Why this ride
From Millares it runs 511 km to Millares; allow about 11 h 37 of riding. The stops in between: Peñon de los machos, Abrigo de Rosser, Cova de la Petxina and Barranc de la Penya Blanca. It suits an unhurried touring pace.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abric de la Pareja and Barranc de la Penya Blanca
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 511 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 11 h 37
- 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 Pareja
The Júcar gorge below Dos Aguas is the sort of scenery that makes Spanish interior roads famous among riders. A deep valley of red and grey rock, pine and oak, it carries the river towards the sea, and the villages along it, Millares and Dos Aguas among them, are old and small. The Abric de la Pareja is a rock shelter in the cliffs nearby, and its name, the Couple, refers to a pair of painted figures. It is part of the Levantine rock art that UNESCO lists among the Mediterranean Basin sites, and its paintings are among the best examples of how prehistoric hunters pictured themselves.
Read the complete Abric de la Pareja write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Abric de la Pareja is where the day begins. Next is Peñon de los machos.
2. Peñon de los machos
Cofrentes is a village at the confluence of two rivers, the Júcar and the Cabriel, in the interior of Valencia province, and it has a curious mix of attractions. Above it stands a castle on a crag. Nearby rises the Cerro de Agrás, the only recently active volcano in the Valencian Community, a dark cone of basalt in a landscape of limestone. And just outside the village, the cooling towers of the Cofrentes nuclear power station send plumes of steam into the sky. The Peñón de los Machos, a rocky outcrop with painted shelters, lies in the hills between Cofrentes, Jalance and Jarafuel.
Read the complete Peñon de los machos write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Peñon de los machos comes up about 63 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abrigo de Rosser.
3. Abrigo de Rosser
Near Bicorp, in the dry, folded hills of inland Valencia, one of the most famous images in prehistoric art was found in 1920: a figure clinging to ropes on a cliff, reaching into a hole surrounded by bees, a honey gatherer painted thousands of years ago in the Cuevas de la Araña. The Abrigo de Rosser lies in the same rugged area of the Canal de Navarrés and the Júcar gorges, one of many shelters with Levantine paintings in this region, and together they form part of the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin. Bicorp has a small interpretation centre, and guided visits to some shelters can be arranged.
Read the complete Abrigo de Rosser write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 138 km into the recorded legs you reach Abrigo de Rosser. Next is Cova de la Petxina.
4. Cova de la Petxina
Bellús is a small village in the valley of the Albaida river in southern Valencia, just upstream from where the river flows into a reservoir and then joins the Júcar. The old village was partly flooded by the reservoir, and the new one stands on higher ground. The Cova de la Petxina, the cave of the shell, is in the hills near the village, close to Guadasequies and Genovés.
Read the complete Cova de la Petxina write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Cova de la Petxina, about halfway. Next is Barranc de la Penya Blanca.
5. Barranc de la Penya Blanca
Planes is a small village in the hills of the Comtat in northern Alicante province, crowned by a castle and looking out over a valley of olive and cherry orchards. The Barranc de la Penya Blanca, the ravine of the white rock, lies close by, among the folded limestone ridges between Planes, Benimarfull and the reservoir at Beniarrés.
Read the complete Barranc de la Penya Blanca write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Barranc de la Penya Blanca sits at 150 km, about halfway. Next is back through Cova de la Petxina.
6. back through Cova de la Petxina
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cova de la Petxina write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Cova de la Petxina comes up about 296 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Abrigo de Rosser.
7. back through Abrigo de Rosser
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abrigo de Rosser write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 375 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Abrigo de Rosser. Next is back through Peñon de los machos.
8. back through Peñon de los machos
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Peñon de los machos write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Peñon de los machos, late in the day. Next is Abric de la Pareja.
9. Abric de la Pareja
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de la Pareja write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The route ends here after 511 km.
Leg by leg
Abric de la Pareja to Peñon de los machos
Abric de la Pareja → Peñon de los machos is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Peñon de los machos to Abrigo de Rosser
Peñon de los machos → Abrigo de Rosser is 75 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abrigo de Rosser to Cova de la Petxina
Abrigo de Rosser → Cova de la Petxina is 79 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cova de la Petxina to Barranc de la Penya Blanca
Cova de la Petxina → Barranc de la Penya Blanca is 39 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de la Penya Blanca to back through Cova de la Petxina
Barranc de la Penya Blanca → back through Cova de la Petxina is 40 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Cova de la Petxina to back through Abrigo de Rosser
back through Cova de la Petxina → back through Abrigo de Rosser is 79 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abrigo de Rosser to back through Peñon de los machos
back through Abrigo de Rosser → back through Peñon de los machos is 73 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Peñon de los machos to Abric de la Pareja
back through Peñon de los machos → Abric de la Pareja is 64 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.