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Al Patró and Olula

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Recorded distance
336 km
Riding-time estimate
5 h 00
Journey
Recorded itinerary
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Why this ride

From Vall de Gallinera it runs 336 km to Vall de Gallinera; allow about 5 h 00 of riding. It goes by way of Cueva de los Arcos, Olula and Al Patró. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Al Patró

    The Vall d'Ebo is one of those valleys that history has emptied. In 1609 the Spanish crown ordered the expulsion of the Moriscos, the descendants of the region's Muslim population, and in the mountains of the Marina Alta, many villages lost almost everyone overnight. Some Moriscos resisted in the high cliffs of the Muela de Cortes before the end came. Vall d'Ebo today has barely three hundred inhabitants, and its terraced fields, built by Morisco farmers for irrigation, are still visible as stone steps climbing the hillsides.

    Read the complete Al Patró write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Al Patró is where the day begins. Next is Cueva de los Arcos.

  2. 2. Cueva de los Arcos

    Behind the Costa Blanca, only a few kilometres from the busy beaches of El Campello and the high-rises of Benidorm, the land climbs steeply into limestone mountains that feel surprisingly wild. The Cabeçó d'Or, a jagged massif above the village of Busot, dominates the area, and its slopes are riddled with caves and shelters. The Cueva de los Arcos is one of the sites in this area included in the World Heritage inscription of the rock art of the Mediterranean Basin, with faint painted motifs on the rock. Nearby, the Cuevas del Canelobre, a huge cave with towering stalactites, is open for visits and is one of the most impressive show caves in the region.

    Read the complete Cueva de los Arcos write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Cueva de los Arcos comes up 83 km in. Next is Olula.

  3. 3. Olula

    Caudete and Almansa sit in a corridor of land where Castile-La Mancha, Valencia and Murcia meet, and for centuries this was frontier country, where kingdoms and armies passed and fought. Olula is a point in the hills near Caudete, linked on the rides with rock-art shelters in the surrounding sierras, part of the extensive UNESCO listing of prehistoric art in Mediterranean Spain.

    Read the complete Olula write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    166 km in you reach Olula. Next is back through Cueva de los Arcos.

  4. 4. Back to Al Patró

    Return visit. Read the place description above.

    Read the complete Al Patró write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    back through Cueva de los Arcos, late in the day. Next is Al Patró.

  5. 5. Al Patró

    Return visit. Read the place description above.

    Read the complete Al Patró write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Back at Al Patró. That is the ride.

Leg by leg

Al Patró to Cueva de los Arcos

Al Patró → Cueva de los Arcos is 60 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

Cueva de los Arcos to Olula

Cueva de los Arcos → Olula is 100 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.

Olula to Back to Al Patró

Olula → Back to Al Patró is 89 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.

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