Why this ride
240 km from Ulldecona to Ulldecona, about 4 h 08 of riding. On the way it passes Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin, La fenellosa and back through Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abric d'Esquarterades I and La fenellosa
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 240 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 08
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: planning record, not independently verified geometry.
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Distances and riding times are planning figures. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Abric d'Esquarterades I
In the dry hills behind Ulldecona, near the southern tip of Catalonia, small figures painted in red ochre run, hunt and gather across the walls of shallow rock shelters. These are the paintings of Levantine rock art, made by prehistoric people some seven to eight thousand years ago, and the shelters of the Serra de Godall, including the Abric d'Esquarterades, are among the best examples. They are part of the World Heritage site that covers rock art in the Mediterranean Basin of the Iberian Peninsula.
Read the complete Abric d'Esquarterades I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric d'Esquarterades I is where the day begins. Next is Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin.
2. Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin
The Tinença de Benifassà is one of the emptiest corners of the Valencian Community, a group of tiny stone villages scattered across rugged limestone mountains in the far north of Castellón, right where Valencia, Catalonia and Aragón meet. The Cova dels Rossegadors, also called the Cova del Polvorí, lies on the edge of this country near Rossell, with Mas de Barberans and Canet lo Roig the other nearby villages.
Read the complete Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin comes up about 74 km into the recorded legs. Next is La fenellosa.
3. La fenellosa
People in Aragón like to call the Matarraña their Tuscany, and for once the comparison is not entirely marketing. It is a comarca of honey-coloured stone villages on hilltops, olive groves on terraces, almond trees and vineyards, with the limestone wall of the Ports de Beseit rising behind. La Fenellosa lies in this country, between Valderrobres, Fuentespalda and Mas de Barberans across the Catalan line, in the rough hills where the farmland gives way to the mountains.
Read the complete La fenellosa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 120 km into the recorded legs you reach La fenellosa. Next is back through Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin.
4. back through Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin, late in the day. Next is Abric d'Esquarterades I.
5. Abric d'Esquarterades I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric d'Esquarterades I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Abric d'Esquarterades I. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Abric d'Esquarterades I to Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin
Abric d'Esquarterades I → Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin is 74 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin to La fenellosa
Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin → La fenellosa is 46 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
La fenellosa to back through Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin
La fenellosa → back through Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin is 46 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin to Abric d'Esquarterades I
back through Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin → Abric d'Esquarterades I is 74 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.