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Cofete (Fuerteventura)

The southern tip of Fuerteventure contains one of the classic bike routes of the Canary Islands. Short but impressive is the predicate of this surprising route.

Description

The route starts in Morro Jable with a long stretch of road, first on asphalt, then on a hard-packed gravel road. You drive through the barren landscape and climb up to the Degollada de Agua Oveja (259 meters above sea level) with a great view of the wild coast with its 14-kilometre-long sandy beach. Continue along the road, now descending on the north side. This brings you to the village of Cofete. The detour down to the sandy beach is worthwhile, before returning via the Degollada de Cofete. This leads uphill via a single trail that is almost entirely rideable and not really steep at any point. This amazing trail winds its way up the mountain to the crossing at 347 meters above sea level. The descent back to Morro Jable is (unexpectedly) flowy, fast and varied and leads down almost to the road. A little above the road, keep left and roll along the trail slightly above the road until just before Morro Jable. Conclusion: A great and surprising singletrail tour through the wild mountains of Fuerteventura.

Note:

  • The Degollada de Cofete can also be ridden in the opposite direction on a mountain bike. In this case, the ascent is also rideable throughout (apart from a few steps) and the descent is flowy and fun.
    • On the ascent on the north side, the large house of Gustav Winter is clearly visible. There are legends surrounding this house that it was a Nazi retreat, that Hitler ran a secret submarine base here and much more. It's worth reading up a little on the subject here: villawinter.com/the_legend

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31 km

645 m

645 m

12 above sea level

348 above sea level

1 day

Morro del Jable

Morro del Jable

2692

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Portrait Thomas Giger

About the author: Thomas Giger

Thomas Giger has been the editor of Ride MTB since 2002 and is a regular online and print author. Over the years, he has specialized in tourism topics and is particularly well known for his blog-style columns. He is also one of Ride MTB's active tour authors.

Thomas Giger has been the editor of Ride MTB since 2002 and has had a significant influence on the tour database. His focus is on single trail tours. There are few who know the trails in Switzerland as well as he does. However, his areas of expertise also include Aosta, the French Western Alps, and the whole of South Tyrol.

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