Why this ride
From Bicorp it runs 124 km to Bicorp; allow about 2 h 19 of riding. It goes by way of Abric del Ciervo, Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I and back through Abric del Ciervo. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abric del Espolón del Zapatero and Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 124 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 19
- 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 Espolón del Zapatero
The Cortes de Pallás area, in the interior of Valencia province, is one of the wildest places within an hour or two of the coast. The Júcar river has carved a deep canyon through the limestone, and the Muela de Cortes, a high plateau of rock and scrub, rises above it. Bicorp, Quesa and Millares are small villages on its edge, and the roads that link them are some of the twistiest in the region, with sections that cling to the sides of the gorge and open on huge views. Griffon vultures and golden eagles use the cliffs, and the pine woods are home to wild boar and roe deer.
Read the complete Abric del Espolón del Zapatero write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric del Espolón del Zapatero is where the day begins. Next is Abric del Ciervo.
2. Abric del Ciervo
Not every deer on a cave wall is the same animal. The Abric del Ciervo, the Shelter of the Stag, is another of the small rock overhangs in the cliffs above the Júcar country west of Valencia, named for a painted deer that the first people to describe it picked out among the fainter marks. It belongs to the red Levantine art that UNESCO recognised in 1998 as part of the Mediterranean Basin group, and it sits a few kilometres from Millares and Dos Aguas, in a terrain of broken limestone and pine that rewards anyone who enjoys finding things the hard way.
Read the complete Abric del Ciervo write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric del Ciervo comes up about 31 km into the recorded legs. Next is Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I.
3. Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I
Alginet sits in the Ribera Alta, the flat, fertile plain south of Valencia where the Júcar river spreads out among orange groves, rice fields and small towns. To the west, the plain meets the first hills of the interior, low ridges of limestone covered in pine and scrub. The Barranc de la Falaguera, the ravine of the fern, cuts into these hills near Alginet, Alfarp and Benifaió.
Read the complete Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 62 km into the recorded legs you reach Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I. Next is back through Abric del Ciervo.
4. back through Abric del Ciervo
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric del Ciervo write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Abric del Ciervo, late in the day. Next is Abric del Espolón del Zapatero.
5. Abric del Espolón del Zapatero
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric del Espolón del Zapatero write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Abric del Espolón del Zapatero. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Abric del Espolón del Zapatero to Abric del Ciervo
Abric del Espolón del Zapatero → Abric del Ciervo is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric del Ciervo to Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I
Abric del Ciervo → Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I to back through Abric del Ciervo
Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I → back through Abric del Ciervo is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric del Ciervo to Abric del Espolón del Zapatero
back through Abric del Ciervo → Abric del Espolón del Zapatero is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.