Cordoba - Capital of Moorish El-Andalus
As the boys headed off on a 3-day bike trip from Cordoba to Granada (more of that when they finish), I took the chance to visit the city of Cordoba. The city was of strategic importance back in Roman times but it's heyday was when it…
Ronda's biggest MTB and Running Race - La Legion 101km
You just have to give these amazing people who enter this race 10 / 10 for effort. The 101km La Legion event is always tough but this year, over the weekend of 10th – 11th May, the weather was sweltering right from the start…
The Independent recommends Ronda
We thought this was a lovely piece recently published in The Independent; well worth a read for the great sense of the local atmosphere which it conjures up.
The journalist stayed just outside Ronda and recommends a wander around the old town to…
MTB Route near Costa del Sol - Istan Lake
Today saw us out on the bikes, enjoying glorious sunshine as we checked out the condition of the trail on one of our favourite challenging rides near to the Marbella coast. We started at Istan, a quaint little village with white-painted buildings…
MTB Route from Ronda to the Costa del Sol
Mountain Biking in Spain
One of the most popular rides on our mountain bike holidays in Spain and mountain bike day trips is 'Mountains to the Mediterranean'. This is a fantastic trail which starts high in the Sierra de las…
Easy Mountain Biking in Ronda's Olive Groves
Although we have stacks of routes to walk or cycle around Ronda, either staying close to the town or venturing further afield, one of the key pleasures of our days is exploring new routes. Sometimes we are looking for new options for…
MTB Route in Grazalema Natural Park
Yesterday we were on a mission to identify a good circular mountain bike route in the countryside between the villages of Grazalema and Villaluenga, in the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park.
Wayne has often ridden in this area and knows it very…
MTB at Bike Park Wales
Too much UK city cycling…it was time for a bit of fun-fuelled mud-riding. Hello Bike Park Wales!!!
One of our best mountain biking friends in the UK is based in the Forest of Dean. It’s a great place for riding, with miles of set trails but also acres of…
Hike and Bike the Sierras at the London Bike Show 2013
What a great experience for Hike + Bike - our first stand at the London Bike Show!
We were delighted to get to speak to so many enthusiastic cyclists. Many had been on cycling trips abroad before but we were on a mission to…
Cycling in Richmond Park
So where did all the mountains go? This deer looks like it’s wandering around on distinctly flat, very British looking woodland…..
And that’s where it was. So whilst our normal view of deer is far off in the distance, across miles of Spanish…