{"id":21228,"date":"2025-01-24T09:28:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T08:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/?p=21228"},"modified":"2025-01-24T09:28:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T08:28:42","slug":"gravelroutes-aan-de-costa-blanca-altea-en-benidorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/verhalen\/gravelroutes-aan-de-costa-blanca-altea-en-benidorm","title":{"rendered":"Gravel routes on the Costa Blanca: 3 route tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of je kunt gravellen vanuit de noordkant van de Costa Blanca in Spanje? Wij dachten eigenlijk van niet. Als fietsers aan de Costa Blanca denken, denken ze waarschijnlijk vooral aan de goed onderhouden wegen en mooie beklimmingen waar menig pro en recreant traint voor het komende wielerseizoen. Dat is ook hoe wij de omgeving kenden na hier eerder met de racefiets te zijn geweest. Maar dit jaar is het anders; we komen langs de Costa Blanca op doortocht met onze camper en gravelbikes. Tijd te ontdekken of we mooie gravelroutes aan de Costa Blanca kunnen maken! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Tekst door Maks Groeneveld \/ Fotografie door Maks Groeneveld en Jeffrey Wiese<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gravellen aan de Costa Blanca, een goed idee?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De zuidkant van de Costa Blanca &#8211; rondom Alicante &#8211; heeft eigenlijk meer te bieden voor de gravelbiker. In die omgeving zul je wat meer smalle, minder goed onderhouden wegen tegenkomen die uitlopen op fijne gravelwegen buiten de bebouwing. Aan de noordkant is dat anders; in die regio zijn de wegen \u00f3f in topconditie, \u00f3f je komt op paden terecht waar je zelfs met een mountainbike een goed staaltje techniek voor nodig hebt. Denk dan aan singletracks met veel losse stenen. Eigenlijk zijn dit meer wandelpaden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maar let op; we hebben ondervonden dat er <strong>daadwerkelijk mogelijkheden zijn voor gave gravelroutes<\/strong> aan de Costa Blanca! We maakten drie routes. Zelf startten wij vanuit het dorpje Alfas del Pi, maar omdat Benidorm en Altea populairdere bestemmingen zijn met meer accommodaties, hebben we de startlocaties alvast zo aangepast dat de routes goed aan te rijden zijn. <strong>Natuurlijk kun je de routes starten waar jij maar wilt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/stories-2\/fietsen-in-calpe\/\">Lees hier ook meer over wielrennen aan de Costa Blanca.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gravelroute 1: slingerend naar het stuwmeer en terug langs Benidorm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deze route brengt je al snel een fantastische, rustige weg op &#8211; de CV-758 vanuit Benidorm. We hebben hier bijna geen fietsers gezien, wat we onvoorstelbaar vonden want <strong>wat een fijne weg is dit<\/strong>! Hoewel dit een prachtige, verharde weg is om te wielrennen, vinden we het wel lekker om op deze manier snel in mooi gebied te komen en vast wat kilometers gemaakt te hebben. We komen aan de kant van de heuvels terecht waar wat meer regen valt en dat merken we, want het is hier een stuk groener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21239\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-83-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-83-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-83-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-83-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-83-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-83.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21238\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-62-636x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-62-636x1024.jpg 636w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-62-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-62-768x1236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-62-954x1536.jpg 954w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-62.jpg 1193w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21240\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-74-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-74-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-74-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-74-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-74-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-74.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na ongeveer 8 kilometer op deze weg, pak je een mooi stukje gravel mee. Deze strook is niet aan te raden na een regendag, trouwens. Onze banden zakten compleet weg in de kleimodder. Normaal is dit ongetwijfeld een <strong>prachtige strook<\/strong>. Je kunt de route hier onverhard vervolgen, maar toen wij een aantal honden wel heel hard en agressief (vanachter een hek) hoorden blaffen besloten we voor de zekerheid de route om te gooien en via de autoweg naar het volgende mooie pad te fietsen. In principe kun je via een singletrack langs het hek met de honden fietsen, maar we delen in dit geval graag de <strong>&#8216;hondproof&#8217; route<\/strong> met je. De keuze is aan jou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>En dan komt het mooiste deel van de route!<\/strong> Vlak voordat je rivier de &#8216;Riu de Sella&#8217; oversteekt stuur je een smalle kronkelweg op. En hier is het echt genieten! Korte klimmetjes wisselen zich af met vooral veel afdalen. Logisch ook, want je blijft de smalle (overigens niet zichtbare) rivierbedding volgen richting het stuwmeer. Het gravelpad langs het helderblauwe stuwmeer &#8216;<strong>Embalse del Amadorio<\/strong>&#8216; biedt fantastische uitzichten. Na het stuwmeer ben je over de helft van de route. Je fietst over een smal landweggetje, en via een tunneltje ga je de AP-7 onderdoor. Vanaf hier fiets je afwisselend over industrieterrein, maar ook over gravelstroken langs de spoorlijn, richting Benidorm. Je ziet de hoge gebouwen steeds dichterbij komen en zult merken dat je weer in toeristischer gebied terecht komt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"21248\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-70-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-70-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-70-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-70-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-70-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-70.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"590\" data-id=\"21249\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-86-1024x590.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-86-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-86-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-86-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-86-1536x886.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-86.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gravelroute 2: gravelrit richting Castell de Guadalest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deze gravelroute leidt je via gravel naar La Nucia, en iets noordelijk van het plaatsje Polop is het tijd voor bijna 10 kilometer aan gravel! Op het moment dat wij hier fietsen, waren alle wegen in dit gebied goed begaanbaar. Verwacht wel veel losse stenen, maar met 45 mm banden is dit perfect te doen. Dit is een route die je echt zal verrassen; hoe bevindt zich er zo een <strong>mooi gravelgebied middenin de bekende wielrenroute naar Castell de Guadalest<\/strong>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"21288\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-100-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-100-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-100-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-100-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-100-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-100.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"21287\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-099-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-099-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-099-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-099-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-099-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-099.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Op ongeveer 20 kilometer in de route rijd je de weg op. Je komt dan op de autoweg terecht die naar Castell de Guadalest loopt. Dit schilderachtige dorpje staat vooral bekend om de mooie ligging tussen de bergen en het <strong>kasteel &#8216;Castell de Guadalest<\/strong>&#8216;, dat bovenop een rots is gebouwd. Het kasteel dateert uit de Moorse tijd (11e eeuw). Hoewel een deel van het kasteel door aardbevingen en oorlogen beschadigd is geraakt, zijn de overblijfselen nog steeds mooi om te zien. Je kunt het kasteel bekijken nadat je een smaller paadje richting het stuwmeer in bent geslagen. Fiets even de dam op en neer voor het mooiste uitzicht, nadat je de route vervolgt langs het stuwmeer. Tip: je kunt het stuwmeer ook helemaal omfietsen! Dit is een leuk, verhard pad waar wel wat losse stenen kunnen liggen, dus het is een aanrader om dit op de gravelbike te doen. Vervolg het pad gewoon over de dam, en dan kom je vanzelf weer op de route terecht in het <strong>kleurrijke dorpje Beniard\u00e0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De route brengt je naar Castell de Guadalest, waar je goed een koffie- of tapasstop kunt houden. Daarna daal je af via de autoweg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gravelroute 3: Avontuurlijke route met uitzichten op de Puig Campana<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gravelroute 3 is misschien wel de mooiste, en zeker ook de meest avontuurlijke route van de drie. De route brengt je &#8211; net als de eerste route &#8211; door het dorpje Finestrat over de mooie CV-758 autoweg die vanuit Benidorm komt. In Finestrat fiets je nu niet rechtdoor, maar keer je de natuur in. Vanaf daar rijd je afwisselend over smalle verharde stroken waarop je lekker kilometers kunt maken, en prachtige gravelstroken. Het is een prachtige route die je dwars door de natuur brengt. Je rijdt letterlijk <strong>een rondje om de Puig Campana<\/strong>. Met een hoogte van 1.406 meter is dit de op \u00e9\u00e9n na hoogste berg in de provincie Alicante. Omhoog fietsen gaat helaas niet, maar gelukkig vonden we deze mooie route waarbij je de berg letterlijk van alle kanten kunt bewonderen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"21295\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Scherm%C2%ADafbeelding-2025-01-23-om-22.31.08.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21295\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"21296\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-89-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-89-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-89-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-89-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-89-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-89-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je komt uiteindelijk uit op de weg die je in route twee afdaalt vanaf Castell de Guadalest. Vanaf deze weg sla je al snel linksaf. Die weg brengt je naar dezelfde gravelpaden als die je in route twee omhoog bent geklommen. Je waant je bijna de gehele route middenin prachtige natuur. En niet onbelangrijk: <strong>\u00f3\u00f3k deze route is helemaal &#8216;dogproof&#8217;<\/strong>. We melden het maar, want wie van de begaande paden afgaat en avontuur zoekt, kan wel eens oog in oog komen te staan met wat minder vriendelijke viervoeters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21297\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-91-687x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-91-687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-91-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-91-768x1145.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-91-1030x1536.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-91.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21298\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-92-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-92-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-92-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-92-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-92-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-92.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"21299\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-098-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-098-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-098-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-098-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-098-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VANLIFE-098.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Zie je het berggebied in de achtergrond op de foto&#8217;s hierboven? Daar fiets je via gravelroute 3 helemaal omheen!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bekijk de drie gravelroutes hier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embed-privacy-container is-disabled embed-www-komoot-com\" data-embed-id=\"oembed_b81828a0b7749fa93ed0991754ff0592\" data-embed-provider=\"www-komoot-com\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 800\/580;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"embed-privacy-enable screen-reader-text\">Display content from www.komoot.com<\/button>\t\t\t<div class=\"embed-privacy-sr-message screen-reader-text\" role=\"status\" data-message=\"Content from www.komoot.com has been loaded.\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"embed-privacy-overlay\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"embed-privacy-inner\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\t\t\tClick here to display content from www.komoot.com.\t\t\t<noscript>\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\tPlease enable JavaScript in your browser to load this content.\t\t\t<\/noscript>\t\t<\/p>\t\t<p class=\"embed-privacy-input-wrapper\">\t\t\t<input id=\"embed-privacy-store-www-komoot-com-b81828a0b7749fa93ed0991754ff0592\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"1\" class=\"embed-privacy-input\" data-embed-provider=\"www-komoot-com\">\t\t\t<label for=\"embed-privacy-store-www-komoot-com-b81828a0b7749fa93ed0991754ff0592\" class=\"embed-privacy-label\" data-embed-provider=\"www-komoot-com\">\t\t\t\tAlways display content from www.komoot.com\t\t\t<\/label>\t\t<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"embed-privacy-footer\"><span class=\"embed-privacy-url\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.komoot.com\/nl-nl\/collection\/4020731\/embed\">Open content directly<\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"embed-privacy-content\">\t\t\t\t<script>var _oembed_b81828a0b7749fa93ed0991754ff0592 = '{\\\"embed\\\":\\\"&lt;iframe  src=&quot;https:\\\\\/\\\\\/www.komoot.com\\\\\/nl-nl\\\\\/collection\\\\\/4020731\\\\\/embed&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;580&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\\\/iframe&gt;\\\"}';<\/script>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of je kunt gravellen vanuit de noordkant van de Costa Blanca in Spanje? Wij dachten eigenlijk van niet. Als fietsers aan de Costa Blanca denken, denken ze waarschijnlijk vooral aan de goed onderhouden wegen en mooie beklimmingen waar menig pro en recreant traint voor het komende wielerseizoen. 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