Why this ride
From Cocentaina it runs 280 km to Cocentaina; allow about 6 h 31 of riding. The stops in between: Abric del Garrofero, Abric de Lambert and back through Abric del Garrofero. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abric de la Penya Banyà and Abric de Lambert
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 280 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 31
- 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 la Penya Banyà
Somewhere in the limestone folds around Cocentaina, under an overhang of rock, people painted small figures thousands of years before anyone here had heard of Rome. The rock shelters of this part of Alicante belong to the great family of Mediterranean rock art that runs down the eastern side of Spain, recognised together by UNESCO, and the Abric de la Penya Banyà is one of these quiet, unassuming sites. Expect faded red pigment on pale stone, often protected behind a grille, and a short walk from the nearest track rather than a visitor centre.
Read the complete Abric de la Penya Banyà write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de la Penya Banyà is where the day begins. Next is Abric del Garrofero.
2. Abric del Garrofero
Bicorp is a small village in the Canal de Navarrés, a valley in the interior of Valencia province walled in by rugged mountains and deep ravines. The surrounding Macizo del Caroig is one of the largest wild areas in the Valencian Community, a vast tableland of pine, scrub and gorges cut by the Júcar's tributaries. The Abric del Garrofero, the shelter of the carob tree, lies in the hills near Bicorp, Quesa and Navarrés.
Read the complete Abric del Garrofero write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric del Garrofero comes up about 66 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric de Lambert.
3. Abric de Lambert
Cullera is not where most people would look for prehistory. It is a busy beach town at the mouth of the Júcar, with high-rise apartments along the sand, a lighthouse on the point and rice fields stretching inland toward the Albufera lagoon. But the town has a mountain at its back, a limestone outcrop crowned by a castle and a sanctuary, and in that rock there are shelters, including the one known as the Abric de Lambert.
Read the complete Abric de Lambert write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 138 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric de Lambert. Next is back through Abric del Garrofero.
4. back through Abric del Garrofero
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric del Garrofero write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Abric del Garrofero, late in the day. Next is Abric de la Penya Banyà.
5. Abric de la Penya Banyà
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de la Penya Banyà 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 la Penya Banyà. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Abric de la Penya Banyà to Abric del Garrofero
Abric de la Penya Banyà → Abric del Garrofero is 66 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric del Garrofero to Abric de Lambert
Abric del Garrofero → Abric de Lambert is 72 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de Lambert to back through Abric del Garrofero
Abric de Lambert → back through Abric del Garrofero is 74 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric del Garrofero to Abric de la Penya Banyà
back through Abric del Garrofero → Abric de la Penya Banyà is 68 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.