Why this ride
From Tormos it runs 292 km to Tormos; allow about 6 h 15 of riding. It goes by way of Abric del Gegant, Abric del Charco Negro and back through Abric del Gegant.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Barraac de la Palla and Abric del Charco Negro
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 292 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 15
- 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. Barraac de la Palla
Tormos and Sagra are tiny villages at the foot of the mountains in the north of Alicante province, at the point where the plain of the Marina Alta meets the hills. They are surrounded by orange groves and orchards, with the mountains of the Vall de Laguar and the Serra del Migdia rising steeply behind. The Barranc de la Palla, the ravine of the straw, cuts into the hills near Tormos, close also to Orba and the town of Pego.
Read the complete Barraac de la Palla write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barraac de la Palla is where the day begins. Next is Abric del Gegant.
2. Abric del Gegant
Ontinyent is the kind of Valencian town that does not bother selling itself to tourists, which is part of its charm. It grew rich on textiles, and the old quarter of La Vila, perched above the gorge of the Clariano river, still has a fine bell tower that is among the tallest in the region. The Abric del Gegant, a rock shelter recorded among the prehistoric painted sites of eastern Spain, sits in the hills just outside town towards Bocairent, where the valley narrows and the Serra de Mariola begins to rise.
Read the complete Abric del Gegant write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric del Gegant comes up about 72 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric del Charco Negro.
3. Abric del Charco Negro
On 20 October 1982, after days of torrential rain, the dam at Tous on the Júcar gave way. The flood that followed swept down the Ribera, drowned fields and towns, and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, and it remains one of the great disasters in the modern history of the Valencian country. The reservoir was rebuilt with a larger spillway, and today it is a calm sheet of water, but the people of Carlet and the neighbouring villages have not forgotten. The Abric del Charco Negro lies some way upstream, in the hills above Millares, where the Júcar and its tributaries cut through limestone.
Read the complete Abric del Charco Negro write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 145 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric del Charco Negro. Next is back through Abric del Gegant.
4. back through Abric del Gegant
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric del Gegant write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Abric del Gegant, late in the day. Next is Barraac de la Palla.
5. Barraac de la Palla
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barraac de la Palla write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Barraac de la Palla. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Barraac de la Palla to Abric del Gegant
Barraac de la Palla → Abric del Gegant is 72 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric del Gegant to Abric del Charco Negro
Abric del Gegant → Abric del Charco Negro is 73 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric del Charco Negro to back through Abric del Gegant
Abric del Charco Negro → back through Abric del Gegant is 75 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric del Gegant to Barraac de la Palla
back through Abric del Gegant → Barraac de la Palla is 72 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.