Why this ride
A 482 km round trip from Baeza - roughly 8 h 49 in the saddle. The stops in between: Poyo medio Cimbarra, La Alamedilla and back through Poyo medio Cimbarra. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Baeza and La Alamedilla
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 482 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 8 h 49
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. 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. 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 is where the day begins. Next is Poyo medio Cimbarra.
2. 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
Poyo medio Cimbarra comes up 67 km in. Next is La Alamedilla.
3. La Alamedilla
Nobody lives close to this point, and that is its main fact. It lies in the eastern Sierra Morena, in the wild border country between Córdoba and Jaén, where holm oak and cork oak cover steep, empty hills and the nearest villages, Mestanza, Baños de la Encina and Cardeña, are all more than twenty-five kilometres away. The ride titles link it with the mercury mines of Almadén, whose Royal Forced Labour Gaol and miners' hospital are part of a UNESCO listing shared with Idrija in Slovenia, but Almadén lies far to the north-west, and the connection is a routing choice rather than a neighbourhood.
Read the complete La Alamedilla write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
135 km in you reach La Alamedilla. Next is back through Poyo medio Cimbarra.
4. back through Poyo medio Cimbarra
Return visit. Read the place description above.
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
back through Poyo medio Cimbarra, late in the day. Next is Baeza.
5. 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 at Baeza. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Baeza to Poyo medio Cimbarra
Baeza → Poyo medio Cimbarra is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Poyo medio Cimbarra to La Alamedilla
Poyo medio Cimbarra → La Alamedilla is 74 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
La Alamedilla to back through Poyo medio Cimbarra
La Alamedilla → back through Poyo medio Cimbarra is 74 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Poyo medio Cimbarra to Baeza
back through Poyo medio Cimbarra → Baeza is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.