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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367 km from Bordón to Bordón, about 6 h 41 of riding. The stops in between: Barranc del Puig- Abric I, Abric d'Ermites I and back through Barranc del Puig- Abric I. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,250 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. The line favours views over speed.
Castellote is a small, grey village in the Maestrazgo, the high, dry upland of eastern Teruel, built round a ruined castle that once belonged to the Templars. The Abrigo del Arquero, the Archer's Shelter, is one of the rock shelters in the cliffs of the area, with painted figures in the Levantine style, including archers, from which it takes its name. It belongs to the Mediterranean Basin rock art group that UNESCO listed in 1998. The shelter lies in the hills several kilometres from Castellote, and the walk in takes some effort.
Read the complete Abrigo del Arquero write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Abrigo del Arquero is where the day begins. Next is Barranc del Puig- Abric I.
The Maestrat is the high, rugged interior of the province of Castellón, a land of limestone plateaus, deep ravines and stone villages that seem to grow out of the rock. Near Benassal, the Barranc del Puig cuts into the hills, and its rock shelters contain prehistoric paintings, part of the UNESCO serial site of the rock art of the Mediterranean Basin. This area is one of the richest in Spain for Levantine rock art, and the nearby Valltorta gorge, between Albocàsser and Tírig, has some of the most famous paintings, including scenes of hunters chasing deer and wild goats. The Valltorta museum in Tírig explains the art and organises visits to the shelters.
Read the complete Barranc del Puig- Abric I write-up.
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Barranc del Puig- Abric I comes up about 110 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric d'Ermites I.
Where Catalonia runs out, the Serra de Godall stands guard over Ulldecona, and in the rock faces under its ridge the oldest residents of the district left their paintings. Ulldecona is the southernmost town in the Tarragona province, a few kilometres from the Valencian border, and the shelters known collectively as Abrics de l'Ermita lie on the hill above the old hermitage. The Levantine paintings here, small and red, are part of the group UNESCO listed in 1998, and they are among the best preserved in Catalonia.
Read the complete Abric d'Ermites I write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
about 183 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric d'Ermites I. Next is back through Barranc del Puig- Abric I.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc del Puig- Abric I write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Barranc del Puig- Abric I, late in the day. Next is Abrigo del Arquero.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abrigo del Arquero write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Abrigo del Arquero. That is the ride.
Abrigo del Arquero → Barranc del Puig- Abric I is 110 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc del Puig- Abric I → Abric d'Ermites I is 73 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Abric d'Ermites I → back through Barranc del Puig- Abric I is 74 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Barranc del Puig- Abric I → Abrigo del Arquero is 110 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.