On the first day of cycling, you can choose between two routes of different severity.
The lighter route heads east. A beautiful road will take you to the highest point, the beautiful 'Mirador', a viewpoint with vistas towards El Burgo. You cycle in the green valley of the 'Sierra Blanquilla' and on the Sierra de las Nieves mountain range with its highest peak 'Torrecilla' of 1918 metres in the south.
The tougher variant goes through the region south of Ronda. From Ronda, it heads towards Algeciras. You cycle past imposing, barren rocks. From Alpandeire, the landscape becomes more lush and the villages follow in quick succession.