Why this ride
A 162 km round trip from Quesa - roughly 7 h 46 in the saddle. On the way it passes Abrigo de las Cañas II, Peñon de los machos and back through Abrigo de las Cañas II. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abric del Garrofero and Peñon de los machos
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 162 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 7 h 46
- 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 Abrigo de las Cañas II.
2. Abrigo de las Cañas II
The Macizo del Caroig is one of the emptiest corners of the Valencian region, a high, rugged limestone massif cut by deep gorges, covered with pine, scrub and rosemary, and dotted with a few small villages. Bicorp, Millares and Quesa lie on its edges, and in the ravines around them are dozens of rock shelters with prehistoric paintings, part of the UNESCO-listed rock art of the Mediterranean Basin. The Abrigo de las Cañas is one of them, and the area as a whole is among the richest in Spain for this kind of art.
Read the complete Abrigo de las Cañas II write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abrigo de las Cañas II comes up about 38 km into the recorded legs. Next is Peñon de los machos.
3. Peñon de los machos
Cofrentes is a village at the confluence of two rivers, the Júcar and the Cabriel, in the interior of Valencia province, and it has a curious mix of attractions. Above it stands a castle on a crag. Nearby rises the Cerro de Agrás, the only recently active volcano in the Valencian Community, a dark cone of basalt in a landscape of limestone. And just outside the village, the cooling towers of the Cofrentes nuclear power station send plumes of steam into the sky. The Peñón de los Machos, a rocky outcrop with painted shelters, lies in the hills between Cofrentes, Jalance and Jarafuel.
Read the complete Peñon de los machos write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 80 km into the recorded legs you reach Peñon de los machos. Next is back through Abrigo de las Cañas II.
4. back through Abrigo de las Cañas II
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abrigo de las Cañas II write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Abrigo de las Cañas II, 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 Abrigo de las Cañas II
Abric del Garrofero → Abrigo de las Cañas II is 38 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abrigo de las Cañas II to Peñon de los machos
Abrigo de las Cañas II → Peñon de los machos is 42 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Peñon de los machos to back through Abrigo de las Cañas II
Peñon de los machos → back through Abrigo de las Cañas II is 43 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abrigo de las Cañas II to Abric del Garrofero
back through Abrigo de las Cañas II → Abric del Garrofero is 38 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.