Beach trips and short mountain stages
"La forte Ventura", the strong adventure, was already written on the first Canary Islands map from 1339. Fuerteventura is adventure - the adventure of the landscape, even if at first glance the barrenness of the second largest Canary Island can be a little disconcerting.
The challenge of cycling beyond the seemingly endless beaches is not the few mountain routes - the highest elevation is only 807 metres. Wind and sand are the opponents here and there. Several tours lead over dusty, bumpy gravel roads with some steep climbs. A sturdy trekking bike with good gearing and studded tyres or an e-bike is therefore advisable. Fuerteventura is famous for its beaches, but the interior of the island is also worth a tour, especially up to the picturesque village of Betancuria.
The GPX track for retracing the tour to the lighthouse is available free of charge on the MYBIKE tour portal:
Bike hire and guided tours
Volcano Bike in Costa Calma and Morro Jable, www.volcano-bike.com/de
Easy Riders bike centre (no e-bikes) in Corralejo, www.easyriders-bikecenter.com
Fast Motion Bike (no e-bikes) at the Hotel Fuerteventura Playa in Costa Calma, fastmotion.bike
Cycling holidays
Individual and guided cycle tours are available from www.wikinger.de and www.biketeam-radreisen.de
Bike-friendly accommodation
Playitas Resort (sports and family hotel) in Tuineje, www.playitas.net/de
Hotel Ocean World in Morro Jable, https://wordpress.oceanworld-hotels.com
Aldiana Club Fuerteventura in Las Gaviotas, www.aldiana.de
Literature / Maps
Compass map no. 240 "Fuerteventura" at a scale of 1:50,000. Various tour tips on www.bikemap.net/de
The tour planner "Cycling on the Canary Islands" with the cycle tour on Fuerteventura and other tour suggestions for all the Canary Islands was published in MYBIKE issue 1/2019.
You can view the output in the MYBIKE app (iTunes and Google Play) or in the DK-Shop order.
