Bikepacking the Montañas Vacías: 700km across Spain's wild landscapes

Ryan Kodak Brown
Ryan Kodak Brown
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Published 2024-05-12
This is Ilse's first bikepacking adventure! She has never ridden more than 30km's on her city bike on the flat, city roads of Belgium. We followed the Montanas Vacias, a stunning bikepacking route that winds through the most remote region of Spain. We deal with mud that clings to everything and makes pedaling impossible. We encounter snow. We even run out of food. Most of all though, we enjoy our time in the wilderness and experience the culture of Spain.

Link to main route website: montanasvacias.com/route/
Link to the Bikepacking.com route info: bikepacking.com/routes/montanas-vacias/
All Comments (21)
  • @bruce.KAY-bike-drifter
    I love the feel of your videos. There is a positive mood, even in the face of tyres gummed up with mud and extreme tiredness. Your camping gear is very similar to my bikepacking setup. I have the same tent, sleeping gear and stove. You planned a challenging route for one of your early bike trips. So hats off to you both for your resilience.
  • @arienrichardson6974
    hats off to you Ilse!!! not once did you complain and you stayed positive throughout the whole trip. Proud of you and you are an inspiration to us all.... go well and go some more...
  • @clivegreenall309
    A thoroughly enjoyable narrative and great content. Thanks so much for producing and sharing this. Greetings from South Africa.
  • @berndwintjen5388
    Weltklasse... bitte mehr Bikepacking Videos mit euch beiden... ihr seid klasse... vielen Dank
  • @user-rv7ng6gu7v
    영상이 너무 좋아서 보고 또 보고 정말 아름답고 멋집니다 저도 자전거로 세계여행해보는게 버킷리스트입니다 언제나 홧팅 응원합니다🥰
  • @Vicenteb1956
    nice trip....parabéns...saludos......desde Brasil
  • @padude131
    Hey Kodak good to see you again! That adventure looked like it was pretty tough! I bet you're really proud of your wife! She's tough as nails. Take care!
  • @zenjukai
    What an amazing film, thank you for sharing your journey! =)
  • @sreekanth4805
    இயற்கையோடு கலந்து போய் குளிர் காற்று முகத்தில் அறைய ஆனந்தமான பயணம் . இதுவும் ஒரு தியானம் அற்புதமான அழகான வீடியோ வாழ்த்துக்கள் மேலும் பயணபடுங்கள் Sreekanth from india
  • @rrmsc7029
    😂Truly, callos are not for ever, but people who like then, consider a real delicatessen. Magnificent video. Saludos desde España ✨
  • @omare_biketonature
    Beautiful film! I’ll ride this route this next autumn, I just have a week so I have long days on the saddle to cover the whole route. Cheers from Norway 🇳🇴
  • @frantheman9078
    Great video ❤ one day il do this route! Btw Río Tajo is the largest river of Spain. It empties in Lisbon and there's an amateur bike race following most of its course
  • @simonwiltshire
    Great adventure guys! A tough one but beutifull, realy well put together, thankyou!
  • @igorlinardic3903
    Great video! When I saw how bad your start has been with all that mud and snow, I expected that you will mentally break down soon, but you kept going and you were rewarded with beautiful scenery and medieval towns. Such a nice journey, I envy you.
  • @tmshowier
    1:07 أكيد👍 الله يحفظكم..ونحن أيضا معكما بالدعاء.. ورحلة سعيدة