Adventure bike routes in Zaragoza
Text reviewed on October 16, 2026 · OpenStreetMap data from October 8, 2026
The province of Zaragoza has 32,409 km of mapped dirt track, more than any other in Aragon, and 37,945 km of unpaved ways: 81 % of its network is dirt, mostly easy. The good adventure riding is the Moncayo and the ranges of Calatayud and Daroca; the Ebro valley, the Campo de Belchite and the Monegros are flat, fast-track country. OpenStreetMap figures from October 2026.
Whole region:Aragon
What the terrain is like
The Moncayo (Tarazona, Calcena, Aranda de Moncayo) is the province's mountain: a high point of 2,310 m, pine and beech tracks and, up top, a natural park with its own rules. The ranges of Calatayud and Daroca (Ateca, Aniñón, Gotor, El Frasno, Cariñena, Daroca) have easy tracks between hills and dryland.
The Campo de Belchite and the Monegros (Belchite, Azuara, Bujaraloz, Caspe) are steppe plain: fast, easy tracks with no shade, very good in winter and tough in high summer because of the heat.
We give no example in the Cinco Villas or the heart of the Monegros: Sos del Rey Católico → Uncastillo came out at 2 % dirt track and Alcubierre → Bujaraloz at 27 %; nor between Tarazona and Calcena, at 16 %. Almost three out of four kilometres of dirt track have no surface tagged in OpenStreetMap.
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)
- 37,945 km
- Paved roads and streets
- 9,116 km
- Share of the network that is dirt
- 81 %
- Of which, dirt tracks
- 32,409 km
- Very firm dirt track968 km
- Firm dirt track2,946 km
- Rough dirt track2,665 km
- Very rough dirt track2,366 km
- Barely passable dirt track186 km
- No surface data23,278 km
- Other dirt lanes (rural, service)
- 1,700 km
- Singletrack and footpaths (almost always off-limits to motorbikes)
- 3,836 km
- Easy24,862 km
- Medium5,260 km
- Hard3,959 km
- Expert28 km
- Mapped fords
- 1,257 (1,206 points and 51 sections)
- Elevation (terrain model, approximate)
- from 70 to 2,310 m
- Fuel stations
- 286
- Bars and restaurants
- 2,704
Dirt tracks by surface (as tagged in OpenStreetMap):
Difficulty of tracks and lanes, singletrack excluded · average 25/100
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
Five routes with no singletrack: the nearly two-hour loop from Tarazona, at the foot of the Moncayo; Calcena → Aranda de Moncayo, at Trail level; Cariñena → Daroca, with almost three quarters on dirt track; Belchite → Azuara across the Campo de Belchite and Caspe → Bujaraloz towards the Monegros.
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.
Maxitrail level · take it easy
Belchite → Azuara
Across the Campo de Belchite: 28 km, 64 % on easy dirt track and five fords, never above about 600 m.
- Distance
- 28 km
- Time
- 47 min
- Dirt
- 64 %
- Max. difficulty
- 35/100 · Medium
- Climb
- +362 m
- Warnings
- 5 warnings · 5 fords
Trail level · a bit of spice
Calcena → Aranda de Moncayo
Along the flank of the Moncayo: 29 km between Calcena and Aranda de Moncayo, 87 % on dirt track, seven fords and three steep climbs, with a high point of nearly 1,400 m.
- Distance
- 29 km
- Time
- 53 min
- Dirt
- 87 %
- Max. difficulty
- 41/100 · Medium
- Climb
- +792 m
- Warnings
- 10 warnings · 7 fords
Maxitrail level · take it easy
Cariñena → Daroca
From the Campo de Cariñena to Daroca: 36 km, 72 % on easy dirt track (max 29/100) and three fords.
- Distance
- 36 km
- Time
- 59 min
- Dirt
- 72 %
- Max. difficulty
- 29/100 · Medium
- Climb
- +631 m
- Warnings
- 3 warnings · 3 fords
Maxitrail level · take it easy
Caspe → Bujaraloz
Towards the Monegros: 47 km, 51 % on flat, easy dirt track (max 20/100), with no fords or warnings at all.
- Distance
- 47 km
- Time
- 1 h 12 min
- Dirt
- 51 %
- Max. difficulty
- 20/100 · Easy
- Climb
- +432 m
- Warnings
- none
Maxitrail level · take it easy
Bucle desde Tarazona
A loop of nearly two hours from Tarazona, at the foot of the Moncayo: 62 km, 80 % on easy dirt track (max 34/100) and four fords.
- Distance
- 62 km
- Time
- 1 h 48 min
- Dirt
- 80 %
- Max. difficulty
- 34/100 · Medium
- Climb
- +440 m
- Warnings
- 4 warnings · 4 fords
Fords and crossings to watch
This region has 1,257 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).
Zaragoza is the driest: it has 1,257 mapped fords, quite a few fewer than Teruel or Huesca. On Calcena → Aranda de Moncayo the planner flags 7 in 29 km.
A gully that runs dry in summer can come down with water after a storm. The planner tells the fords that carry water from the ones that may; if in doubt, don't cross.
What the rules say in Aragon
- In Aragon, the consolidated Forest Act (Legislative Decree 1/2017, art. 90) allows riding without a permit on tracks open to general traffic in public forests, in groups of up to 5 vehicles and at no more than 30 km/h; the rider takes on civil liability (art. 90.2).
- Tracks that are not open require a permit (art. 90.3) and tourist routes or events need a special-use permit (art. 90.5). Corally does not know whether a given track is open to general traffic or who owns the forest: signs, chains and closures rule.
We don't have the rules page for this region yet. Meanwhile: public open tracks only, and signs and closures always win.
Base towns, fuel and food
The towns with the most climbing dirt track around them are in the Calatayud ranges (El Frasno, Gotor, Villarroya de la Sierra, Aniñón, Ateca) and at the foot of the Moncayo (Vera de Moncayo). All have one or two petrol stations (Vera de Moncayo, none) and four places to eat at most: bring food.
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 286 fuel stations and 2,704 places to eat mapped.
| Town | Hilly track (8 km) | Fuel (5 km) | Food (3 km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Frasno | 448 km | 1 | 0 |
| Vera de Moncayo | 434 km | 0 | 4 |
| Gotor | 433 km | 2 | 4 |
| Villarroya de la Sierra | 402 km | 1 | 1 |
| Aniñón | 402 km | 1 | 2 |
| Ateca | 399 km | 1 | 3 |
Plan your own
Set a start and an end (or a loop by time) in Zaragoza, 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.