Why this ride
A 239 km round trip from Ulldecona - roughly 4 h 07 in the saddle. It goes by way of Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin, La fenellosa and back through Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abric d'Esquarterades II and La fenellosa
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 239 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 07
- 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 II
Ulldecona stands where the foothills of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit slope toward the plain of the Ebro, in the south of Catalonia, and it is a town of about six thousand people with olive groves in every direction. The Serra de Godall rises behind, and under its cliffs, the shelters known as the Abrics de l'Ermita, near the hermitage of La Pietat, hold prehistoric paintings, with a small visitor centre that makes it one of the easier places to see this art. Esquarterades is another shelter in the same tradition, part of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin listed by UNESCO in 1998.
Read the complete Abric d'Esquarterades II write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric d'Esquarterades II 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 119 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 II.
5. Abric d'Esquarterades II
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric d'Esquarterades II 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 II. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Abric d'Esquarterades II to Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin
Abric d'Esquarterades II → 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 II
back through Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin → Abric d'Esquarterades II is 74 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.