The obscure side of Bardenas Reales

Declared a Natural Park, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and a Site of Community Interest, Bardenas Reales is an exceptional natural environment with a unique landscape. Within this vast expanse of land in south Navarre, La Bardena Negra is without doubt the least known part.

This route, which involves no major technical complications or slopes, lets you discover a territory surprising due to the amount of pine trees to be found but which maintains that characteristic desert feel thanks to all its arid ravines. So that you can fully immerse yourself in this area, we suggest a long route where the first and last parts (8.5 km) take the same path. Its length means you should be sure to take plenty of water and avoid the hottest days of the year.

Some of the route, suitable for gravel bikes, passes through the Aragonese part of Bardenas Reales and allows you to visit the chapel of Sancho Abarca by taking a small detour at km 46.