful and picturesque views that will make our journey even more enjoyable.

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41.2 km

Ponte da Ajuda / Puente de la Ayuda

Highlight • Bridge

The Ayda Bridge (Spanish) or Ponte da Ajuda (Portuguese) is the old bridge that joined both sides of the Río Guadiana and where it is now semi-destroyed. From the bridge that appears you can see the remains of the old bridge.

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64.9 km

Olivenza

Highlight • Settlement

Olivenza is a historical and cultural gem in the province of Badajoz, with a unique blend of Spanish and Portuguese influences.

Olivenza was Portuguese for over 500 years (1297-1801) and still preserves bilingual inscriptions and Portuguese architecture.
Portugal continues to symbolically claim sovereignty, even though the town is fully integrated into Spain.

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66.9 km

Olivença

Highlight • Settlement

Despite the disagreement between Portugal and Spain over the Olivença Question, the issue has not caused friction in relations between the two Iberian countries. Olivença and the Spanish border municipalities of La Codosera, Alburquerque and Badajoz, and the Portuguese municipalities of Arronches, Campo Maior, Estremoz, Portalegre and Elvas, reached an agreement in 2008 with a view to creating a Euroregion.

The Treaty of Alcanizes of 1297 established Olivença as part of Portugal. In 1801, through the Treaty of Badajoz, denounced in 1808 by Portugal, the territory was annexed to Spain. In 1817, Spain recognized Portuguese sovereignty by subscribing to the Congress of Vienna of 1815, committing to the return of the territory as soon as possible. However, to this day, this has not yet happened.

Therefore, the boundary markers between the confluence of the Caia River with the Guadiana River and the confluence of the Cuncos River with the Guadiana River, numbered 802 to 89, have yet to be placed.

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67.4 km

Olivenza

Highlight • Castle

Olivenza is one of the localities in Extremadura closest to the border with Portugal and where, since time immemorial, it has been fought over by both nations. The old town of white houses is beautiful, together with the castle of the same town and its church, the Parroquia de Santa María del Castillo.

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75.8 km

End point

Parking

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