Alto de Velefique
AL-3102 · Velefique → Bacares · Spain
- Length
- 13 miles
- Drive time
- 40 min
- Type
- Mountain pass
- Region
- Europe
The 'Stelvio of the south': a wall of perfect hairpins painted up a desert mountainside in Almería — Vuelta a España territory with year-round sunshine and empty tarmac.
Highlights of the Alto de Velefique
- Desert hairpin wall
- Vuelta climb
- Empty even in August
Where to stop on the Alto de Velefique
- Restaurante Alto de Velefique food — Village restaurant on the AL-3102 — last proper meal before the hairpin wall.
- Alto de Velefique viewpoint — Pass at about 1,820 m — look back down the desert hairpins; no fuel on the climb.
- Bacares viewpoint — White village at the far end of the AL-3102 — fill up in Tabernas before you start.
Drive the Alto de Velefique
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