Abric del mas dels Ous and La fenellosa

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

1. 1. Abric del mas dels Ous

   Xert is the kind of village you pass through on the way to somewhere else and then wonder why you did not stop. It lies in the Baix Maestrat in northern Castellón, below a ridge of bare limestone, with the old village climbing the slope and a newer part down by the road. The shelter called the Abric del Mas dels Ous, the shelter of the farmhouse of the eggs, is out in the dry hills nearby, between Xert, Canet lo Roig and Rosell.

   Read the complete Abric del mas dels Ous write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   Abric del mas dels Ous is where the day begins. Next is Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin.

2. 2. Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin

   The Tinença de Benifassà is one of the emptiest corners of the Valencian Community, a group of tiny stone villages scattered across rugged limestone mountains in the far north of Castellón, right where Valencia, Catalonia and Aragón meet. The Cova dels Rossegadors, also called the Cova del Polvorí, lies on the edge of this country near Rossell, with Mas de Barberans and Canet lo Roig the other nearby villages.

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   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin comes up about 66 km into the recorded legs. Next is La fenellosa.

3. 3. La fenellosa

   People in Aragón like to call the Matarraña their Tuscany, and for once the comparison is not entirely marketing. It is a comarca of honey-coloured stone villages on hilltops, olive groves on terraces, almond trees and vineyards, with the limestone wall of the Ports de Beseit rising behind. La Fenellosa lies in this country, between Valderrobres, Fuentespalda and Mas de Barberans across the Catalan line, in the rough hills where the farmland gives way to the mountains.

   Read the complete La fenellosa write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   about 129 km into the recorded legs you reach La fenellosa. Next is back through Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin.

4. 4. back through Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin

   Return visit. Read the place description above.

   Read the complete Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   back through Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin, late in the day. Next is Abric del mas dels Ous.

5. 5. Abric del mas dels Ous

   Return visit. Read the place description above.

   Read the complete Abric del mas dels Ous 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 mas dels Ous. That is the ride.