The weather was appalling yesterday, which was a shame since it was Sue P.’s last day. We had a late night last night because of having to drop Sue off at the airport, so it was a pretty lazy day today, time to organise notes and equipment, and to clean and oil bikes. We left the cottage early evening and drove up to Lanjaron. It was a short sharp climb out of Lanjaron before pedalling over the top until we reached a signpost for a GR trail. The trail started off gently which fooled you into going too fast, with obstacles appearing seemingly out of nowhere. Suddenly the trail dropped steeply away over some awkward rocky slabs with ruts in-between. After this the trail becomes a hard packed gravel surface. It seems that bikes skidding have caused awful erosion here due to the skid marks acting as stream ways when it rains heavily. Although still a good trail, I’ve got to admit to getting a bit frustrated at times with purely trying to stay out of these deep grooves. The sections without ruts were outstanding and really demanding. The trail eventually drops out onto the main road in Orgiva, a few hundred metres down the road from the cottage.
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