CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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A 382 km round trip from Puebla de Don Fadrique - roughly 7 h 50 in the saddle. The stops in between: Abrigo del molino de Bagil, L. Tello I. Cama del Pastor and back through Abrigo del molino de Bagil. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,450 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
Deep in the Sierra de Segura in the northeast of Jaén province, close to where the Segura river is born, the Engarbo rock shelters hide a few small painted figures under limestone overhangs. They belong to the great serial UNESCO listing of Levantine rock art, prehistoric paintings found along the mountains of eastern Spain, with stylised humans and animals in red ochre that have survived thousands of years of sun, frost and goats. The shelters are modest and fragile, often fenced, and visits usually need to be arranged locally, so treat them as a reason to explore this remote corner rather than a guaranteed sight.
Read the complete Abrigo del Engarbo write-up.
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Abrigo del Engarbo is where the day begins. Next is Abrigo del molino de Bagil.
The northwest of Murcia is a world away from the coastal resorts. Around Moratalla, the land rises into the mountains that form the southern edge of the Sierra de Segura, a rugged country of pine forests, deep river valleys, terraced hillsides and white villages perched on rocks. The Abrigo del Molino de Bagil is one of the many rock shelters in this area that contain prehistoric paintings, part of the UNESCO listing of the rock art of the Mediterranean Basin. Moratalla and its neighbours have an especially rich collection, with scenes of hunters, archers and animals painted in the Levantine style thousands of years ago. Many shelters are protected by fences, and visits are possible only with guides or by arrangement.
Read the complete Abrigo del molino de Bagil write-up.
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Abrigo del molino de Bagil comes up 61 km in. Next is L. Tello I. Cama del Pastor, 61 km on.
In the mountains of northern Almería, near the village of Vélez-Blanco, the Cueva de los Letreros holds a small painted figure that has become the symbol of the province: the Indalo, a human figure holding an arc over its head, which locals paint on houses as a good luck charm. The rock shelters around Vélez-Blanco, including the one known as Tello I or Cama del Pastor, the shepherd's bed, are part of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin listing, with paintings ranging from Levantine scenes to schematic signs. The landscape is dry and rugged, with the limestone mass of the Sierra de María rising above.
Read the complete L. Tello I. Cama del Pastor write-up.
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122 km in you reach L. Tello I. Cama del Pastor. Next is back through Abrigo del molino de Bagil.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abrigo del molino de Bagil write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Abrigo del molino de Bagil, late in the day. Next is Abrigo del Engarbo.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abrigo del Engarbo write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Abrigo del Engarbo. That is the ride.
Abrigo del Engarbo → Abrigo del molino de Bagil is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abrigo del molino de Bagil → L. Tello I. Cama del Pastor is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
L. Tello I. Cama del Pastor → back through Abrigo del molino de Bagil is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abrigo del molino de Bagil → Abrigo del Engarbo is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.