Photos from European Divide Trail

The best grapes in Spain, in Poboleda
Aliaga geology tells a story
Looking up the Elbre River
This is perfectly safe, right?
The track up to the rail bridge
Architecture in Teruel is a fascinating mix
Wally in the bath at Gran Hotel Botanicos
Contrast in bIuffy cliffs and fresh young leaves on the trees
Scenery changed quickly from flat plan to bluffy and back to vast plane of agriculture
Old grape vines without irrigation or support
Top of the climb out of Las Hoces del Cabriel
Roman bridge at Parque Natural De Las Hoces de Cabriel
Helpful signage at the start of the climb turned to nagging reminders of how slow progress was.
Beautiful 7km downhill to Siles through a variety of landscapes
Looking down on Siles from 1350m
First 6km out of Ponton Alto provided to be a wilderness deadend
Stunning scenery through this high plane area
On the gentle 6% climb out of Buruchel
The crazy bicycle hostal in Cazorla was full, but we stopped to check it out.
Wheat fields outside Cordoba
Cazorla, so like Queenstown
A patchwork of billions of olive trees
Leaving Cordoba the wheat fields give way to olives, lots of olives
Leaving a Via Verde tunnel
Curious pigs on the road to San Nicolas del Puerto
Traffic was terrible!
Settling into the eat sleep peddle routine
Rail bridge after the sweet trail out of Cazalla de la Sierra
After the oranges came wheat, the ice cream in Almodovar del Rio
Leaving Portugal
Cork oak makes a shady spot for lunch
Copper mine - Mina de Sao Domingos
Sculpture near the ham drying warehouse, Jabugo
Lovely early morning riding after leaving Ourique
A fort near Marmelette
Gaining elevation before Marmelette
Easing into the trail with flat, fast path near wind turbines
At Cape St Vincent
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Ready for return to Ams
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