Najerilla Valley & Monasterio de Valvanera — Logroño to the Sierra de laDemanda.
Distance
75 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
900 m
Najerilla Valley & Monasterio de Valvanera — Logroño to the Sierra de la Demanda.
A ride from Logroño up the Najerilla, greenest of the Rioja valleys, into the Sierra de la Demanda. From the royal town of Nájera the LR-113 follows the river to Anguiano — famous for its stilt-dancers — then a narrow mountain spur climbs through beech woods to the Monasterio de Valvanera, home of the patroness of La Rioja, beneath San Lorenzo, the region's highest peak (2,271m).
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance75 km
Days1
Total climb900 m
DifficultyModerate
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The route.
LogroñoStart · Start in Logroño and head west along the Ebro toward Nájera and the Najerilla valley.
NájeraScenic Point · Former capital of the Kingdom of Navarre. Visit the Monasterio de Santa María la Real and its royal pantheon carved into the red cliff.
AnguianoRestaurant · Mountain village famous for the danza de los zancos, where dancers descend the church steps on stilts. Lunch stop before the climb to the monastery.
Monasterio de ValvaneraEnd · A narrow, twisting spur climbs to the Benedictine monastery (950m) deep in beech woods, home of the Virgin of Valvanera, patroness of La Rioja, beneath the 2,271m San Lorenzo peak.
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