Why this ride
377 km from Millares to Millares, about 7 h 00 of riding. On the way it passes Cova de la Petxina, Barranc de la Penya Blanca, Abric de la monja and Port de Penaguila- Abric II. It suits an unhurried touring pace.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abric de Trini and Port de Penaguila- Abric II
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 377 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 7 h 00
- 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 Trini
The Júcar country has a way of making you feel that you have taken a wrong turn and then rewarding you for it. The Abric de Trini lies about six kilometres from Millares, in rough limestone hills cut by ravines, and the lanes that lead to it give you something of that feeling, with villages that seem to have been left behind and views across empty slopes of pine and rock. Carlet, nineteen kilometres away, is the nearest town of any size, in the flat fruit-growing country of the Ribera Alta, and it could hardly be more different.
Read the complete Abric de Trini write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de Trini is where the day begins. Next is Cova de la Petxina.
2. 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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cova de la Petxina comes up about 72 km into the recorded legs. Next is Barranc de la Penya Blanca.
3. 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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 111 km into the recorded legs you reach Barranc de la Penya Blanca. Next is Abric de la monja.
4. Abric de la monja
Ontinyent sits in the Vall d'Albaida, in the south of Valencia, a town of about thirty-eight thousand people with a long textile tradition that goes back to wool, blankets and, more recently, home textiles. The Clariano river runs through it, and the hills around are wrinkled limestone, covered in pine, holm oak and wild herbs. In the shelter of those hills, small rock overhangs, called abrics here, carry paintings made by prehistoric people, and the Abric de la Monja is one of them, part of the Mediterranean Basin rock art that UNESCO listed in 1998.
Read the complete Abric de la monja write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Abric de la monja, about halfway. Next is Port de Penaguila- Abric II.
5. Port de Penaguila- Abric II
The Port de Penàguila is a mountain pass in the interior of Alicante province, on the road between Alcoy and the Vall de Guadalest, where the hills of the Comtat rise toward the Serra d'Aitana, the highest range in the province. The village of Penàguila, below the pass, is a small, ancient place huddled beneath a castle on a rocky crest, and Benilloba, Cocentaina and Alcoy are all close. The second shelter of the Port de Penàguila is one of several painted sites in the area.
Read the complete Port de Penaguila- Abric II write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Port de Penaguila- Abric II sits at 150 km, about halfway. Next is back through Abric de la monja.
6. back through Abric de la monja
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de la monja write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Abric de la monja comes up about 231 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca.
7. back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc de la Penya Blanca write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 265 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca. Next is back through Cova de la Petxina.
8. 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, late in the day. Next is Abric de Trini.
9. Abric de Trini
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de Trini write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 377 km.
Leg by leg
Abric de Trini to Cova de la Petxina
Abric de Trini → Cova de la Petxina is 72 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 Abric de la monja
Barranc de la Penya Blanca → Abric de la monja is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la monja to Port de Penaguila- Abric II
Abric de la monja → Port de Penaguila- Abric II is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Port de Penaguila- Abric II to back through Abric de la monja
Port de Penaguila- Abric II → back through Abric de la monja is 44 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de la monja to back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca
back through Abric de la monja → back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca to back through Cova de la Petxina
back through 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 Abric de Trini
back through Cova de la Petxina → Abric de Trini is 72 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.