Our Next Big Challenge: 1300kms Bikepacking Spain
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- This time we head out for the Altraversur Bikepacking Route in Southern Spain. With most of the route off road and lots of big mountain passes this is going to be one of our toughest cycling challenges yet. Starting in Valencia, we ride South West and are immediately struck by how sparsely populated this area is. Starting a new tour is always a thing to get used to and we are on the lookout for our “fuel” of choice to fire up the engines. We meet many lovely Spanish people, some of them helping us out when things get tight. Picturesque villages, scenic vistas, wild camping: a fantastic start to our new adventure :)
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Spain never disappoints. Great scenary, fabulous weather and food and also people willing to help you.
You said it Ramón! Spain is absolutely great :)
Lovely video! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks 😊 All the Best, E&M
I only discovered your channel this year and I have been watching some of your older videos. It will be fun to get to follow one of your adventures in real time. You are doing the trips that weekend warriors like myself dream of.
Great to hear! We hope you will like the series :) All the best, E&M
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Fantastic video, it's a quantum leap from previous. POV, local character portraits, sunsets, sunrises, downhill coasting have really captured the joy of bike touring. You're doing some seriously good photography. I'm glad you've seen some sunshine after all that rain.
Thanks for letting us know Jamie! Great to hear we are still taking steps. It can be hard to see ourselves sometimes. We always try to! The weather has been great on this trip so far :) All the best, E&M
A much needed remedy for all the craziness now. So nice to see all the beauty, the people and of course the sound of bike tires on the gravel. And this was wonderfully filmed.
I look forward to following you both on the trip to Cadiz. Thank you both so much for showing the beauty in the world around us and what joys there are on a bike.
Wow. What scenery and very little people. Really nice that guy came and opened his shop. You both are looking good. Can't wait until the next video. Take care, Al
Thank you Al :) Such an amazing place :) Super helpful bunch the Spanish in our experience so far. Best wishes from us here in Spain!
Spain's back roads bike journey...oh my dreams come true, can't wait. And you do it so well.😃🇦🇺
Wow! So amazing! Good luck with the new adventures in Spain!
Thanks so much Ambient Walking 😊 Best wishes, E&M
This is such a lovely film. I’m excited to see more from you guys on this route. Thanks for including a map of your route, it really takes the story to the next level 🙌🏼. Buen camino!
Thanks you Lindsay :) We are happy you enjoyed the maps! We love making them. Wishing you all the best, E&M
Hello, I am very happy that your journey continues. As always, your video was fantastic for me. Great atmosphere in every respect. Thank you for taking me with you. It was very nice, best regards Bernhard
Always great to hear Bernhard :) Best wishes, E&M
uaw!! congrats on the ride, and the video! tremendous.
Waoow waoow, awesome to see my cycling playground in your vlog! Spain is magic at this time of the year, you made a great choice!
Looking forward to seeing more!
It is fantastic :) We consider ourselves very lucky! We hope you'll enjoy the series! All the best, E&M
What a great trip.Really enjoyed your video.Thanks for sharing.Look forward to see more.
Thanks :) Great to hear! More in the making...
Awesome stuff guys. So lovely to see you out on another adventure 👍🏻
The interior of Spain 🇪🇸 is gorgeous and I’m sure you’ll love it 👌🏻🙂
Another beautiful adventure! And another beautiful film. Your videos keep me hungry for going back for another European adventure. Soon.
I love how you guys show us what you eat and how you cooked it. For me it completes the whole story telling of your adventures.
Good day to you!
I am a senior rider on HONDA motorcycle from Japan.
I am enjoying camping ,touring and upload video.
Your touring video is so nice!
Awesome!
Have a nice day my friend!
Thank you and have a great day too :)
Beautiful seems very laid back thank you so much for sharing 😊
Very nice introduction to this route for sure :) All the best, E&M
Thank you so much 😊 ❤
I´m so glad for you that you came in time to see the almond trees in flower! It truly is a wonderful spectacle every year.
Hi Karina! It is a marvellous sight (..and smell ), very beautiful and somehow serene! All the best, E&M
You always show wonderful places in your video, awesome! Keep healthy you two!
You guys have a unique quality to your work. I love it. It shouldn't be underestimated. Well done, keep entertaining us lucky people.
Thank you for your lovely comment Kevin :) All the best, E&M
in fact this channel has inspired me for touring even though I still have responsibilities to the family....good luck 👍
Hope you can sort that out 😅 All the best
@@WheelstoWander thanks
lovely film guys, I really like the new graphic style sheets and fonts your using
Thanks Robert, great to hear that 👍🏼 All the best
What a nice trip! Great video. 👍
Thanks you :) Lovely to hear!! All the best, E&M
3:30 made me laugh so hard. I watched it a few times. Maudi getting onto her bike and the video reversing and forwarding with the sound of a dj stopping the record, song starting. So funny!
Haha, nice :) Thanks for commenting on the small details. We love to integrate those little extra's. All the best, E&M
Yay, very much looking forward to this tour! I hiked a section of the European distance trail (starting in tarifa and then staying south of the sierra Nevada) in February 2014. I remember the almond trees and stunning landscapes very well. Looking forward to see these areas from your perspective!
Beautiful, fabulous and amazing !! :) Many thanks for another great movie !! :) It's good to see you !! :) Adventure, Unknown, Journey; you know the best! ;) Best for you !! :)
Thank you Matt! Wishing you all the best, E&M
You guys are just getting better and better at these, your story-telling has a beautiful and immersive quality, really enjoying them. Awesome landscapes!!
Thanks Rob! That is great to hear :) All the best, E&M
This is just so fantastic. I was waiting for another adventure and another post. Thanks guys and take care from Melbourne Australia 👍
I enjoy all of your videos and for some reason this one was special. Enjoy every moment of happiness, we never know how long will it last. Love you guys, take care of yourselves and keep enjoying life doing what you love, cycling but together is what makes it special. All the best to you!
Thanks so much Javier 😊 All the Best, E&M
Nice relaxing pace and music.
Enjoyed it.
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Thank you Vive 😊 All the best, E&M
hei Eric - Maudi... what a great cycling. wish both of you in great condition. nice seeing you guys... :)
Very nice route. I did a big part of the south from the region almeria to cazorla heading south making a round trip It is amazing! The south of Spain has so many beautiful very well conserved national parks. Love your video's. Take care stay safe. Que buen aproveche!
Thank you Metten! Ahh, lovely stuff! Sounds like you had a blast :) All the best, E&M
I thought you were having a break??
Good to see you both back on the trail...
We did :) Now back at it again!!
Always enjoyable! Beautiful views!
Thank you Sandra :) All the best, E&M
Great video! Glad you two are back on the road! Safe travels!
Thanks so much Robert :) E&M
Great to see you both back in the saddle
Thank you Craig 😊 Best wishes, E&M
Keep it possitive and it will pay off in the long journey.
We always try too ;)
Great to see you two back on the "road".
Thank you Peter :) E&M
Nice to see you... please put more videos
Thanks, more in the making...
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thank you
Lucky you two. Spain is pretty wonderful. All the best to you.
We know Norman! We never knew Spain was this beautiful. We are indeed lucky to be able to do this! Best wishes, E&M
Feeling your 'pain' . Basically did the same trip but in the opposite direction back in 2018. There's no lack of elevation that's for sure. However you will be in very 'true' Spain. Very authentic and very untouched. A beautiful part of the world. Will be following your trip with interest.
nice saddle man, nice saddle !
Ha, thanks! Would you fancy a review? I wonder if that could be interesting.
@@WheelstoWander great idea - just a general impression and maybe how you came to give this rather extreme model a go !
Lovely to see you guys out again on your bicycles. Beautiful countryside. I completely share your concern about finding a place to buy food when touring by bicycle. Look forward to the next video.
Thanks Chris! Food = fuel, also we love a tasty meal 😉 All the best, E&M
You've already got this figured out, but the key to having fun biking in Spain is staying off the roads! And take lots of breaks for a cafe con leche. Don't be afraid to ask for a place to pitch a tent.... but in a pinch you can get away with bivying/cowboy camping in an olive orchard.
That sign at 3:29 "coto privado de casa" means private hunting preserve !! I would be very concerned about camping at such a place, especially in Spain.
Have a nice trip, hopefully healthy always, greetings from Indonesia🇮🇩
Thank you Ted 🙏🏼 All the best, E&M
I've been following for a while now, and your videos just make me happy. Really well done, and you capture the spirit of wonder and adventure that cycle touring brings so perfectly. My wife and I are planning a ride around southwestern France in early May, and your new adventure is super inspiring. Happy and safe trails to you both!
Thanks so much Peter :) Great to hear you are planning an adventure yourself! Wishing you and your wife a fantastic trip! E&M
I live and tour in Spain. The video is real. You have to speak spanish and most of the land is private property that may not allow camping, so you will often be credit card touring.
Lucky Maudi speaks a bit of Spanish 😊
I like when you say pipino, mansanas, sibuyas, kamatis 🤭😊, ride safe.. Waiting for the Vlog♥️
Absolutely stunning views. Looks like some pretty serious landscape to be riding in. Was curious about your bikes? Looks like they can take some nice, big tires to cushion some of off-road paths. As always thank you guys for taking the time to document your amazing journey. Look forward to the next installment!! Take great care and safe travels. ✌🏼, Rob
Thank you Rob! We upgraded them to 2,4" and have now maxed out, the frames won't take any bigger. They give just that little extra comfort over the 2,0"! All the best, E&M
@@WheelstoWander I didn't know that people still used inches for tyre width sizes! 26 inch or 28 inch diameters of wheels is still in use and OK but I thought, even then, people all over the world now used metric width sizes. So 2.4" is 62 mm. I guess I am too 'road bike centric'. I like 700c x 62 type measurements! I wouldn't dream of riding on anything rougher than a canal towpath or decent forest gravelled road.
These tracks shown in this episode *might* be ok on my touring bike, but definitely on the top end of what I would consider. I have a set of 700c x 28 and a set of 700c x 35 tyres ...
I know mountain bikes, & maybe gravel bikes, mainly use inches because of their history of where they were developed but I thought that was waning ...
I feel like the tone and style of the vid is even better than usual. Nice work!
Thanks Stewart! This comment helps to determine if we are on the right track improving the videos. It can be a bit hard to see from our perspective. All the best!
@@WheelstoWander funny you should day that .. i think the map graphics shows the 'bigger picture' and that somehow reframes the context of your adventures.
Hi you two,
what a bad weather to start your trip. Looks like you´re going to have to fight the wind and rain for a whole week. Take care! Supposedly next week it´ll get better.
Thanks for the heads up Karina! The weather has been fair so far, better weather is even ... better 😉 All the best, E&M
I found the Spanish food to be excellent. I biked up the coast fro Valencia. The smell of orange blossoms is forever in my brain.
i wish they had youtube 50 years ago. i believe i'd either be a world famous bike packer or a world famous sailor by now. likely both. : )
nice to see W2W back up on 4 wheels again. it's true what they say...absence does make the heart grow fonder.
good luck out there.
Perhaps you still have a thing or two up your sleeve 😉 Thanks & All the best, E&M
Portugal is part of my heritage from my mother's side. I hope you two make it up there too. I here it is really beautiful and bike touring there is quite popular.
may God bless you both ✊🏻
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This is going to be great to watch 👍
You guys are awesome adventure bike riders
Thank you Dermot :) All the best
Wow you are going to have a hard time with your small tires and loaded bikes! I did this route laste year. Good luck
Thanks!! We'll manage somehow 😅
A nice, real, taste of Spain!
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Awesome bro
Thanks :)
Gotta love those small towns. Make sure to stock up before the weekend, but I'm sure you know this. Sundays can be ghost towns even in the larger cities.
We know by experience 😅 Thanks for the tip!!
Always inspiring to watch !!
:) Thanks! All the best, E&M
on the road again, great stuff
Back at it again ;) All the best, E&M
Awesome 👌
Thanks :)
The thrill of the outside world and the uncomfort zone😁🙂😊
Wow ive done a similar route on a motorbike and even that was hard with those endless hills. Max respect you, seriously!
I went in May which was a mistake because thats the windiest month and quite a cold wind too. Feb is perfect around 18 degrees but the temp drops dramatically after 6pm. And it gets dark really quickly. Thanks for making the vid.
Thanks :) We had a great time! Good to know that May is windy. We might want to go back some day and good to have a heads up on what time to avoid! All the best, E&M
I love this Lifestyle and views
Thank you Jaf :)
11:04 I LOVE this scenary
Andalusia is love place, vine is cheep and good. Wish you fun! 😂😂😂
Thank you! We loved it :) All the best!
I would love to go bike packing through Spain .. very good video and a plus that you guys hablan español. Saludos y disfruten mucho
Thanks :) Yeah, why not! Maybe not around the corner I can imagine but definitely one for the bucket list 👌🏼
hi, if you can add subtitles, i think there will be much more subscriber .... my suggestion.btw, really envious of you guys having the freedom of travelling during this pandemic. how i wish i could join in with you two.
That is a good idea but a lot of work or costly. We couldn't manage that at the moment. There are still options to go on an adventure, don't let yourself get bogged down! All the best, E&M
Nice video, Welcome here in Morocco 🇲🇦 , you are very close to us, it will be a unique experience here in the Atlas Mountains, there are very picturesque views
Oh man! This is going to be a great series. Its beautiful where you are and I would love to see it one day. I never thought about taking a bag of frozen vegetables before. That's a great idea. I wonder how long they would be good for in a pannier?
Still following your channel....at the beginnjng of tour trip you ate some fries at us on our terrace...and we talked for a while... Nice and estonishing to see how this big trip goes on and on...I also attentioned some other bikers which passed by to this RUclips channel...hope they enjoy IT as well... Good Luck and who knows till later at your return😅
Hoi Joar! Zevenbergschen Hoek als ik me niet vergis? Ontzettend leuk dat je nog steeds kijkt. Als we in de buurt zijn komen we zeker weer een lekker patatje halen :) Groet uit Spanje, E&M
Joli !
La spagna e uno splendido paese,girarlo in bici e ancora più bello bravi ragazzi........però litalia e ancora più bella specialmente il caffe e più buono😉
You must try the Spanish lentil stew. Naturally vegetarian, so tasty and packed with nutrients and easy on the stomach. I think it is the ideal cycling food and I eat it often. It should be everywhere in Spain, but if you need a recipe, check out Albert's on the Spain on a Fork YT channel. Small green Lentilles duPuy cook faster (or just presoaking) and may be better for camping. Try some Spanish paprika and saffron! And wine!
"Muchos kilometras!"
That sounds delicious Marc! We will be on the lookout for sure 😋 🍷 Thanks and All the best, E&M
Would you ever consider making an episode about the average costs for sustaining yourselves per day or week on a tour like those you have done?
That would be interesting. I'm sure their camping helps keep cost down
We did a small segment in our "How to go bicycle touring" video! No dedicated one in the planning... perhaps somewhere down the line.
Greetings from vlaardingen. Love your videos. I'm getting ready to go for......
Thanks from Spain :) .. an adventure?
Imagine a world where people take a nap after lunch. There would be no more wars.
Beautiful views great to see you guys on the bike the camping looks good the weather looks good, it looks comfortable not to hot was it, when I was in pamplona it was stifling way to hot , food in a pot its always going to be good after a long day , I remember opening a tin of beans, man that was a great tin ha ha , its peculiar some of the things you recall about a tour after the tour is over , look after your self's guys love from Scotland.
Thanks David! We are very lucky with the weather as we know it can be suffocating in Spain. Love the story about the tin of beans 🤣 All the best, E&M
@Wheels to Wander be safe my friends.
No son Bananas ( son plátanos) 😅👍🏼 I'm so jealous of you guys this trip looks spectacular 😍 thanks for sharing your experience with us ☺️
Thanks for the language tip James 😉 Spain is lovely for cycling! If you have the chance... All the Best, E&M
@@WheelstoWander it's only in Spain they call them plátanos, so any other Spanish speaking countries use bannana 😅 no idea why. Hope you have a fantastic time! I really Wana do something like this 😀
I did a Valencia (La Playa Camino)to Santiago a few years back. Beware of the 'goatheads' little spikey things that get in your tires...
Thanks for the tip! I google them and they also call it Puncture-vine 😳
No snow and ice? Very nice, wish I was there. Enjoy yourselves and take care, from 🇨🇦
Thanks William! Not in this part of Spain at that time ... and if you can it is worth it 👍🏼
The draw of the open road and trails eh. I thought you were having a break. Looking very nice. Take care guys. Bon appetite
We did ;) The road keeps on calling though... All the best, E&M
@@WheelstoWander it doesn't just call it shouts too - get your butt out there! Lol. I found a bike alarm online with remote for under €12 - secured it to the bike with bolts that are made secure with loctite glue. Takes a p9 battery and it's waterproof - for when I can't avoid leaving the bike to use the bathroom or shopping. Aldi don't like you parking up against the windows of the store. It's almost Summer!!! I am mega stoked.
You've become pink noses again.🤭 Watching you gives me experience.🚲❤️ I love you guys regards from Türkiye 🇹🇷
Teşekkür Ederim Ay-Sv :)
Always get so happy when I get to see a new adventure from you. Did you change your tires for riding on the rough roads?
Ha, great to hear :) Maudi already had 2,4" an I changed them to get some extra cushion. Very happy with the upgrade!
Bikepacking dot com says 'tubeless is a must' for this route due to thorns and goatheads. What is your experience with this, would a good thick Schwalbe tire with some puncture protection work as well?
That view @6:45!
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Thanks Zeck 😊
Fantastic video! I'm looking into cycling that area in March and was wondering a few things: would the weather be "good enough" (>10 d Celsius) to enjoy being outside all day, could I find spots to pitch my tent, and is the ride / culture / scenery interesting. I think this video answers all these questions with a "yes"! My sleeping bag is warm enough to about freezing, so I hope this will suffice in March. I'm not completely sure about the nights at altitude though.
Thanks! March will probably be a great month. Not to hot but possibly chilly higher up. Have fun!!
Great video guys. Spain has so many places to explore. What app do you use to find the routes? Thanks!
wau!! precioso viaje! no sé si habéis llegado ya a Cádiz, Vivo en la costa (Barbate) me gustaría saludaros. Suerte!!
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Gotta love Europe, especially Spain.Once you get out of the major urban areas there is hardly anyone on the roads. I'm in southern California an it's a zoo, central California is slightly better but not like this. Maybe someday I'll get over there, in the meantime, stay safe.
Beautiful 💓💓💓💓from India
Thank you Balakrishna :)
Maza aa gya (it's was fun)
:) Which language is that?
Hindi 🇮🇳
lekker ,lekker.......
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