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An easy mountain biking trail through the countryside, passing through Cerezo, Palomero, Marchagaz and Mohedas de Granadilla.

It is 20 kilometres long and in the final section you’ll see many terraced hillsides where olive trees are grown, a characteristic feature of these villages.

The trail starts in Cerezo, passes through Palomero, climbs up to Marchagaz crossing the slopes of the Sierra del Canchal. This is the most challenging part of the trail as it is the highest elevation we will reach before we get to the end in Mohedas de Granadilla.

This trail connects the towns of Guijo de Granadilla and Oliva de Plasencia, passing through the Roman city of Cáparra.

The trail is marked and signposted all the way (except for the Ahigal Reservoir, where there are no signs). Just continue along the border of the reservoir until you see the BTT-2 markings again, which then continue to the end of the trail.

The trail is simple, with no technical difficulties to speak of.

We start at “The Ring” Sports Innovation Centre. We pass the “Gabriel y Galán” Reservoir road and follow the BTT-2 signs.
We skirt the Ahigal Reservoir and head towards the village of Ahigal. We pass through Ahigal and take a right turn at the intersection onto a dirt bath that runs through olive groves until we reach Guijo de Granadilla, where we’ll make a short stop to photograph the house-museum of the illustrious poet, José María Gabriel y Galán.
We’ll continue on a paved trail and then turn left onto a dirt trail. A few metres ahead we’ll come to a gate, which we’ll open and close behind us. From there, we’ll continue along the trail until it intersects with the initial section of the route, which overlaps with this stretch.
We continue along the Gabriel y Galán Reservoir road back to the starting point: “The Ring” Sports Innovation Centre.

Mountain bike trail from “The Ring” at the Gabriel y Galán Reservoir to the village of Granadilla.
The route runs along a dirt path bordering the Gabriel y Galán Reservoir, and through some flood zones depending on the level of the reservoir. There is a small, uncrossable bridge destroyed at the end, which means you have to climb higher up so you can cross without difficulty. The last stretch before reaching Granadilla runs along the road that takes you to the final stop on the trail, the village of Granadilla.