Stage 20

STAGE 20 San Pedro del Pinatar - Murcia (48.5 km)

In this stage, we'll depart from the roundabout at the entrance to the Regional Park of Las Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar, we'll go through the municipality's town centre, passing by the Príncipe de Asturias municipal pavilion, in order to depart on rural roads in the direction of El Mirador, in San Javier. From here, along the service road parallel to the motorway between Santomera and San Javier, we'll reach Sucina, now in Murcia. A section with practically no traffic.

Leaving Sucina and passing through Hacienda Riquelme, we'll go along the quiet RM-F19 to La Tercia. Once we've passed this town, we face the main ascent of this stage, the 3.8 km climb to Garruchal at 2.70%, attainable for all levels. We'll descend on the north side, with a beautiful mountain landscape, entering the city of Murcia via Calle Mayor, until we connect with the Vía Verde in San José de la Vega.

We'll provisionally pass under the AVE train bridge towards Los Dolores, and we'll reach the end of the greenway. Along the edge of the track and the Garres path, we'll connect with the cycle lane which will take us to the Murcia Auditorium, the end of this stage.