Collado del Alguacil - 1894m from Granada:
1. Directions:
How to get to Granada, where to stay, rent a bike or park the car, can be found here
2. Route description with suggestions for meal and/or water refueling stops:
Let's start the route according to the map;
- 3,3km: Granada (676m) turn left onto Paseo de la Bomba and ride along Carretera de la Sierra;
- 9,2km: Cenes de la Vega (754m) at the second roundabout, turn right onto A-4026 road; signpost: Pinos Genil;
- 11,6km: Pinos Genil (769m) turn left onto GR-3200 road; signpost: Guejar Sierra; the ascent begins;
- 19,1km: Güéjar Sierra (1082m) on the right, there's a dining spot with outdoor seating (Las Olivillas) - a good place for coffee and refilling your water bottle;
- 19,9km: Güéjar Sierra (1061m) - turn left - a steeper climb with an average gradient of over 9%;
- 28,3km: Collado del Alguacil (1894m) first goal achieved;

The climb profile from Pinos Genil (11,6km) to Collado del Alguacil (28,3km) is available on: climbfinder.com;

We return the same way to Güéjar Sierra;
- 36,8km: Güéjar Sierra (1061m) drinking water sources marked on mapy.cz; turn sharply left onto A-4030 road;
- 37,6km: (969m) the ascent begins;
- 44,8km: Alto de Hazallanas (1675m) second goal achieved;

The climb profile from Güéjar Sierra (37,6km) to Alto de Hazallanas (44,8km) is available on climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com;

- 45,1km: (1649m) stay to the right entering A-395 road; 200m further on the right, there's a dining spot;
- 60,3km: (740m) end of descent, turn right onto A-4026 road; signpost: Granada Sur / Alhambra;
- 60,7km: (749m) at the second roundabout, turn onto GR-420 road; signpost: Cenes de la Vega; head back to the starting point or accommodation;

Statistics for Alto de Hazallanas can be found on procyclingstats.com

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Statistics of the ascent to Collado del Alguacil:
- start at an altitude of 769m (11,6km) finish at 1894m (28,3km)
- total elevation difference: 1125m
- length of the climb: 16,7km
- average gradient: 9%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 13,3%

road too Collado del Alguacil in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Alto de Hazallanas:
- start at an altitude of 969m (37,6km) finish at 1675m (44,8km)
- total elevation difference: 706m
- length of the climb: 8,2km
- average gradient: 9,8%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 16,9%

Alto de Hazallanas in Google Street View: