Cycling trip from Seville to the Sierra Norte – 5 days

Day 2: Sevilla – Carmona

In this first day of the route, we will leave Seville and following the course of the Rio Guadaira until we arrive in the rolling lowlands of Sevilla from which we ride on through to Carmona.

On this route we pass by historic towns, castles, water mills and an aqueduct, whilst riding through woodlands, olive and orange groves and arable lands, offering varied landscapes which makes this route really interesting.

Upon arrival in Carmona, we will check in and enjoy the tasty Andalusian food and organize the rest of the day. In the afternoon, we will visit the exciting and elegant city of Carmona and we can do any of the optional activities: oil tasting, visit to the monuments of the city, flamenco or wine tasting

• Total ride: 53 km. About 4/5 hours of biking
• Level: Advanced
• Accumulated climb: (Max Elevation:          219 mts. Min Elevation: 8 mts)
• Route type: Cycle ways, greenways and compact dirt tracks. Fundamentally flat, except the final climb to Carmona, where you will appreciate riding an electric bicycle

Day 3: Carmona – Puebla de Infantes

The second day of cycling, offers two completely different scenarios. Starting from the Sevillian countryside, we will get into the Guadalquivir valley. The route begins in a descending and very relaxed way, until we cross the Guadalquivir river in Lora del Rio. We will ride  incredible landscapes of undulating olive groves, orange fields or solar farms.  In the second part of the route, we will enter the northern highlands, where the landscape changes as we ascend. We will stop at viewpoints, enjoy the views and border part of the José Torán Reservoir before reaching Puebla de los Infantes, our next stop along the way.

Generally after this route, we like to rest and enjoy the tranquillity of the village: reading, taking pictures, walking around the Puebla and its surroundings or chatting with locals

• Total ride: 59 km. About 4/5 hours of biking
• Level: Advanced
• Accumulated climb: 807m (Max Elevation: 374 mts. Min Elevation: 31 mts)
• Route type: Easy cross country paths and farm tracks, canal path and local secondary roads with lite traffic

Day 4: Puebla de infantes – Constantina

To reduce the accumulation of tiredness in the legs, this third day of e-bike touring will be shorter in distance, although with ascending profile. The route will take us into the Sierra Norte of  Seville, a raised balcony over the Guadalquivir valley.  A route through a completely different landscape than we have seen so far: streams, reservoir, hills, pastures, olive groves, Mediterranean forests and winding rural roads with open horizons.

Constantina is a town worth visiting whose historic center is a Bien de Interés Cultural (National monument), with its boulevards, noble houses and its formidable castle on top of the hill. In addition to visit Constantina, we will taste typical products of the region and we can do some activities offered in this wonderful town

• Total ride: 27 km. About 2/3 hours of biking
• Level: Easy
• Accumulated climb: 621m (Max Elevation: 564 mts. Min Elevation: 175 mts)
• Route type: Local secondary roads with lite traffic, farm tracks, woodland

Day 5: Old Mines, waterfall and 20km of green way riding down!

This last day we will make a round route through the natural park of the Sierra Norte de Sevilla and mostly through of one of the most beautiful green roads of Andalusia.

The route goes trough mountain tops, generating an immense sense of freedom, and making it easy, even being in the heart of the mountains.

We will see the source of the river and its waterfalls, the old mines of Cerro del Hierro -a spectacular landscape where the action of nature and that of man-, the old railway line from the mines to Cazalla and we will discover  the mountain village of San Nicolas del Puerto.

We will have lunch back in Constantina, to return to Seville afterwards.

• Total ride (round trip): 41 km. About 3 hours of biking
• Level: Easy
• Accumulated climb: 697m (Max Elevation: 705 mts. Min Elevation: 414 mts)
• Route type: Local secondary roads with lite traffic, well surfaced greenway separated from traffic, country tracks and woodland pathways.