Why this ride
361 km from Moratalla to Moratalla, about 7 h 39 of riding. It goes by way of Gabar, Senda de la Cabra and back through Gabar. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,400 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Andragulla I and Senda de la Cabra
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 361 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 7 h 39
- 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. Andragulla I
In the far north-west corner of the Region of Murcia, where the land climbs towards the mountains of Albacete and Jaén, lies Moratalla, a town of whitewashed houses piled up a hillside beneath a castle tower. Its countryside is surprisingly wild for Murcia: pine forests, rivers, gorges and limestone ridges, some of the greenest land in a famously dry region. The rock shelter of Andragulla is one of many painted overhangs scattered through these hills, part of the Levantine rock art sites inscribed together by UNESCO. Many are protected behind fences and need a guide; the tourist office in Moratalla can advise.
Read the complete Andragulla I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Andragulla I is where the day begins. Next is Gabar.
2. Gabar
High in the north of Almería province, far from the beaches most people associate with the name, the Sierra de María rises in grey limestone above a plateau of almond orchards and cereal fields. Gabar is a point in the hills between the villages of María and Vélez-Blanco, part of a cluster of rock-art shelters in the Los Vélez district. This corner of Spain is famous for one painted figure in particular: the Indalo, a little stick man holding an arc over his head, found in the Cueva de los Letreros just outside Vélez-Blanco. It has become the emblem of the whole province, painted on doors and sold as a lucky charm, which is a remarkable career for a prehistoric doodle.
Read the complete Gabar write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Gabar comes up about 78 km into the recorded legs. Next is Senda de la Cabra.
3. Senda de la Cabra
Senda de la Cabra, the goat path, is the kind of name a mountain gives to the only way across a slope. It lies in the high country of the upper Segura, near Nerpio on the border of Albacete and Murcia provinces, where the Sierra de Segura folds into the Sierra de Alcaraz and the rivers run cold and clear. The painted shelters of the area, Gabar among them, are part of the large group of rock-art sites in the Nerpio district, which includes some of the best-known Levantine and schematic paintings in Spain.
Read the complete Senda de la Cabra write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 173 km into the recorded legs you reach Senda de la Cabra. Next is back through Gabar.
4. back through Gabar
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Gabar write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Gabar, late in the day. Next is Andragulla I.
5. Andragulla I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Andragulla I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Andragulla I. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Andragulla I to Gabar
Andragulla I → Gabar is 78 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Gabar to Senda de la Cabra
Gabar → Senda de la Cabra is 95 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Senda de la Cabra to back through Gabar
Senda de la Cabra → back through Gabar is 110 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Gabar to Andragulla I
back through Gabar → Andragulla I is 78 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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