CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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From Tollos it runs 286 km to Tollos; allow about 4 h 43 of riding. The stops in between: Barranc de Bolulla, Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I, Cueva de los Arcos and back through Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
Cocentaina is a small town with a surprisingly grand palace, and it makes a handy reference point for this corner of the Comtat. The Palau Comtal, a fortified residence from the Middle Ages, stands in the centre, and the town holds one of the oldest fairs in Spain, the Fira de Tots Sants, each year around All Saints' Day. Just down the valley is Alcoi, an industrial town built on paper and textiles, whose steep streets hold Modernista buildings and a famous festival of Moors and Christians. The villages of Planes and Beniarrés, a few kilometres away, are pastoral by comparison, and the Abric de la Gleda lies in the cliffs above one of the ravines that cut into the Serra de Mariola.
Read the complete Abric de la Gleda write-up.
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Abric de la Gleda is where the day begins. Next is Barranc de Bolulla.
Bolulla is barely a village, a few hundred people tucked into a valley of the Marina Baixa behind Benidorm, and the ravine that carries its name cuts into the limestone hills just outside it. The mountains here are steep and close together, terraced for centuries with olives, almonds and loquats, and their caves and shelters hold traces of prehistoric painting that place this corner of Alicante within the wider family of Mediterranean rock art. What you see on the ground is a dry, rocky gully scented with pine and wild herbs, with the ruined castle of Bolulla perched on a ridge above, a reminder of the Moorish centuries when these valleys were densely settled.
Read the complete Barranc de Bolulla write-up.
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Barranc de Bolulla comes up 41 km in. Next is Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I.
The Marina Alta is the northern Costa Blanca at its most mixed: villas on every slope, a ribbon of coast running from Moraira to Jávea, and just behind it, farm terraces, dry stone walls and small rock shelters where prehistoric people left their mark. The Cova de la Catxupa, near Teulada and Benitachell, is one of them, a shelter in the hills a few kilometres from the sea, listed with the other Mediterranean rock art of the Iberian Peninsula.
Read the complete Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I write-up.
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81 km in you reach Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I. Next is Cueva de los Arcos.
Behind the Costa Blanca, only a few kilometres from the busy beaches of El Campello and the high-rises of Benidorm, the land climbs steeply into limestone mountains that feel surprisingly wild. The Cabeçó d'Or, a jagged massif above the village of Busot, dominates the area, and its slopes are riddled with caves and shelters. The Cueva de los Arcos is one of the sites in this area included in the World Heritage inscription of the rock art of the Mediterranean Basin, with faint painted motifs on the rock. Nearby, the Cuevas del Canelobre, a huge cave with towering stalactites, is open for visits and is one of the most impressive show caves in the region.
Read the complete Cueva de los Arcos write-up.
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Cueva de los Arcos, about halfway. Next is back through Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I.
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Read the complete Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I write-up.
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back through Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I sits at 162 km, about halfway. Next is back through Barranc de Bolulla.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc de Bolulla write-up.
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back through Barranc de Bolulla comes up 203 km in. Next is Abric de la Gleda.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de la Gleda write-up.
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Abric de la Gleda closes the day.
Abric de la Gleda → Barranc de Bolulla is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de Bolulla → Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I → Cueva de los Arcos is 68 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Cueva de los Arcos → back through Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I is 68 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I → back through Barranc de Bolulla is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barranc de Bolulla → Abric de la Gleda is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.