All vehicles now banned from Spanish national parks (?)

[vaclove]

Banned from road or trails?

Did not really understand the message. Are the vehicles banned from trails, or did the national parks became vehicle free area? Are whole Pyrenees&Picos National parks or is this limitation only in selected ares?
There are still some regular roads in the parks, right?

 

[markie_wales]

Looking at the Bardenas Reales park website, they are giving recommendations of routes to be used by motor vehicles, so managing the use of vehicles in their park land.
I think there may of been a re-think by the park juntas as many folk visiting the areas with vehicles spend a lot of euros locally.
again, as mentioned, the initial bans have been due to irresponsible recreational motor vehiicle use. Sounds familar doesn't it!

I was in Bardenas Reales Park in July. Quiet a bit is still open and rode past a police 4x4 who just smiled, so assumed I raed it right.

cheers

Markie

 

[Timpo]

I was in Bardenas Reales Park in July. Quiet a bit is still open and rode past a police 4x4 who just smiled, so assumed I raed it right.

The Bardenas Park Authority have welcomed responsible recreation motor vehicle users to the park, I was very impreesed when I rode it last Autumn, and I could see it would be easy for dickheads to venture off-piste forcing the authorities to issue a ban.
As long a visitors take notice of signage, and spend money locally, then we should be ok for a while there.

Nice place for a big trail bike ride too.......

 

[markie_wales]

Nice place for a big trail bike ride too.......

Oh yes - taken either on, or at the side of the trail even though it looks like it's miles form no where....

cheers

Markie

 

[Greg Masters]

Those fluent in Spanish might read this document which I think is the national law that prohibits all motorised vehicles in Spanish National Parks.

I have since discovered that, in Andalucia at least, there is a mechanism through which you can apply for a permit to ride/drive through parks. I have applied for a permit for Tossers-in-the-Tejeda V but await to hear the outcome of my application.

Greg

 

[Lord Snooty]

Can someone clarify if this applies only to non-tarmac roads as we are heading for northern Spain in June and planned to ride through a couple of NPs.

 

[Greg Masters]

Can someone clarify if this applies only to non-tarmac roads as we are heading for northern Spain in June and planned to ride through a couple of NPs.

I don't think that the surface of the road makes any difference .....

My clear understanding is that, unless there is a specific exemption or you have a permit, no motor vehicle is allowed in any national park in Spain.

I have personally witnessed the Sierra de Tejeda being patrolled by the Guardia Civil (the federal military-status police force) - fully tooled up and on trail bikes - and I am told they take a 'no messing' approach. Four-figure fines, bike and personal impounding too.

There is a permit system in Andalucia and I have applied to Seville for a permit for Tossers-in-the-Tejeda VI.

 

[Lord Snooty]

If that is the case Greg you have to ask the question why lay a tarmac road through a NP if you won't allow anybody to use it, and surely the point of a NP as an area of natural beauty is to attract people to it for leisure? Hey ho.

 

[Greg Masters]

If that is the case Greg you have to ask the question why lay a tarmac road through a NP if you won't allow anybody to use it, and surely the point of a NP as an area of natural beauty is to attract people to it for leisure?

Tarmac is easier on Janet Street-Porter's feet.