5 Day 460km 7700m elevation bikepacking trip on 16″ wheels

Thought I'd share the adventure I just had in late March cycling from Jaen to Malaga, Spain on my Brompnot (non-Brompton trifold). I mainly followed the Del Aceite Greenway starting from Jaen but took some diversions to do some climbs. The greenway is mainly light gravel and rough asphalt (also I camped and cycled through some olive groves) so I think it counts as bikepacking?

I did three nights in a hotel and it was supposed to be three nights camping but ended up combining the last two shorter days and got back to Malaga early. For some parts of the trip I left most of the gear in the hotel/side of the road to do part of the climb so some pictures don't have the fully kitted out bike.

This is my only bike so I use it for everything from leisure rides around London to a trip like this. I built it up from Aliexpress parts but its less than 8kg and has a 466% gear range.

I had 35mm wide slick tyres (Schwalbe One) on the 16" wheels. It actually handle the light to mild gravel fine. I was super lucky with the weather since it rained for weeks but it was 6 days of perfect weather and dry roads/trails when I got there. Definitely would have struggled with mud.

Traveling with a folding bike is so easy for a trip like this. The bike can just be checked in as regular luggage. And when I got to Spain I could just get a rideshare to where I wanted to start the ride. Anyways, with the right gearing, the 16" wheels don't really stop you from doing gravel or crazy climbs haha

PS this is my longest tour/trip with 6 days of cycling in a row. I've also only bikepacked on a 16" folding bike so I can't really speak to how it compares to a full sized bike.

I also made a few youtube video trip reports if you want more details.

Planning and packing the bike for the trip: https://youtu.be/VYdqOMQ4DLI
Part 1 of the trip: https://studio.youtube.com/video/OD-wYEXf6_Q/edit
Part 2 of the trip: https://studio.youtube.com/video/5Q1Hm5QJURU/edit

The strava routes:

Day 1 Route Jaen to Pico Almaden: https://www.strava.com/routes/3338650106208635270
Day 2 Route Jaen to Los Villares: https://www.strava.com/routes/3339283227087205992

Day 4 Route Los Villages to Cabra: https://www.strava.com/routes/3339287161117561222
Day 5 Route Cabra to Alameda: https://www.strava.com/routes/3339287283785664798
Day 6 Route Alameda to ?: https://www.strava.com/routes/3339289900506778216
Day 7 Route ? to Malaga: https://www.strava.com/routes/3337403638107989060