Why this ride
From Alcalalí it runs 100 km to Alcalalí; allow about 2 h 26 of riding. The stops in between: Abric de les Torrudanes, Sierra de Alfaro and back through Abric de les Torrudanes.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abric de Seguilí and Sierra de Alfaro
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 100 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 26
- 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 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
Abric de Seguilí is where the day begins. Next is Abric de les Torrudanes.
2. 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 comes up about 27 km into the recorded legs. Next is Sierra de Alfaro.
3. 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
about 50 km into the recorded legs you reach Sierra de Alfaro. Next is back through Abric de les Torrudanes.
4. back through 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 through Abric de les Torrudanes, late in the day. Next is Abric de Seguili.
5. Abric de Seguilí
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 at Abric de Seguili. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Abric de Seguilí to Abric de les Torrudanes
Abric de Seguilí → Abric de les Torrudanes is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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 back through Abric de les Torrudanes
Sierra de Alfaro → back through Abric de les Torrudanes is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de les Torrudanes to Abric de Seguili
back through Abric de les Torrudanes → Abric de Seguili is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.