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Motorcycle routes in Galicia 🇪🇸

6 routes available

Galicia offers a spectacular coastline of cliffs, the Rías Baixas, the Ribeira Sacra and the inland mountain ranges. Winding roads through eucalyptus forests with views over the Atlantic.

Clifftop coastal roads, very twisty secondary roads inland, generally good tarmac. Frequent rain year-round but mild temperatures. Best from May to October.

Riding character of the region
Published routes
6From 140 to 200 km per route
Total kilometres
1,060 km
Average difficulty
3/5 · Moderate
Best season
May to September
Highest elevation gain
2,400 mPeak altitude 1,640 m
Routes with GPX
6 of 6

What riding Galicia is like

By road character: linked curves (5 routes), charming villages (5 routes), coastal (4 routes), low traffic (2 routes), canyon (1 route), technical road (1 route).

The longest is Costa da Morte: lighthouses and cliffs at 200 km; the shortest, Rías Baixas: O Grove and Cambados at 140 km. The highest point is reached on O Courel and Lugo mountains, at 1,640 m. The most demanding one rates 4 out of 5 for difficulty.

The season most of them share runs from May to September.

These routes pass through villages such as Muxía, Sanxenxo, O Grove, Folgoso do Courel, Seoane do Courel, Viveiro, O Barqueiro, and Castro Caldelas. And stop at viewpoints such as Cabo Vilán, Cabo Fisterra, Balcóns de Madrid, Garita de Herbeira, and Cabo Ortegal.

Routes in Galicia

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Compare every route in Galicia

6 published routes in Galicia, 1,060 km in total. Each row shows the route's actual figures: distance, riding time, route type, surface, difficulty, cumulative ascent, best season and downloadable GPX track.

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Motorcycle routes in Galicia: distance, riding time, route type, surface, difficulty, cumulative ascent, best season and GPX track for each route.
RouteDistanceRiding timeTypeSurfaceDifficultyElevation gainBest seasonGPX
Rías Altas: Viveiro, Mondoñedo and Galicia's North Coast180 km4h 30minLoopTarmac3/5 · Moderate1,800 mMay to SeptemberDownload
O Courel and Lugo mountains190 km4h 30minLoopTarmac4/5 · Hard2,400 mMay to OctoberDownload
Cabo Ortegal and Serra da Capelada170 km4hLoopTarmac3/5 · Moderate1,500 mMay to SeptemberDownload
Rías Baixas: O Grove and Cambados140 km3h 30minLoopTarmac2/5 · Easy800 mMay to SeptemberDownload
Ribeira Sacra: Sil River Canyons180 km4h 30minLoopTarmac3/5 · Moderate1,700 mMarch, April, May, June, September, October, NovemberDownload
Costa da Morte: lighthouses and cliffs200 km5hLoopTarmac3/5 · Moderate1,500 mMay to SeptemberDownload