Senderos y Pueblos

Reseñas

The itinerary was excellent

We enjoyed our holiday greatly. The itinerary was excellent, bicycles were great and we managed our 4 rear wheel punctures easily with the 4 spare inner tubes you supplied.

This is the third cycling holiday we have done with you and can strongly recommend all three.

We are likely to do more in the future and would love to see new itineraries.

James Langtry, UK.

Do it!

This tour was the best part of my 6 weeks in Spain.

The directions were excellent, the lodgings were fine, no problems with luggage pickup, and my questions were promptly answered by return email.

The bike was terrific, good on pavement but also fine on dirt roads and a path that was muddy. Even though it was early July the temperatures were fine for biking.

The route is quite varied, both the scenery and geology, with many small villages and castles along the way.

Do it!

Dave Brackett, UK.

This is a brilliant trip.

This is a brilliant trip. It promises the real Spain … and that's what you get. We met only one English man between Riaza and Siguenza and only a handful of English-speakers.

The route is well thought out and interesting, and the roads are smooth and empty. This trip's got lots of variety: road, tracks, flat, undulating, hills, wonderful scenery, birds galore and roadsides lined with flowers and herbs, lots of history and lovely architecture.

Even the weather provided plenty of variety, from hot and sunny to freezing rain and windy. Each day's instructions and maps were clear. The hotels and guest-houses were comfortable and people were kind and helpful.

We were there mid-May and the whole trip takes place between 850 metres and 1750 metres above sea level. There were times when it was decidedly hot and times when it was decidedly chilly. So best to be prepared for all weathers as it's quite cool in the mornings.

Day 5 we got caught in driving rain up on a plateau and we were pleased we had our arm and leg warmers. But we still froze and when our brains and bodies finally thawed out at the hotel we realised we would have been much better off with our full gloves plus hats under our helmets. And we’re used to riding in temperatures that hover around 0 in winter.

The Orbea hire bikes were comfortable hybrids and ideal for the job, there were a few tricky moments on the slick tyres on Day 6 where it was a bit muddy, but overall the best option.

We took our own SPD pedals and saddles although I was happy enough perched on the stock offering.

Good quality Bontrager helmets were supplied, we wouldn't have packed our own if we'd known this, worth checking before you depart. One less bulky item to pack.

Overall this was a fantastic trip, the scenery amazing and the distances nicely suited to leisurely days with plenty of stops to enjoy things on the way.

If you are looking for head down riding this possibly isn't for you, although you could easily tack on some extra distance each day.

Jean McArthur. USA.

Lots of hospitality, great nature, fine exercise.

Thank you for the trip. We enjoyed all parts of it, have nothing to complain about. Lots of hospitality, great nature, fine exercise.

We took some days in Madrid afterwards. It did live up to our expectations, and we are used to cycling outdoors from Norway! Great trip!!

We had some problems with the chain on one of our bikes – one screw, the one that fastens the small wheel at the rear that sits at the gear arm – suddenly fell off with several parts. However, we had luck that this happened as we went uphill, and we managed to find all the 5 small parts and eventually fix it. But if it had happened downhill, we couldn't have made it. We went over the screws on all the bikes, but it would be a good idea to go over the bikes with this in mind.

We'll be looking at other trips in your program for next year!

yours, Folke Gravklev, Oslo, Norway.

Thanks Folke. It was lucky you were going slowly when you had mechanical problems and managed to resolve it yourselves. But had you called us, we would have come over to help!

Jaime, AFTC.

a fantastic cycling holiday

We had a fantastic cycling holiday and thank you again for the organisation and help with the bike problems.

We hope to come back and do another trip with you some other time.

Jane Naismith. UK.

Thanks Jane. We look forward to hosting you again soon.

Jaime, AFTC.

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