CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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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381 km from Alpera to Alpera, about 7 h 16 of riding. It goes by way of Abrigo de Rosser, Abric del Gegant and back through Abrigo de Rosser. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 850 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
The Abric de Tortosillas lies in the mountains near Ayora, in the inland valley of Ayora-Cofrentes in Valencia, and its paintings of human figures and animals are part of the rich rock art of this region, part of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin listing. Nearby, at Alpera in Albacete province, the Cueva de la Vieja holds one of the most famous Levantine panels, with dozens of figures, archers, deer and goats, and an interpretation centre in the village. The landscape here is dry and mountainous, with pine forests, cliffs and the valley of the Júcar river.
Read the complete Abric de Tortosillas write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Abric de Tortosillas is where the day begins. Next is 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.
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Abrigo de Rosser comes up about 103 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric del Gegant.
Ontinyent is the kind of Valencian town that does not bother selling itself to tourists, which is part of its charm. It grew rich on textiles, and the old quarter of La Vila, perched above the gorge of the Clariano river, still has a fine bell tower that is among the tallest in the region. The Abric del Gegant, a rock shelter recorded among the prehistoric painted sites of eastern Spain, sits in the hills just outside town towards Bocairent, where the valley narrows and the Serra de Mariola begins to rise.
Read the complete Abric del Gegant write-up.
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about 191 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric del Gegant. Next is back through Abrigo de Rosser.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abrigo de Rosser write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Abrigo de Rosser, late in the day. Next is Abric de Tortosillas.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de Tortosillas write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Abric de Tortosillas. That is the ride.
Abric de Tortosillas → Abrigo de Rosser is 103 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abrigo de Rosser → Abric del Gegant is 88 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric del Gegant → back through Abrigo de Rosser is 85 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abrigo de Rosser → Abric de Tortosillas is 105 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.