Why this ride
A 289 km round trip from Quesa - roughly 5 h 48 in the saddle. It goes by way of Abric de la Penya Banyà, Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I and back through Abric de la Penya Banyà. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abric del Garrofero and Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 289 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 48
- 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 Garrofero
Bicorp is a small village in the Canal de Navarrés, a valley in the interior of Valencia province walled in by rugged mountains and deep ravines. The surrounding Macizo del Caroig is one of the largest wild areas in the Valencian Community, a vast tableland of pine, scrub and gorges cut by the Júcar's tributaries. The Abric del Garrofero, the shelter of the carob tree, lies in the hills near Bicorp, Quesa and Navarrés.
Read the complete Abric del Garrofero write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric del Garrofero is where the day begins. Next is Abric de la Penya Banyà.
2. Abric de la Penya Banyà
Somewhere in the limestone folds around Cocentaina, under an overhang of rock, people painted small figures thousands of years before anyone here had heard of Rome. The rock shelters of this part of Alicante belong to the great family of Mediterranean rock art that runs down the eastern side of Spain, recognised together by UNESCO, and the Abric de la Penya Banyà is one of these quiet, unassuming sites. Expect faded red pigment on pale stone, often protected behind a grille, and a short walk from the nearest track rather than a visitor centre.
Read the complete Abric de la Penya Banyà write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de la Penya Banyà comes up about 68 km into the recorded legs. Next is Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I.
3. Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I
The Marina Alta is the northern Costa Blanca at its most mixed: villas on every slope, a ribbon of coast running from Moraira to Jávea, and just behind it, farm terraces, dry stone walls and small rock shelters where prehistoric people left their mark. The Cova de la Catxupa, near Teulada and Benitachell, is one of them, a shelter in the hills a few kilometres from the sea, listed with the other Mediterranean rock art of the Iberian Peninsula.
Read the complete Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 151 km into the recorded legs you reach Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I. Next is back through Abric de la Penya Banyà.
4. back through Abric de la Penya Banyà
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de la Penya Banyà 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 Penya Banyà, late in the day. Next is Abric del Garrofero.
5. Abric del Garrofero
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric del Garrofero 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 Garrofero. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Abric del Garrofero to Abric de la Penya Banyà
Abric del Garrofero → Abric de la Penya Banyà is 68 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la Penya Banyà to Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I
Abric de la Penya Banyà → Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I is 83 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I to back through Abric de la Penya Banyà
Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I → back through Abric de la Penya Banyà is 72 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Abric de la Penya Banyà to Abric del Garrofero
back through Abric de la Penya Banyà → Abric del Garrofero is 66 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.