Why this ride
From Millares it runs 363 km to Millares; allow about 7 h 47 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. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abric del Charco Negro and Port de Penaguila- Abric II
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 363 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 7 h 47
- 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 del Charco Negro
On 20 October 1982, after days of torrential rain, the dam at Tous on the Júcar gave way. The flood that followed swept down the Ribera, drowned fields and towns, and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, and it remains one of the great disasters in the modern history of the Valencian country. The reservoir was rebuilt with a larger spillway, and today it is a calm sheet of water, but the people of Carlet and the neighbouring villages have not forgotten. The Abric del Charco Negro lies some way upstream, in the hills above Millares, where the Júcar and its tributaries cut through limestone.
Read the complete Abric del Charco Negro write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric del Charco Negro 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 65 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
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Planning note
about 104 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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
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 149 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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Abric de la monja comes up about 224 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 258 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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Cova de la Petxina, late in the day. Next is Abric del Charco Negro.
9. Abric del Charco Negro
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric del Charco Negro 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 363 km.
Leg by leg
Abric del Charco Negro to Cova de la Petxina
Abric del Charco Negro → Cova de la Petxina is 65 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 del Charco Negro
back through Cova de la Petxina → Abric del Charco Negro is 65 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.