Explore the Landscapes of Southern Spain by bike
We want to take you on a special and unforgettable journey through some of the most stunning landscapes in Europe, whilst respecting and learning about the land and its culture along the way.
About Us
Wild Granada offers guided bikepacking journeys and mountain bike day rides with an experienced, qualified and insured guide who will take you into the wilds of the finest Southern Spanish landscapes to ride in remote locations, to help you immense and reconnect with nature, and shred lightly!
Wild Granada offers hassle free trips where all you need to worry about is your bike and gear and everything else is taken care of.
We strip down to bare essentials in order to get the purest and down to earth experience one can have on a bike whilst camping out in the wild.
Bikepacking routes
Tabernas Desert
Gorafe Desert
Sierra de Huétor
Cabo de Gata
Sierra Nevada
Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama
Sierra de Baza
Bosque del Sur
Frequently Asked Questions
What do we provide?
Experienced local guide who lives and rides here.
Local knowledge, qualified, first aid trained and insured guide.
Airport transfers.
Information on local accommodation pre and post trip, or contact me for an alternative.
Route with information on natural history, cultural heritage, coffee stops.
What is not provided?
Flights to and from Spain
Your own travel insurance
Pre and post trip accommodation
Bike (hire one here is also available)
Bike bags
Tent and camping equipment
Food, water and provisions for your trip (you need to be self sufficient)
Who is this for?
Keen riders who are looking for a hassle-free bikepacking route but don’t have the time to plan the trip.
Experienced riders who want to take a little more time over their rides and gain knowledge for future self organised travels.
Cyclists who want to experience the varied and diverse terrain of Southern Spain but who don’t have the time to plan their trip.
For inexperienced but enthusiastic bike campers who are not sure what to do to take the next step.
What to expect
Most of the riding on these routes will be a mix of gravel and forestry tracks, dirt roads, some ramblas (dry riverbed ‘roads’) and singletrack with a bare minimal use of asphalt roads, to keep the wheels rolling very little hike-a-bike is expected.
If we’re riding in the deserts then expect a few sandy roads but usually they are rideable, and the ups and downs shorter and more manageable. On the other hand, when riding in the sierras (mountains) you’d expect some long climbs (but with nice gradients) and equally long descents. Some terrain can be rocky, and the nature of the routes to take in more remote areas will reject the less maintained tracks we ride.
Depending on the time of year you’re riding you can expect open blue skies and warm dry days with temperatures dropping a little at night.
About your Guide
If Daniel is not out riding bikes you’ll see him either in the garden, out watching birds or taking a hand lens and pondering the wonders of lichens.
Daniel has lived in Southern Spain for nearly 5 years and has a wealth of experience in mountain biking and bikepacking in many different countries, as well as in nature conservation, birding, and plants.
Having experienced the wonders of bikepacking in Peru, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, U.K. and Spain he has a vast knowledge of many things bike, plus his half round-the-world bike touring trip from Istanbul to Delhi covering 28,000 kilometres over one and a half years, you can quite say he is experienced in offering guidance to smaller trips in his new home in Southern Spain.
He is a qualified MIAS Level 2 Mountain Bike guide and has worked in the nature conservation sector most of his life teaching conservation skills in the UK and New Zealand. With a particular interest in wildlife and photography you can insure the guided bikepacking journeys will reflect these subjects.
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