Why this ride
317 km from Quesada to Quesada, about 5 h 31 of riding. On the way it passes Baeza, Poyo medio Cimbarra and back through Baeza. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,050 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Arroyo Tíscar and Poyo medio Cimbarra
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 317 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 31
- 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. Arroyo Tíscar
The Tíscar valley lies on the eastern side of the Sierra de Quesada, in the province of Jaén, where the olive groves of the plain give way to limestone ridges and pine. Arroyo Tíscar, the stream that gives this stop its name, runs through a narrow gorge, and the valley is known for a half-abandoned hamlet of the same name, with a ruined castle and a sanctuary, where springs gush from the cliff. It is a dramatic, slightly eerie place, a long way from the busy roads of Andalusia.
Read the complete Arroyo Tiscar write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Arroyo Tíscar is where the day begins. Next is Baeza.
2. Baeza
Baeza is a town of honey-coloured stone set on a ridge above a sea of olive trees. From its edge, the view drops over the Guadalquivir valley to the dark line of the Sierra Mágina, and in every direction the hills are covered with orderly rows of olives, millions of them, the source of more olive oil than almost anywhere on earth. The town's Renaissance palaces, churches and squares, together with those of neighbouring Úbeda, make up a World Heritage site.
Read the complete Baeza write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Baeza comes up about 64 km into the recorded legs. Next is Poyo medio Cimbarra.
3. Poyo medio Cimbarra
Aldeaquemada is a village of barely five hundred people in the Sierra Morena, in the north of Jaén province, and the hills around it are among the wildest in Andalusia. The Cimbarra gorge is the dramatic feature of the area, a deep cleft cut by the Guarrizas river through dark slate and quartzite, with cliffs, oak and rock rose on the slopes and vultures riding the air above. The Poyo Medio, a rocky outcrop on the gorge, holds a rock shelter with paintings that belong to the tradition of schematic and Levantine art in the Sierra Morena, among the oldest signs of human presence in the region.
Read the complete Poyo medio Cimbarra write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 158 km into the recorded legs you reach Poyo medio Cimbarra. Next is back through Baeza.
4. back through Baeza
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Baeza write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Baeza, late in the day. Next is Arroyo Tiscar.
5. Arroyo Tíscar
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Arroyo Tiscar write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Arroyo Tiscar. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Arroyo Tíscar to Baeza
Arroyo Tíscar → Baeza is 64 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Baeza to Poyo medio Cimbarra
Baeza → Poyo medio Cimbarra is 94 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Poyo medio Cimbarra to back through Baeza
Poyo medio Cimbarra → back through Baeza is 96 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Baeza to Arroyo Tiscar
back through Baeza → Arroyo Tiscar is 64 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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