Why this ride
A 292 km round trip from Bolulla - roughly 4 h 36 in the saddle. The stops in between: Abric de la fos, Abric de Lambert and back through Abric de la fos.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Barranc de Bolulla and Abric de Lambert
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 292 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 36
- 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. Barranc de Bolulla
Bolulla is barely a village, a few hundred people tucked into a valley of the Marina Baixa behind Benidorm, and the ravine that carries its name cuts into the limestone hills just outside it. The mountains here are steep and close together, terraced for centuries with olives, almonds and loquats, and their caves and shelters hold traces of prehistoric painting that place this corner of Alicante within the wider family of Mediterranean rock art. What you see on the ground is a dry, rocky gully scented with pine and wild herbs, with the ruined castle of Bolulla perched on a ridge above, a reminder of the Moorish centuries when these valleys were densely settled.
Read the complete Barranc de Bolulla write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barranc de Bolulla is where the day begins. Next is Abric de la fos.
2. Abric de la fos
The Vall d'Albaida is a broad valley in the south of the province of Valencia, between the Serra Grossa to the north and the Serra de Mariola to the south, and its towns grew wealthy on textiles. Aielo de Malferit, a small town on the edge of the valley, has a rock shelter called the Abric de la Fos in the hills nearby, with prehistoric paintings in the Levantine style. The shelter is protected and access is limited, so check with the local tourist office or interpretation centres before visiting.
Read the complete Abric de la fos write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de la fos comes up about 78 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric de Lambert.
3. Abric de Lambert
Cullera is not where most people would look for prehistory. It is a busy beach town at the mouth of the Júcar, with high-rise apartments along the sand, a lighthouse on the point and rice fields stretching inland toward the Albufera lagoon. But the town has a mountain at its back, a limestone outcrop crowned by a castle and a sanctuary, and in that rock there are shelters, including the one known as the Abric de Lambert.
Read the complete Abric de Lambert 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 de Lambert. Next is back through Abric de la fos.
4. back through Abric de la fos
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de la fos write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Abric de la fos, late in the day. Next is Barranc de Bolulla.
5. Barranc de Bolulla
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc de Bolulla write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Barranc de Bolulla. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Barranc de Bolulla to Abric de la fos
Barranc de Bolulla → Abric de la fos is 78 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la fos to Abric de Lambert
Abric de la fos → Abric de Lambert is 67 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de Lambert to back through Abric de la fos
Abric de Lambert → back through Abric de la fos is 69 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de la fos to Barranc de Bolulla
back through Abric de la fos → Barranc de Bolulla is 78 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.