Why this ride
188 km from Muro del Alcoy to Muro del Alcoy, about 3 h 53 of riding. On the way it passes Barranc d'en Grau, Abric de Seguili, Coves Santes de Dalt and back through Abric de Seguili. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abric de la Paella and Coves Santes de Dalt
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 188 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 53
- 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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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Abric de la Paella
Muro de Alcoy and Cocentaina sit side by side in the valley of the Serpis river, in the Comtat, a district of northern Alicante surrounded by mountains. Cocentaina is crowned by a castle with a tall tower, and below it lies an old town with a palace of the Counts of Cocentaina and a Franciscan convent. The Abric de la Paella, named after the paella pan perhaps because of its shape, lies in the hills between the two towns.
Read the complete Abric de la Paella write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de la Paella is where the day begins. Next is Barranc d'en Grau.
2. Barranc d'en Grau
Marina Alta is the part of Alicante that most visitors know from the beach, but behind the coast the landscape rises into limestone ravines that feel closer to Mallorca than to a resort. The Barranc d'en Grau is one of those clefts, in the hills above Villalonga and the upper reaches of the Vall d'Ebo. The painted shelter in the neighbouring ravine is among a number of rock-art sites in the region, sharing the Levantine style with sites farther north: red figures of hunters, animals and symbols that were painted long before any Roman set foot here.
Read the complete Barranc d'en Grau write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barranc d'en Grau comes up about 30 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric de Seguili.
3. Abric de Seguilí
The Vall de Pop, or Jalón valley as many foreign residents call it, is a sheltered valley in the north of Alicante province, a few kilometres inland from the coast at Dénia and Xàbia. It is a landscape of vineyards, almond and olive groves and orange trees, with white villages and the mountains rising on all sides. Alcalalí is one of these villages, with a medieval tower in its centre, and Parcent and Orba are nearby. The Abric de Seguilí lies in the hills just outside Alcalalí.
Read the complete Abric de Seguili write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 64 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric de Seguili. Next is Coves Santes de Dalt.
4. Coves Santes de Dalt
The Montgó is the great limestone hulk that rises between Dénia and Jávea on the Costa Blanca, a mountain that looks like a sleeping elephant from some angles and dominates every view along this stretch of coast. On its flanks, in shelters and small caves, are prehistoric paintings, and the Coves Santes de Dalt, the upper holy caves, are among the sites in the area recorded as part of the UNESCO Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin. The paintings here are mostly schematic, simpler and more abstract than the hunting scenes found inland, and the shelters are protected, so viewing usually needs a guided visit.
Read the complete Coves Santes de Dalt write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Coves Santes de Dalt, about halfway. Next is back through Abric de Seguili.
5. back through Abric de Seguili
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de Seguili write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Abric de Seguili sits at 108 km, about halfway. Next is back through Barranc d'en Grau.
6. back through Barranc d'en Grau
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc d'en Grau write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Barranc d'en Grau comes up about 160 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric de la Paella.
7. Abric de la Paella
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de la Paella write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de la Paella closes the day.
Leg by leg
Abric de la Paella to Barranc d'en Grau
Abric de la Paella → Barranc d'en Grau is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc d'en Grau to Abric de Seguili
Barranc d'en Grau → Abric de Seguili is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de Seguilí to Coves Santes de Dalt
Abric de Seguilí → Coves Santes de Dalt is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Coves Santes de Dalt to back through Abric de Seguili
Coves Santes de Dalt → back through Abric de Seguili is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de Seguili to back through Barranc d'en Grau
back through Abric de Seguili → back through Barranc d'en Grau is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barranc d'en Grau to Abric de la Paella
back through Barranc d'en Grau → Abric de la Paella is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.