Why this ride
A 350 km round trip from Bicorp - roughly 5 h 59 in the saddle. The stops in between: Abric de Lambert, Barranc de la Penya Blanca and back through Abric de Lambert. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abric del Espolón del Zapatero and Barranc de la Penya Blanca
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 350 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 59
- 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 de Lambert.
2. Abric de Lambert
Cullera is not where most people would look for prehistory. It is a busy beach town at the mouth of the Júcar, with high-rise apartments along the sand, a lighthouse on the point and rice fields stretching inland toward the Albufera lagoon. But the town has a mountain at its back, a limestone outcrop crowned by a castle and a sanctuary, and in that rock there are shelters, including the one known as the Abric de Lambert.
Read the complete Abric de Lambert write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de Lambert comes up about 89 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 177 km into the recorded legs you reach Barranc de la Penya Blanca. Next is back through Abric de Lambert.
4. back through Abric de Lambert
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de Lambert 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 Lambert, 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 de Lambert
Abric del Espolón del Zapatero → Abric de Lambert is 89 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de Lambert to Barranc de la Penya Blanca
Abric de Lambert → Barranc de la Penya Blanca is 88 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de la Penya Blanca to back through Abric de Lambert
Barranc de la Penya Blanca → back through Abric de Lambert is 83 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de Lambert to Abric del Espolón del Zapatero
back through Abric de Lambert → Abric del Espolón del Zapatero is 91 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.