Why this ride
A 97 km round trip from Jumilla - roughly 1 h 26 in the saddle. The stops in between: Abrigo del Canto Blanco, Los Grajos I and back through Abrigo del Canto Blanco. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abrigo del Buen Aire I and Los Grajos I
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 97 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 26
- 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 del Buen Aire I
Jumilla country is dry, wide and honest. The town sits in the far north of Murcia where it bulges up towards Albacete, surrounded by limestone sierras, almond groves and vineyards of Monastrell grapes that make some of the most powerful red wine in Spain. A few kilometres outside town, in the folds of these hills, lie a group of small rock shelters known as the Abrigos del Buen Aire. They belong to the long chain of prehistoric painted sites strung along the eastern side of the peninsula that UNESCO lists together as the rock art of the Mediterranean Basin.
Read the complete Abrigo del Buen Aire I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abrigo del Buen Aire I is where the day begins. Next is Abrigo del Canto Blanco.
2. Abrigo del Canto Blanco
Jumilla is wine country, and you know it as soon as you arrive. The town sits in the north of the Murcia region, surrounded by a high, dry plateau of vineyards growing the Monastrell grape, which produces powerful, dark red wines. A castle tops the hill above the old town, and the bodegas on its outskirts welcome visitors. The Abrigo del Canto Blanco, the shelter of the white stone, lies in the hills about five kilometres away.
Read the complete Abrigo del Canto Blanco write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abrigo del Canto Blanco comes up about 14 km into the recorded legs. Next is Los Grajos I.
3. Los Grajos I
The painted women of Los Grajos are among the most famous figures in Spanish rock art. In a shelter in the limestone hills just outside Cieza, prehistoric painters depicted a group of human figures, several of them women with wide skirts and raised arms, often interpreted as dancers, alongside animals and other motifs. The Los Grajos shelters are part of the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, and they are protected, so visits need to be arranged with the local tourist office in Cieza.
Read the complete Los Grajos I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 48 km into the recorded legs you reach Los Grajos I. Next is back through Abrigo del Canto Blanco.
4. back through Abrigo del Canto Blanco
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abrigo del Canto Blanco write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Abrigo del Canto Blanco, late in the day. Next is Abrigo del Buen Aire I.
5. Abrigo del Buen Aire I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abrigo del Buen Aire I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Abrigo del Buen Aire I. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Abrigo del Buen Aire I to Abrigo del Canto Blanco
Abrigo del Buen Aire I → Abrigo del Canto Blanco is 14 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abrigo del Canto Blanco to Los Grajos I
Abrigo del Canto Blanco → Los Grajos I is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Los Grajos I to back through Abrigo del Canto Blanco
Los Grajos I → back through Abrigo del Canto Blanco is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abrigo del Canto Blanco to Abrigo del Buen Aire I
back through Abrigo del Canto Blanco → Abrigo del Buen Aire I is 14 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.