[Closed] El Camino Del Rey/El Chorro

Hi Nicky
Contact Alan at Sierra Cycling as they ride that way on a regular basis. There is some great bits of hidden single track there but you really neeg a guide to find it.

I worked at Sierra Cycling as a guide for almost 2 years and going to that area to ride was one of my favorite days. Also pop in to "El Kiosk" near the reservoirs for some fantastic food and Spanish hospitality.

Matt

http://www.sierracycling.com/

Hiya

Thanks for that will have a look. I thought it looked good out there.
Getting really into single track after an amazing week in Brecon, doing The Gap, Whites Level x2 and Cwmcarn. Someone sent me the link for El Chorro and said it would make a cool mtb route-only if you have a death wish!
Nicky 😀

We rode to the end of the path a couple of times. Didn't climb over/around the fence to get onto the really dodgy bit, though. Lots of nice Singletrack in the area. Its pretty cheap to fly ans stay down there. Probably easier to do it all through a tour company as above

Luchon in the French Pyrenees is good for cheap riding. Easier to DIY as there are marked trails and very big lift to help you up. Still XC/singletrack riding rather than downhilling. Cheap flights to Toulouse then stay in a cabin on the campsite. Morzine can be cheap if you have a group. We typically pay £100 per person for accommodation for a week.

Thanks that more good ideas. Think cheap sounds good and love camping.
Won't be in a group going solo. My friends aren't bikers and can't really ask guys at the club. I don't mind just got to do want you want to do and enjoy it.
Thanks 🙂

If you're heading down to that area I would really recommend going and staying with Blazing Trails.
www.blazingtrails.co.uk

John looks after you really well, and can guide you down anything from fireroad epics to super-tech descents, with loads of swoopy singletrack being the bread and butter. John finds and builds his own trails, which are literally out of his back yard too.

More than worth a look. We'll be going back again.

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the riding out there is ace.

You absolutly have to do the Camino Del Rey if you get the chance! The south end of the Camino is the more exciting one, even more so now that the 1st section has been removed by the Junta. Did it in April with junior (aged 12). Walked through the tunnels to where the gorge opens out, crossed the river and made our way back along the walkway. We had harnesses and slings to clip the in-situ wire as some of the concrete is paper thin and even missing in places.
What we lacked was a rope to make an abseil descent off the end of the walkway; instead we had to down climb an exposed chimney to reach a Via Ferrata that has been installed below..only just made that bit safe for small boy!
Oh, and we sang The Hoosiers "I've started, to worry, about Camino del Rey" as we went! 🙂

Based on the photo from tomthumb, it's not too technical, apart from the vertigo, then?

I've ridden there with bikey above - but can't remember much through the blur...I think it might have been my 48 hours awake period 🙂

The camino del rey is proper scary. Years ago we went to el chorro climbing and at first it was a fairly traumatic walking along the narrow crumbling concrete walkway over a massive drop into the gorge. I think the first (scariest) bit has now been removed as it was too dangerous.

Hey
Thanks for replies. I thought it looked good on You Tube for biking. Not sure about the walk bit. Singletrack sounds good though. Photo looks really fab and sunny to!
After doing Whites Level and Cwmcarn just can't get enough singletrack, just loving it.
I will check the places out mentioned and hopefully book next years holiday-geting excited already!
Sure I should be sitting on a beach somewhere relaxing or people keep telling me thats what I should be doing-how boring would that be, think thats for later in life. 😀

El Chorro DH run 😉

Another el chorro gem.

We are up at El Chorro one day every week. Fantastic scenery around the “Kings Walk”, stunning singletrack riding with plenty of bus uplift.

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Looks gorgeous over there. Definitely a holiday being booked for next year. Is it best to have your own bike, I guess it would be as you get so use to your own and they all differ so much is geo.
Is it easy to take a bike on a plane? Never done this sort of thing before so a complete newbie. And will I meet with lots of others?
Hardly met anyone is the Brecons, Afan, or Cwmcarn bit disapointing as its nice to have some company.
Thanks

Taking your bike is easy. Bike packing guide [url= http://www.allmountainventure.com/newsletter/packing-a-bike-for-air-transit/ ]here[/url].

I have also had people turn up with a fully built bike in a transparent plastic bag.

You need let the airline know in advance and it will cost about 30 extra.

We are busiest Sept/Oct/Nov and Mar/Ap/May so ther'l be other riders around. Winter too but more sporadic (we also do a mean christmas dinner).

the el chorro DH is fun, let me know if you want directions

I've been climbing there a few times and thought the riding would be great. Don't be afraid to use the train tunnels to get where you're going - most of them have loads of room for bikes + trains. (Some don't though so be careful...)

The Camino Del Ray is mental, I've done it everytime I've been. There's nothing like clipping a crab onto some wire via ferrata stylie, following it along some walkway collapsing in front of your eyes before finding the other end of the wire isn't actually attached to anything...

Well, other than wandering through the tunnels in the pitch black waiting to plummet to your death, that's quite exciting too!

Sounding more and more fun all the time!