I have put this route on another topic but I thought I would add it on here, as promised, for those who would like to cycle into Benimar and possibly try Bar Studz or any of the other good eateries in Benimar:
This route is for Benimar & Rojales and is on quiet roads with minimal traffic . It takes under 30 mins - cycled leisurely. This route misses out the main road from Quesada arches to Benijofar:
Go up the 'Mini Golf' road (Los Arcos ) where the Cycological shop is. At the end where the 'Mini Golf' bar is, cut across the small piece of waste land facing you. There will be small cross-road in front of you. At this cross-road 'Calle Alicante' / 'La Coruna' go straight on down the road 'La Coruna'.
Take the third turning on the right called 'Calle Oviedo' (you will see the large Mercadona sign in front of you and before this right turn, on your left, will be the rear of a big grey warehouse type building which is a Chinese Bazaar)
At first cross-road where Calle Oviedo meets Calle Almeria, turn left into Calle Almeria.
Then go all the way down to the T junction at the end and turn right. Continue on all the way to the end of this road (It is an easy cycle as the road is mostly flat.)
When you get to the end, you will be at a sort of T junction but to stop cars getting through there's a high kerb stone. In front of you will be some villas and the one facing you is called 'Villa Tesoro'. You have to walk the bike over this curb stone and then turn left and go straight on, up a slight incline (There's no road-sign here but it is called 'Rio Tajo').
Keep going straight ahead, past some waste land on your right with an electric pylon in the middle. This road then curves slightly left although it is still 'Rio Tajo'.
You will then see ahead of you a long hill going down (this bit is really fun, as it's possible to carefully free-wheel all the way down to the bottom. However, coming back this hill will appear daunting to us less energetic bikers. However, it is easier than it looks and can be tackled with a combination of walking & gentle cycling.)
Keep going all the way down - The road changes to 'Agua Marina' in the middle.
When you get to the bottom of this hill at the end of the road, you can turn left for Benimar.
For Rojales turn right - Cycle along a little way until you see the Rojales cemetery in front of you. Then take the left hand road into the Avenida de la Constitucion which runs through the centre of Rojales - It is best to walk the bike down this road as it's a very steep downward slope (one way street) and leads straight into Rojales main road. For Guardamar follow on from the cycle route by Cyclogical.
There are other routes to Benimar & Rojales but we use this route to avoid main road traffic. Often this route to Benimar can be almost traffic-free as it passes through quiet residential areas.
There are lots of cycle routes on the Cyclogical website here's the link :
http://www.cyclogicalcostablanca.com/Jan