Bicycle Trips from Puerto Real - The New Bike Path (part 4)

The road from La Chacona comes to a historic intersection just past the banana trees. At the point where the main road curves sharply to the right, there are remnants of asphalt from two older roads. To the left all that remains now is a dirt road, but straight ahead the remaining bits of road surface have the appearance of having been turned into to a bike path. This illusion quickly disappears into a narrow path that gets very sandy at points. It runs right next to the main road which tends to have faster moving vehicules at this point.

Shortly another thicker area of pine forest appears. This is yet another of the royal Spanish livestock trails. To the right the trail leads to the tiny village called "El Meadero de la Reina". This town is often cited as one of the places with the strangest names in all of Spain. It means - The Place Where the Queen Peed (the Spanish wording being a bit less euphemistic). It has a tiny country store which also serves as very basic venta (small country tavern).

Some hundred meters to the right is an even tinier country store. It it seems closed, just check at the house that is attached to it. The trail to the left is quite popular. It is the alternate route for the Corredor Verde Dos Bahias. The road that continues straight ahead has a newly built bike path running alongside it on the right (see photo). So new in fact that is pedestrian bridge over the stream is still unfinished. Here the quickest way to get by is on the main road. Care should be taken, as motor vehicle travel pretty fast here, and the bridge is not very wide.

After the bridge the bike path continues alongside the road. The open fields soon give way to rural homes and shortly afterwards the bath path ends. This neighborhood is called El Marquesado, and is the last chance for refreshment before heading out towards Chiclana.

Just before the bike path ends, the TransAndalus turns left. It follows the first dirt road on the left where the bike path enters El Marquesado. Soon the trail heads out into open farm country.