Font Roja (Alcoy)

Start Town Altitude Elevation Gain Length Gradient Difficulty Rating
Alcoy 1,061m 428 8.8 km 4.9% 319 ***






Font Roja - Alcoy - Cycling Profile

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Climb Description

Font Roja is the classic climb of the Sierra Mariola mountains, and is very popular with cyclists from the Alcoy and Cocentaina area. It begins with a tough 500m ascending out of Alcoy, before a gently rolling section. The climb then begins in earnest around 4km from the top. A series of hairpin bends begin, with some steep corners, although the steep sections don't last especially long.

The scenery here is pleasant, cycling through the Font Roja Natural Park, but it is mostly in forest, with few spectacular panoramic views. Don't let this put you off, however, because it is an enjoyable ascent and the forest provides some nice shade when the temperatures are high.

Font de Roja is open throughout the year.


Font Roja from Alcoy - Costa Blanca Cycling Climb

View of Alcoy from half way up the climb





Roads & Traffic

The road surface is very good throughout the climb. There is some traffic in the first 300m, but it thins out quickly as you leave Alcoy. On weekends there can be traffic with hikers driving into the Natural Park, but nothing particularly bothersome for cycling.


Alcoy Castle

You can take a detour to visit Barxell Castle





Alternative Routes

Font Roja can also be climbed from the west, joining this route around 3km from the top. It is more rolling than sustained climbing from this side though.





Nearby Climbs


Ermita de Sant Antoni

Preventori - Mariola

El Revolcat

La Carrasqueta

Cocentaina Castle

Alto de la Sombra

Alto de Benillup

Port de Confrides

Port de Benifallim






Cycling Holidays

Font Roja can be climbed as an option route extension on our Mountains of the Costa Blanca cycling holiday.

In the links below you can find out more about this and some similar tours that we run in the mountains of Spain.




Beniarres Reservoir & Benicaldell
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Self-Guided Cycling Holiday
Length: 7 Days
Level: Difficulty Medium to Challenging
Price: from €1,470 EUR
Mount Teide
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Self-Guided Cycling Holiday
Length: 7 Days
Level: Difficulty Medium to Challenging
Price: from €1,390 EUR
Tramuntana Mountains - Mallorca
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Self-Guided Cycling Holiday
Length: 7 Days
Level: Difficulty Medium to Challenging
Price: from €1,420 EUR