CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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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From Ontinyent it runs 207 km to Ontinyent; allow about 4 h 38 of riding. It goes by way of Penya de Benicadell, Racó de Gorgorí- Abric I, Penya del Vicari and back through Racó de Gorgorí- Abric I. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
Ontinyent is the kind of Valencian town that does not bother selling itself to tourists, which is part of its charm. It grew rich on textiles, and the old quarter of La Vila, perched above the gorge of the Clariano river, still has a fine bell tower that is among the tallest in the region. The Abric del Gegant, a rock shelter recorded among the prehistoric painted sites of eastern Spain, sits in the hills just outside town towards Bocairent, where the valley narrows and the Serra de Mariola begins to rise.
Read the complete Abric del Gegant write-up.
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Abric del Gegant is where the day begins. Next is Penya de Benicadell.
From almost anywhere in the southern half of Valencia province you can see it: a long, jagged ridge of grey limestone with a sharp tooth at its eastern end, standing on the skyline like a broken saw. The Benicadell, at 1,104 metres, separates the Vall d'Albaida to the north from the Comtat to the south, and the sharp summit, the Penya, is the mountain's signature. At its foot lie the villages of Beniarrés, Ràfol de Salem and Otos.
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Penya de Benicadell comes up about 30 km into the recorded legs. Next is Racó de Gorgorí- Abric I.
The Marina Alta is the region of Alicante where the coast gives way to a jumble of limestone mountains and deep ravines, and a little inland from the beach resorts is a country that feels like a different world. Castell de Castells, Vall d'Ebo and Benimantell are all small villages, with a few hundred inhabitants each, scattered among terraces of almonds, olives and carob. The Racó de Gorgorí is a ravine in this country, and the shelter named Abric I is one of the Levantine rock art sites that UNESCO listed in 1998 as part of the Mediterranean-arc group. A short distance away is Pla de Petracos, one of the best-known sites in the area, with painted figures that have been studied for decades.
Read the complete Racó de Gorgorí- Abric I write-up.
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about 67 km into the recorded legs you reach Racó de Gorgorí- Abric I. Next is Penya del Vicari.
On a map of the Costa Blanca, the Serra de Bernia looks like a wall dropped between two very different worlds. On one side, high-rise Benidorm and the busy coast; on the other, the quiet valleys of Jalón and Guadalest. The Penya del Vicari is one of the rocky outcrops in these hills above Altea and Calp, a place where the limestone is cut by caves and shelters, some of which carry traces of prehistoric painting. It is a small, quiet site in an area otherwise famous for sun loungers.
Read the complete Penya del Vicari write-up.
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Penya del Vicari, about halfway. Next is back through Racó de Gorgorí- Abric I.
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Read the complete Racó de Gorgorí- Abric I write-up.
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back through Racó de Gorgorí- Abric I sits at 100 km, about halfway. Next is back through Penya de Benicadell.
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Read the complete Penya de Benicadell write-up.
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back through Penya de Benicadell comes up about 176 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric del Gegant.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric del Gegant write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Abric del Gegant closes the day.
Abric del Gegant → Penya de Benicadell is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Penya de Benicadell → Racó de Gorgorí- Abric I is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Racó de Gorgorí- Abric I → Penya del Vicari is 36 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Penya del Vicari → back through Racó de Gorgorí- Abric I is 36 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Racó de Gorgorí- Abric I → back through Penya de Benicadell is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Penya de Benicadell → Abric del Gegant is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.