Cartagena & Mar Menor: Trike Tour Mining Area, Lemon Groves

Summary

Trike mountain ride Cartagena to Mar Menor mining towns groves

You’ll ride a Rewaco trike from Cartagena through mountain passes and lemon groves, stopping at old mining sites like El Beal. Expect sun on your face, local stories from your guide, and contrasts between rural villages and modern resorts—a day trip that lingers after you’re back.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Trike tour through scenic mountain range

• Start trike tour in Cartagena
• Ride through mountain range
• Visit The Matildes Mine In El Beal
• Pass old mining area sights
• See Spanish villages and golf complexes
• Travel through lemon and orange groves
• Explore agricultural farmland
• End tour at Mar Menor

Top questions

How long is the trike tour from Cartagena to Mar Menor?

The tour lasts approximately 3 hours.

Is hotel pickup included in this Cartagena trike tour?

The tour includes private transportation but does not specify hotel pickup.

What will we see during this day trip from Cartagena?

You’ll pass through mountain ranges, old mining areas like El Beal, Spanish villages, golf complexes, lemon and orange groves.

How many people can join each trike?

Each trike requires a minimum of 2 passengers and charges are per trike; there are up to 3 trikes available per tour.

Are there fitness requirements for this Cartagena & Mar Menor trike tour?

The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels.

Is public transportation available nearby after the tour?

Yes, public transportation options are available nearby.

What’s included

Your ride includes private transportation on a Rewaco trike with space for two passengers per vehicle as you travel between Cartagena and Mar Menor via mountain roads, mining sites like El Beal, agricultural fields of lemons and oranges—all with your local guide leading the way.

What’s the experience like?

The first thing I noticed was the smell—lemons, sharp and sweet, somewhere outside Cartagena before we even hit the mountain roads. Our guide Paco grinned when he handed us the helmets, like he knew what was coming (I guess he did). The Rewaco trike looked way cooler than I expected, honestly. My partner was nervous but I just wanted to see if my hair would survive the wind. Spoiler: it didn’t.

We rumbled out past these sleepy little villages—one had laundry flapping in the sun and a guy waving from his doorstep with a cigarette dangling. Then suddenly it changed: old mining ruins at El Beal, rusted metal against this weirdly blue sky. Paco slowed down so we could take it in. He pointed out how the mountains used to be full of miners, and you could almost imagine the noise back then. Now it’s mostly quiet except for birds and our engine echoing off the rocks.

I didn’t expect to feel so small riding between those fields—lemons on one side, oranges on the other, just rows and rows. The air got heavier with that citrus smell again (Paco said they harvest at different times but I kept mixing them up). We passed some fancy golf complexes too, all manicured green next to dusty farmland; kind of surreal. There’s something about seeing both sides like that—old Spain and new Spain right next to each other—that sticks with you.

Honestly, by the time we reached Mar Menor my face hurt from grinning into the wind. I still think about that stretch past the mines when everything went quiet for a second except for us and the trike. If you’re looking for a day trip from Cartagena that’s not just sitting on a bus or following a flag around—this is it.