Why this ride
From Tollos it runs 144 km to Tollos; allow about 2 h 59 of riding. On the way it passes Abric de Seguili, Coves Santes de Dalt and back through Abric de Seguili. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abric del Racó del Condoig and Coves Santes de Dalt
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 144 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 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 Racó del Condoig
When you stand in the valleys behind Planes, in the country between Alcoi and the coast, it is easy to forget how recently they were emptied. The Racó del Condoig shelter lies about five kilometres from Planes, in a landscape of dry-stone terraces, cherry and almond trees and narrow gorges. The paintings in the shelter belong to the Levantine tradition, listed by UNESCO with other rock art of eastern Spain, and they were made so long ago that the people who made them would have seen the Moors as impossibly modern.
Read the complete Abric del Racó del Condoig write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric del Racó del Condoig is where the day begins. Next is Abric de Seguili.
2. Abric de Seguilí
The Vall de Pop, or Jalón valley as many foreign residents call it, is a sheltered valley in the north of Alicante province, a few kilometres inland from the coast at Dénia and Xàbia. It is a landscape of vineyards, almond and olive groves and orange trees, with white villages and the mountains rising on all sides. Alcalalí is one of these villages, with a medieval tower in its centre, and Parcent and Orba are nearby. The Abric de Seguilí lies in the hills just outside Alcalalí.
Read the complete Abric de Seguili write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de Seguilí comes up about 41 km into the recorded legs. Next is Coves Santes de Dalt.
3. Coves Santes de Dalt
The Montgó is the great limestone hulk that rises between Dénia and Jávea on the Costa Blanca, a mountain that looks like a sleeping elephant from some angles and dominates every view along this stretch of coast. On its flanks, in shelters and small caves, are prehistoric paintings, and the Coves Santes de Dalt, the upper holy caves, are among the sites in the area recorded as part of the UNESCO Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin. The paintings here are mostly schematic, simpler and more abstract than the hunting scenes found inland, and the shelters are protected, so viewing usually needs a guided visit.
Read the complete Coves Santes de Dalt write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 73 km into the recorded legs you reach Coves Santes de Dalt. Next is back through Abric de Seguili.
4. back through Abric de Seguili
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de Seguili 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 Seguili, late in the day. Next is Abric del Racó del Condoig.
5. Abric del Racó del Condoig
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric del Racó del Condoig 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 Racó del Condoig. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Abric del Racó del Condoig to Abric de Seguili
Abric del Racó del Condoig → Abric de Seguili is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de Seguilí to Coves Santes de Dalt
Abric de Seguilí → Coves Santes de Dalt is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Coves Santes de Dalt to back through Abric de Seguili
Coves Santes de Dalt → back through Abric de Seguili is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de Seguili to Abric del Racó del Condoig
back through Abric de Seguili → Abric del Racó del Condoig is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.