Why this ride
From Alforja it runs 342 km to Alforja; allow about 6 h 10 of riding. The stops in between: Cova de les Calobres, Abric de la Tenalla and back through Cova de les Calobres.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abric de Gallicant and Abric de la Tenalla
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 342 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 10
- 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: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Abric de Gallicant
Alforja is a village on the southern edge of the Prades mountains, where the plain of the Camp de Tarragona meets the steep slopes of the Serra de l'Argentera and the Serra de la Mussara. The Abric de Gallicant lies in the hills near Alforja, Vilaplana and Ulldemolins, and it is one of the many prehistoric shelters in these mountains that form part of the UNESCO listing of Mediterranean rock art. The name means rooster's song, a poetic touch typical of Catalan place names. The paintings in this area are generally schematic, with simple figures and geometric shapes, and many shelters are protected by fences.
Read the complete Abric de Gallicant write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de Gallicant is where the day begins. Next is Cova de les Calobres.
2. Cova de les Calobres
The Ebro is near its end here. South of Tortosa the river spreads into a flat delta of rice fields, lagoons and sand spits, and the coast of the Baix Ebre curves out into the sea. The Cova de les Calobres, the Cave of the Snakes, is a shelter inland from El Perelló, in the dry limestone hills of the Serra de Cardó. The rock paintings of this area belong to the Mediterranean-arc group that UNESCO listed in 1998, and the nearby shelters have given their names to the ride titles.
Read the complete Cova de les Calobres write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cova de les Calobres comes up about 79 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric de la Tenalla.
3. Abric de la Tenalla
The Tinença de Benifassà is one of the wildest corners of the Valencian region, a cluster of tiny villages in the mountains where Valencia, Catalonia and Aragon meet, and the Abric de la Tenalla lies on its southeastern edge, near Rosell. It is one of the many rock shelters in this area with prehistoric paintings, part of the UNESCO-listed rock art of the Mediterranean Basin, and the nearby Serra de Godall and the Ulldecona shelters to the east are among the most important sites in Catalonia. The landscape is dramatic: limestone cliffs, deep gorges, pine and holm oak forests, and abandoned terraces where shepherds once grazed their flocks.
Read the complete Abric de la Tenalla write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 169 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric de la Tenalla. Next is back through Cova de les Calobres.
4. back through Cova de les Calobres
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cova de les Calobres write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Cova de les Calobres, late in the day. Next is Abric de Gallicant.
5. Abric de Gallicant
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de Gallicant write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Abric de Gallicant. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Abric de Gallicant to Cova de les Calobres
Abric de Gallicant → Cova de les Calobres is 79 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cova de les Calobres to Abric de la Tenalla
Cova de les Calobres → Abric de la Tenalla is 90 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la Tenalla to back through Cova de les Calobres
Abric de la Tenalla → back through Cova de les Calobres is 98 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Cova de les Calobres to Abric de Gallicant
back through Cova de les Calobres → Abric de Gallicant is 75 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.