Why this ride
375 km from Nueno to Nueno, about 8 h 22 of riding. The stops in between: Chaves I, Corral de la Gascona, Mascún I and Malforá I. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,050 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abrigo de Santa Eulaliade la Peña and Malforá I
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 375 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 8 h 22
- 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. Abrigo de Santa Eulaliade la Peña
Just north of Huesca, where the flat cereal land of the Hoya suddenly rears up into the first limestone walls of the Pre-Pyrenees, lies the little village of Nueno and, above it, the rock shelter named after Santa Eulalia de la Peña. This is the southern edge of the Sierra de Guara country, a landscape of gorges, conglomerate cliffs and scrub where griffon vultures ride the thermals and the light comes hard off pale stone.
Read the complete Abrigo de Santa Eulaliade la Peña write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abrigo de Santa Eulaliade la Peña is where the day begins. Next is Chaves I.
2. Chaves I
The Cueva de Chaves, in the foothills of the Sierra de Guara in Huesca, was one of the most important Neolithic sites in the Iberian Peninsula, with deposits showing some of the earliest farming and herding in north-eastern Spain. In 2007, in an act that caused outrage, the landowner bulldozed the cave's floor deposits, destroying much of the archaeological record, and the case went to court. Rock art shelters in the area, including Chaves I and others in the Vero river valley, survive and are part of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin listing, with paintings ranging from Palaeolithic to schematic art.
Read the complete Chaves I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Chaves I comes up about 59 km into the recorded legs. Next is Corral de la Gascona.
3. Corral de la Gascona
Alquézar is one of the most dramatic villages in Spain: a cluster of ochre houses piled on a rocky spur above the canyon of the Vero river, crowned by a castle and a collegiate church built on the site of a Moorish fortress. It lies at the southern edge of the Sierra de Guara, a limestone range in Aragon cut by deep canyons, and the area is famous across Europe for canyoning, with people abseiling, jumping and swimming through the narrow gorges in summer. The Corral de la Gascona is one of the rock-art sites in the Vero canyon and its surroundings, part of the UNESCO-listed rock art of the Mediterranean Basin.
Read the complete Corral de la Gascona write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 91 km into the recorded legs you reach Corral de la Gascona. Next is Mascún I.
4. Mascún I
The Mascún gorge is one of the great pieces of rock in the Sierra de Guara, a canyon with walls that rise several hundred metres, and it is the reason the village of Rodellar has become a pilgrimage site for climbers. Mascún I is a small shelter on the high ground above, in a district of cliffs, pines and thin soil, and it belongs to the Mediterranean-arc rock art that UNESCO listed in 1998. I can tell you that you will not have to share the view with a crowd. This is one of the emptiest corners of the Pyrenean foothills.
Read the complete Mascún I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Mascún I, about halfway. Next is Malforá I.
5. Malforá I
The Sierra de Guara is where the Pyrenean foothills turn to stone. Limestone ridges, deep canyons and rocky crags form a country that is famous among canyoners, and the Vero river runs through the middle in a gorge of pale, polished rock. Alquézar, a village of only about 300 people, perches on a rocky spur over the river, with a collegiate church and a castle on top, and its narrow lanes are among the most photographed in Aragon. It was once a Moorish stronghold, and in the eleventh century it fell to the Christian king Sancho Ramírez, an event that marks the early Reconquista in this region.
Read the complete Malforá I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Malforá I sits at 80 km, about halfway. Next is back through Mascún I.
6. back through Mascún I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Mascún I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Mascún I comes up about 239 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Corral de la Gascona.
7. back through Corral de la Gascona
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Corral de la Gascona write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 277 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Corral de la Gascona. Next is back through Chaves I.
8. back through Chaves I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Chaves I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Chaves I, late in the day. Next is Abrigo de Santa Eulaliade la Peña.
9. Abrigo de Santa Eulaliade la Peña
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abrigo de Santa Eulaliade la Peña write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 375 km.
Leg by leg
Abrigo de Santa Eulaliade la Peña to Chaves I
Abrigo de Santa Eulaliade la Peña → Chaves I is 59 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Chaves I to Corral de la Gascona
Chaves I → Corral de la Gascona is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Corral de la Gascona to Mascún I
Corral de la Gascona → Mascún I is 47 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Mascún I to Malforá I
Mascún I → Malforá I is 49 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Malforá I to back through Mascún I
Malforá I → back through Mascún I is 52 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Mascún I to back through Corral de la Gascona
back through Mascún I → back through Corral de la Gascona is 38 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Corral de la Gascona to back through Chaves I
back through Corral de la Gascona → back through Chaves I is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Chaves I to Abrigo de Santa Eulaliade la Peña
back through Chaves I → Abrigo de Santa Eulaliade la Peña is 57 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.