Circular Manchega

Bike, Adventure & Quixote

This is a route for bikepacking and cycle touring along “La Mancha” in Spain, following the steps of Don Quixote in the most famous sites of the novel and also discovering the nature, heritage and people of this beautiful area

Windmills of Puerto Lápice by Carlos Merino, end of winter '26 . (CC BY-NC-ND)
Windmills of Puerto Lápice by Carlos Merino, end of winter ’26 (CC BY-NC-ND)

“In a place of La Mancha…”

540Km

Complete in a week, or less if your legs can do it

+3000m

Delight with easy, flat and fast route, specially design for gravel and BTT

Quixote

Enjoy the most famous places and countryside describe by Cervantes in his novel

National Park

Discover the national park “Tablas de Daimiel”, and unique ecosystem that only you can find at Okavango Delta in Africa

Castles

Find up to 5 Castles and come into the Medieval history with visiting surprising castles

Giants or perhaps windmills

Wonder with 38 ancient windmills along the route and understand the meaning of Giants

Lakes, wetlands & birds

Discover the natural park “Lagunas de Ruidera” and the wetlans “humedales manchegos”, many of them reserve of the Biosphere and hot points to birds watching

Cheese, wine, oil & saffron

Enjoy so much with delicious and tasting meals, because this is a unique production area of famous Manchego cheese, wine, oil and also saffron

Sun

The route is open all the year and most of the days are sunny in “La Mancha”, but take into account temperatures during winter and summer

“…I do want to recall all my life”.