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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427 km from Sacañet to Sacañet, about 5 h of riding. On the way it passes Balma de la fabriqueta, Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I, Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the and Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo II. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,050 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. It suits an unhurried touring pace.
The ride follows Balma de la fabriqueta → Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I for 49 km.
Between the Turia and the Palancia rivers, northwest of Valencia, the land rises into a maze of limestone mountains, pine forest and small villages that rarely see foreign visitors. The Abric del Mas de los Pérez is a rock shelter in the hills near Andilla, Viver and Alcublas, one of hundreds of painted sites in eastern Spain listed by UNESCO as part of the rock art of the Mediterranean Basin. These shelters were decorated by hunter-gatherers and early farmers thousands of years ago, and while some feature vivid hunting scenes, many are faint and hard to see without a trained eye. Respect any fences and signs, and never wet or touch the rock.
Read the complete Abric mas de los Perez write-up.
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Abric mas de los Perez is where the day begins. Next is Balma de la fabriqueta.
The Serra Calderona is the green ridge that rises north-west of Valencia, separating the city's plain from the valleys of the interior. It is a natural park of pine forest, cork oak and rocky hills, close enough to the city for weekend walkers and riders, yet surprisingly wild once you get into it. The rock shelter of Balma de la Fabriqueta lies near the village of Olocau on its southern side, one of the painted shelters that make up the Levantine rock art inscribed by UNESCO. Access to many of these sites is restricted or guided, so check with the local tourist office before trying to visit.
Read the complete Balma de la fabriqueta write-up.
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Balma de la fabriqueta comes up about 53 km into the recorded legs. Next is Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I.
West of Valencia, the river Turia leaves the mountains through a series of deep gorges, and around the villages of Gestalgar, Sot de Chera and Chulilla, the landscape turns dramatic: limestone cliffs, pine-covered slopes and the river winding green below. In a side ravine near Gestalgar, the Barranco de las Colochas shelters a handful of painted panels that UNESCO counts among the Mediterranean rock art of Iberia. The figures are faint, but the setting is worth the effort on its own.
Read the complete Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I write-up.
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about 102 km into the recorded legs you reach Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I. Next is Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the.
Tuéjar, Chelva and Alpuente are small towns in the Serranía, the rugged highland of inland Valencia, where the rivers cut deep valleys between pine-clad ridges. It is a corner of the province that most visitors to the coast never see. The name on the stop refers to the UNESCO listing of 1998 for the rock art of the Mediterranean basin on the Iberian peninsula, and the paintings of Barranco de las Colochas, the ravine nearby, belong to it. The ravine and the surrounding woods are worth the trip on their own.
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Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the, about halfway. Next is Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo II.
The Turia river runs from the Teruel highlands down to Valencia, and between Chulilla and Gestalgar it passes through a country of cliffs, pines and small orchards that feels a world away from the city at its mouth. The Barranco de las Colochas is a side ravine on this stretch, about three kilometres from Gestalgar, and the shelter listed as Abrigo II is one of the painted rocks in the series along it. They belong to the Levantine art listed by UNESCO in 1998, and the Turia valley is among the areas where it was first noticed.
Read the complete Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo II write-up.
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Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo II sits at 145 km, about halfway. Next is back through Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the.
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Read the complete Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the write-up.
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back through Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the comes up about 270 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I.
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Read the complete Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I write-up.
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about 324 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I. Next is back through Balma de la fabriqueta.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Balma de la fabriqueta write-up.
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back through Balma de la fabriqueta, late in the day. Next is Abric mas de los Perez.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric mas de los Perez write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
The route ends here after 427 km.
Abric mas de los Perez → Balma de la fabriqueta is 53 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Balma de la fabriqueta → Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I is 49 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I → Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the is 57 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the → Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo II is 54 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo II → back through Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the is 57 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the → back through Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I is 54 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I → back through Balma de la fabriqueta is 50 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Balma de la fabriqueta → Abric mas de los Perez is 53 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.