CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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354 km from Nerpio to Nerpio, about 6 h 39 of riding. On the way it passes Cueva del Tio Labrador, Abrigo del milano and back through Cueva del Tio Labrador. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,400 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
Nerpio is about as remote as it gets in southern Spain: a village in the far south-west corner of Albacete province, deep in the Sierra del Segura, close to the borders of Andalucía and Murcia. It sits in the valley of the Taibilla river, surrounded by mountains, with terraced fields, walnut trees and pine forests on the slopes. The Abrigo de la Fuente, the shelter of the spring, lies in the hills about eleven kilometres from the village.
Read the complete Abrigo de la fuente write-up.
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Abrigo de la fuente is where the day begins. Next is Cueva del Tio Labrador.
Vélez-Rubio is a larger and busier place than its neighbour Vélez-Blanco, with seven thousand people, a lively main street, and a church that is a surprise in a town this size. The Church of the Encarnación, begun in the eighteenth century, has twin towers and a massive Baroque façade, usually described as the largest Baroque church in Almería, and its bulk dominates the roofs. It is a good place to start before riding up toward the mountains, because the fuel stations here are the nearest reliable ones for a long way.
Read the complete Cueva del Tio Labrador write-up.
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Cueva del Tío Labrador comes up 64 km in. Next is Abrigo del milano.
Bullas is wine country, and the vineyards of Monastrell grapes roll over the hills around the town in the northwest of Murcia, producing robust red wines under their own denomination of origin. The Abrigo del Milano, the kite's shelter, named after the bird of prey that circles over these hills, lies in the countryside between Bullas, Mula and Pliego. It is one of the many rock shelters in Murcia with prehistoric paintings, part of the UNESCO listing of Mediterranean rock art, though access to many shelters is restricted to protect them, so ask locally before trying to visit.
Read the complete Abrigo del milano write-up.
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128 km in you reach Abrigo del milano. Next is back through Cueva del Tio Labrador.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cueva del Tio Labrador write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Cueva del Tio Labrador, late in the day. Next is Abrigo de la fuente.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abrigo de la fuente write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Abrigo de la fuente. That is the ride.
Abrigo de la fuente → Cueva del Tio Labrador is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cueva del Tío Labrador → Abrigo del milano is 67 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Abrigo del milano → back through Cueva del Tio Labrador is 67 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Cueva del Tio Labrador → Abrigo de la fuente is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.