February 13, 2025

Day 47: Relleu (Cycling)

It was windy last night - it awoke me. However, at getting up time it was calm, which remains the case. So, in summary, the weather was good for cycling.

About one kilometre from where I'm parked the first official climb of the day started:

Yes I did climb to this Port the other day, but then it was from the opposite direction, which is the easier of the two options. In particular there is a section of today's route that has a gradient of 11% for 1.5 kilometres. However, the final three kilometres are relatively easy.

Then it was onwards to Port de Benifallim; again from the opposite direction:

At the Port:

Lunch stop was at Penaguila:

Followed by climbing up to Port de Tudons:

I think this must be the easiest cycle climb to 1025 metres. However, it is worth noting that the starting elevation is 690 metres!

It is clear that the blossom has started blossoming. I'm guessing that these are almond trees:

And, finally it was a return to the van: