Comares - 650m from Torre del Mar:
1. Directions:
How to get to Torre del Mar, 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;
- 2,7km: Velez Malaga (14m) at the third roundabout, take the exit westward: signpost: Malaga;
- 3,2km: Velez Malaga (16m) at the first roundabout, take the exit towards A-356; signpost: Casabermeja;
- 3,8km: Velez Malaga (28m) turn right onto the viaduct and continue to the roundabout with the monument of the Spanish Constitution of 1812 and start riding on a comfortable bike path;
- 5,5km: Cómpeta (35m) turn right onto Camino Remanente and after 200 meters, at the third roundabout following the GPX track, take the exit onto the side road A-7205, parallel to the busy A-356;
- 9,1km: Trapiche (40m) turn left onto A-356 and after 200 meters, turn leftonto MA-3113; signpost: Comares;
- 17,5km: Benamargosa (101m) - a place to refill water (grocery store) or have a coffee break; turn right onto MA-3107 - signpost: Comares;
- 20,9km: (145m) turn left onto MA-3105 signposted: Comares; begins the ascent immediately with a steep gradient - averaging over 13% for 1.5km;
- 28,6km: Comares (700m) destination reached; a good place for a break: gastronomic point and viewpoint;

The climb profile of the ascent from the junction of roads MA-3107 and MA-3105 (20,9km) to Comares (28,6km) can be found on the website: cyclingcols.com;

We descend the same road to Benamargosa, where we can refill our drinks in the bottles again;
- 39,7km: Benamargosa (101m) turn right onto road MA-3108; poorly visible direction sign from this side: Cutar; after 200 meters, we cross a bridge over the stream, and the ascent begins;
- 48,2km: Puerto Cútar (450m) second destination reached;

The climb profile of the ascent from Benamargosa (39,9km) to Puerto Cútar (48,2km) can be found on the websites: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com;

We continue along road MA-3106;
- 52,7km: (189m) after passing El Borge, turn right onto road MA-3114, direction: Almachar; after 100 meters, we cross a small bridge, and the ascent begins;
- 57,7km: Puerto de Almáchar/Alto de Moclinejo (601m) third destination reached;

The profile of the ascent from El Borge (52,8km) to Puerto de Almáchar (57,7km) can be found on the websites: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com;

- We descend towards Moclinejo;
- 66,5km: Benagalbon (151m) turn left towards Benagalbon and follow narrow streets according to the GPX track, to reach road MA-3201 after 1 kilometer;
- 70km: Torre de Benagalbón (5m) end of descent; at the third roundabout, take the exit towards Torre del Mar, then via road N-340a to return to the starting point;


   Download the route in: gpx

Statistics of the ascent to Comares:
- start at an altitude of 145m (20,9km) finish at 700m (28,6km)
- total elevation difference: 560m
- length of the climb: 7,7km
- average gradient: 7,2%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 15%

road to Comares in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Puerto Cútar:
- start at an altitude of 101m (39,9km) finish at 450m (48,2km)
- total elevation difference: 357m
- length of the climb: 8,3km
- average gradient: 4,2%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 8,1%

road to Puerto Cútar in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Puerto de Almáchar:
- start at an altitude of 189m (52,8km) finish at 601m (57,7km)
- total elevation difference: 426m
- length of the climb: 4,9km
- average gradient: 8,5%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 15,5%

road to Puerto de Almáchar in Google Street View: