Why this ride
106 km from Pego to Pego, about 2 h 17 of riding. On the way it passes Sierra de Alfaro, Barranc de Bolulla and back through Sierra de Alfaro. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abric de les Torrudanes and Barranc de Bolulla
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 106 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 17
- 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 les Torrudanes
In the Vall d'Ebo, a small valley in the mountains of northern Alicante, the Abric de les Torrudanes is a rock shelter with prehistoric paintings, one of many in the area that form part of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin World Heritage listing. The paintings include human figures and animals in the Levantine style, and the shelter's location, on a cliff above the valley, offers views over the mountains. Nearby, the Cova del Rull is a show cave with stalactites and stalagmites.
Read the complete Abric de les Torrudanes write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de les Torrudanes is where the day begins. Next is Sierra de Alfaro.
2. Sierra de Alfaro
The Sierra de Alfaro is a long limestone ridge in the mountains of northern Alicante, between Castell de Castells, Benimantell and Planes, a rugged, empty landscape of rock, scrub and pine, with terraced valleys and small villages tucked into its folds. Its slopes hold several shelters with prehistoric paintings, and the area is part of one of the richest regions for rock art in Spain, with Levantine, schematic and the unique macroschematic styles found nowhere else. The ridge is also crossed by walking trails, and the views from the top over the mountains and the sea are wide.
Read the complete Sierra de Alfaro write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Sierra de Alfaro comes up about 23 km into the recorded legs. Next is Barranc de Bolulla.
3. 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.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 53 km into the recorded legs you reach Barranc de Bolulla. Next is back through Sierra de Alfaro.
4. back through Sierra de Alfaro
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Sierra de Alfaro write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Sierra de Alfaro, late in the day. Next is Abric de les Torrudanes.
5. Abric de les Torrudanes
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de les Torrudanes 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 les Torrudanes. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Abric de les Torrudanes to Sierra de Alfaro
Abric de les Torrudanes → Sierra de Alfaro is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Sierra de Alfaro to Barranc de Bolulla
Sierra de Alfaro → Barranc de Bolulla is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de Bolulla to back through Sierra de Alfaro
Barranc de Bolulla → back through Sierra de Alfaro is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Sierra de Alfaro to Abric de les Torrudanes
back through Sierra de Alfaro → Abric de les Torrudanes is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.