Bike and Hike Granada
Bike and Hike For a Greener Planet
Bike and Hike Granada is a family-owned adventure tourism company based in Granada, in Spain's Andalusia region, offering guided bike tours, e-bike tours, hiking and walking tours, women-only tours and customisable active family holidays. The company was founded by couple Patricia Ibáñez Porcel and Sebastian B Francis after years spent cycling across Asia, Europe and the Middle East and trekking through the Himalayas; the idea took shape during the Covid period, with Sebastian leaving a corporate career and Patricia stepping away from public service work in Spain to build the business. Rather than working through middlemen or sales agents, the founders say they design every tour themselves, researching routes and logistics before running trips with a mix of year-round staff, service providers and local guides.
Their cycling programme spans multi-day e-bike and traditional bike journeys through Andalusia, covering routes such as the Sierra Morena, the Vía Verde del Aceite greenway, cave dwellings around Guadix, and point-to-point rides between Seville, Ronda, Córdoba and Granada, alongside two women-only cycling itineraries led by local guides. The company positions itself around sustainable, carbon-free travel, describing its trips as designed to leave "only footprints" while supporting local communities and, for the women's tours, local women guides. It is a registered active tourism agency (AIAT/GR/00088-4) and also runs hiking and walking tours, UNESCO Geopark excursions, and combined active holidays pairing cycling or hiking with tapas and flamenco experiences.
Discover Andalusia E-Bike Tour
Tour Operator: Bike and Hike Granada
Spain
7 days (Bike: 5 days)
255 km (~51km per day)
Leisure
On-road, Some hills
Guided
Supported
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Overview
Tour Operator Bike and Hike Granada
A 7-day e-bike journey through Andalusia, linking whitewashed villages, desert badlands, high Alpujarran passes and a Granada finale.
Discover Andalusia E-Bike Tour crosses southern Spain from the high plateau near Guadix to the Mediterranean-facing Alpujarras, finishing in Granada. Riders pedal through cereal fields, olive orchards and almond groves to the whitewashed village of Castril, then on to the desert-like shores of Negratín Lake, with a soak in the naturally warm Baños de Zújar.
The route continues through Guadix's cave houses and Arab citadel, the ancient dolmens of Gorafe, and into the Alpujarras, where terraced farms, Berber-influenced villages and the ham-curing town of Trevélez showcase the region's Morisco heritage. A drive over Puerto de la Ragua (2,000m) brings sweeping views toward the Mediterranean and, on clear days, Africa.
The tour finishes in Granada, with optional visits to the Alhambra and a flamenco dinner to close out the trip. A support vehicle and guide accompany the group throughout.
Highlights:
- Cycling through olive groves, desert badlands, mountain passes and fertile valleys on e-bikes
- Thermal soak at Baños de Zújar and views over Negratín Lake
- Guadix's cave houses, Arab citadel and the ancient dolmens of Gorafe
- High-mountain scenery from Puerto de la Ragua, with Berber-influenced Alpujarran villages
- Trevélez, one of Spain's highest villages, known for its Denomination of Origin ham
- Optional Alhambra tour and flamenco dinner in Granada
Surface and terrain:
95% paved road, 5% gravel. Mostly rolling hills through farmland and valleys, with a few challenging climbs. The highest pass (Puerto de la Ragua, 2,000m) is driven, not ridden. E-bikes provided throughout.
Likely weather:
Mediterranean climate, plenty of sun. Spring/autumn 8-19°C, summer 22-35°C (higher at times), cooler at altitude. Rainfall minimal. Best season is April to June and September to November.
Suitable for:
Riders of moderate fitness wanting an active but leisurely trip, including those new to cycle touring. Daily rides of 40-50 km over 4-6 hours, with a support vehicle available for anyone who needs a break from riding.