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Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Vía Verde del Maigmó
From: Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 22:54:25 +0200
Well, there’s something I don’t like about these, is it the lack of clouds? ;-)

A very apt and attractive series of interesting sites Nathan. Thanks a lot for 
the ride.

Amities

Philippe



> Le 29 juil. 2019 à 15:01, Nathan <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> 
> Vías Verdes ("green roads") are gravel paths that have been installed along 
> abandoned local railroad tracks. There are quite a few of these around Spain, 
> since the falling population in the rural interior rendered many of these 
> local railroads economically untenable. So, since the 1990s, the authorities 
> have been ripping out the tracks and converting the railroads to 
> cycling/hiking trails. The surface is mostly gravel, but nicely hard packed, 
> so any bike with reasonably wide tires will have no problems. And because 
> trains cannot climb steep slopes, even in mountainous areas those Vías Verdes 
> make for easy cycling, since mountains are then passed through  tunnels and 
> deep valleys on bridges.
> 
> The nearest Vía Verde to Alicante starts near Agost, 25 km from my house, and 
> runs 22 km to the Maigmó pass. The elevation goes from about 200 m to about 
> 650 m, but again, very gently. I did the ride yesterday on a mountain bike I 
> just bought to supplement my road bikes, and it was very pleasant indeed, 
> with some very nice views too, that I would not have from the normal road. I 
> had the trail to myself, came across just one other cyclist and no walkers. 
> Perhaps it had something to do with the temperature, I started the ride late, 
> around 11, and there is not much shade along this route.
> 
> The record of the ride is here:
> 
> https://www.greatpix.eu/Via-Verde-del-Maigmo/ 
> https://www.greatpix.eu/V%C3%ADa-Verde-de-Maigm%C3%B3/
> 
> 
> And as always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated.
> 
> 
> Nathan
> 
> 
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> 
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