CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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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A 254 km round trip from Montblanc - roughly 4 h 22 in the saddle. On the way it passes Abric de Gallicant, Albi II / Balma dels Punts and back through Abric de Gallicant. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
The Conca de Barberà is a basin of vineyards and wheat, ringed by the Prades mountains, and Montblanc is its capital. The town is still wrapped in medieval walls, with towers and gates that have survived mostly intact, and the narrow streets inside are lined with Gothic houses and a church with a notable altarpiece. Local legend places the story of Saint George and the dragon here, and at the festival of Saint George every year the town re-enacts it with great enthusiasm. The Abric de la Baridana I lies about seven and a half kilometres from the town, in the hills to the south-west.
Read the complete Abric de la Baridana I write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Abric de la Baridana I is where the day begins. Next is 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.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Abric de Gallicant comes up about 50 km into the recorded legs. Next is Albi II / Balma dels Punts.
L'Albi is a small village on a hill in Les Garrigues, the dry, olive-covered district southeast of Lleida, and its name appears in the archaeological record thanks to rock shelters in the area, including the Balma dels Punts, the shelter of the dots. The name suggests schematic paintings in the form of dots and lines, typical of the later phase of prehistoric art in the region, and the site is part of the UNESCO listing of Mediterranean rock art. The shelters are small and fragile, and some can only be visited with a guide, so check with the town hall or a local interpretation centre before heading out.
Read the complete Albi II / Balma dels Punts write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
about 127 km into the recorded legs you reach Albi II / Balma dels Punts. Next is back through Abric de Gallicant.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de Gallicant write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Abric de Gallicant, late in the day. Next is Abric de la Baridana I.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de la Baridana I write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Abric de la Baridana I. That is the ride.
Abric de la Baridana I → Abric de Gallicant is 50 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de Gallicant → Albi II / Balma dels Punts is 77 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Albi II / Balma dels Punts → back through Abric de Gallicant is 77 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de Gallicant → Abric de la Baridana I is 50 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.