Adventure bike routes in the Valencian Community
Text reviewed on October 16, 2026 · OpenStreetMap data from October 8, 2026
The Valencian Community has 51,084 km of mapped dirt track and 84,988 km of unpaved ways in all: 67 % of its network of tracks and roads is dirt. Most of it is firm or uneven track of easy and medium level, with the steep stuff in inland Castellón and the Serranía of Valencia. OpenStreetMap figures from October 2026.
By province:Valencia Castellón Alicante
What the terrain is like
Three provinces, three kinds of terrain. Castellón is the most mountainous and has the most dirt in proportion: Els Ports, the Maestrat and the Alto Mijares are mountain track, with villages far apart and fords in almost every gully. Valencia has the Serranía del Turia (Chelva, Tuéjar, Titaguas, Aras de los Olmos), the Ayora valley and the Caroig massif: long forestry tracks, firm, with climbs that go on forever. Alicante mixes proper hills (Mariola, Aitana, Serrella, the Vall de Gallinera) with a lot of flat farm track in the Vega Baja and the Vinalopó.
Of the 51,084 km of dirt track, OpenStreetMap only has the surface tagged for half: the other half are tracks "with no data", which the planner scores from what it knows about their neighbours and flags as unknown on the map. That is why in this region it pays to read the reason behind each section before trusting the colour.
There is plenty of singletrack (22,403 km), but in the Valencian Community it is off-limits to motorbikes and Corally keeps it out of the route. What is left, track and lane, is maxitrail and trail terrain almost entirely: expert level barely shows up.
The terrain in figures
What is mapped in OpenStreetMap as of October 2026, scored with the same difficulty model the planner uses. Ways that cross the boundary count only for the part inside.
- Unpaved ways (dirt tracks, lanes and singletrack)
- 84,988 km
- Paved roads and streets
- 42,638 km
- Share of the network that is dirt
- 67 %
- Of which, dirt tracks
- 51,084 km
- Very firm dirt track2,740 km
- Firm dirt track9,865 km
- Rough dirt track9,608 km
- Very rough dirt track1,906 km
- Barely passable dirt track341 km
- No surface data26,624 km
- Other dirt lanes (rural, service)
- 11,502 km
- Singletrack and footpaths (almost always off-limits to motorbikes)
- 22,403 km
- Easy45,367 km
- Medium13,904 km
- Hard3,230 km
- Expert86 km
- Mapped fords
- 15,591 (15,474 points and 117 sections)
- Elevation (terrain model, approximate)
- from 0 to 1,810 m
- Fuel stations
- 1,324
- Bars and restaurants
- 13,465
Dirt tracks by surface (as tagged in OpenStreetMap):
Difficulty of tracks and lanes, singletrack excluded · average 23/100
Each way's difficulty comes from its surface, grade, condition and the real slope from the terrain model, in the easier direction; singletrack is left out of that average because on a motorbike it is almost never an option. Fords are the ones somebody has mapped in OpenStreetMap: there are more. It is all public, crowd-sourced data: it may not match what you find.
Routes to get started
One for each way of riding the region: the Serranía classic, half a day through Els Ports for a big bike, the long route with fords of the Alto Mijares and one over hilly tracks in Alicante. Each province has its own on its page.
Calculated with Corally's planner with no singletrack and at the level shown; times are riding time at adventure-bike pace, no stops. They are saved: the link does not expire.
Trail level · a bit of spice
Chelva → Aras de los Olmos
The Serranía classic: firm dirt tracks between Chelva and Aras de los Olmos, with a long climb and good views. The fords it crosses are gullies that usually run dry.
- Distance
- 34 km
- Time
- 52 min
- Dirt
- 77 %
- Max. difficulty
- 36/100 · Medium
- Climb
- +890 m
- Warnings
- 8 warnings · 8 fords
Trail level · a bit of spice
Xixona → Sella
From Xixona to Sella over hilly tracks: the route with the most dirt in the province. For a trail bike that wants to work.
- Distance
- 39 km
- Time
- 58 min
- Dirt
- 69 %
- Max. difficulty
- 41/100 · Medium
- Climb
- +945 m
- Warnings
- 6 warnings · 2 fords
Trail level · a bit of spice
Montanejos → Vistabella del Maestrat
The long one from the Alto Mijares to Penyagolosa: fords galore, steep climbs and plenty of dirt. The most demanding we propose.
- Distance
- 144 km
- Time
- 4 h 2 min
- Dirt
- 77 %
- Max. difficulty
- 59/100 · Hard
- Climb
- +4,128 m
- Warnings
- 58 warnings · 50 fords
Maxitrail level · take it easy
Bucle desde Morella
Half a day through Els Ports from Morella: half firm track, half mountain road, a dozen fords and a lot of accumulated climbing. For a big bike with intent.
- Distance
- 158 km
- Time
- 3 h 17 min
- Dirt
- 27 %
- Max. difficulty
- 44/100 · Medium
- Climb
- +3,111 m
- Warnings
- 17 warnings · 13 fords
Fords and crossings to watch
This region has 15,591 fords mapped in OpenStreetMap. The planner and the roadbook warn about them and tell apart the ones that carry water from the ones that may (ramblas and gullies that run dry most of the year).
Almost all are points on ramblas or gullies: dry most of the year, with water after a storm or an easterly. The ones crossing real rivers (Mijares, Turia, Palancia, Cabriel) stand out on the route and the planner flags them as fords with water.
In inland Castellón the tracks dropping into the gullies chain several fords in a row: the roadbook groups them ("N fords in a row") so you know what is coming. After rain, carry a plan B with a road exit.
What the rules say in Valencian Community
- Yes on forest tracks 2 metres wide or more that are open, on a registered bike, at 30 km/h; no on footpaths, off the track or on livestock trails, and never on enduro or trials bikes or with motocross tyres (Decree 91/2023, arts. 112 and 113).
- Tracks closed with a chain or a sign, and days when access to the hills is restricted for fire risk, are not up for debate: you go back by road.
The rules in Valencian Community, explained article by article →
Base towns, fuel and food
The towns with the most mountain track around them are not always the ones with a fuel station: Chera, Titaguas or Aras de los Olmos are starting points, but the tank gets filled earlier, in Chelva, Requena or Segorbe. In Alicante, Banyeres de Mariola has everything at hand.
Ranked by kilometres of hilly dirt track (sustained climb or descent of 6 % or more) within about 8 km. Fuel stations within 5 km and bars or restaurants within 3 km, according to OpenStreetMap. The region has 1,324 fuel stations and 13,465 places to eat mapped.
| Town | Hilly track (8 km) | Fuel (5 km) | Food (3 km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titaguas | 492 km | 1 | 1 |
| Chera | 490 km | 0 | 0 |
| Llucena / Lucena del Cid | 475 km | 1 | 4 |
| Banyeres de Mariola | 465 km | 3 | 13 |
| Atzeneta del Maestrat | 464 km | 1 | 9 |
| Aras de los Olmos | 444 km | 0 | 2 |
Plan your own
Set a start and an end (or a loop by time) in Valencian Community, pick your level and Corally gives you the route over dirt tracks with the difficulty of every section, the fords, the road exits for the group and the roadbook. You can try it without an account.
Page written by Corally with the figures from its database (OpenStreetMap and public terrain models) and routes calculated with its planner. It is public, crowd-sourced data: difficulty, fords and tracks may not match the ground. What you find on arrival, the signs, the closures and each region's rules always win.