Why this ride
From Bolulla it runs 231 km to Bolulla; allow about 4 h 42 of riding. The stops in between: Abric de la Gleda, Abric de Seguili, Al Patró and back through Abric de Seguili.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Barranc de Bolulla and Al Patró
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 231 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 42
- 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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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 Gleda.
2. Abric de la Gleda
Cocentaina is a small town with a surprisingly grand palace, and it makes a handy reference point for this corner of the Comtat. The Palau Comtal, a fortified residence from the Middle Ages, stands in the centre, and the town holds one of the oldest fairs in Spain, the Fira de Tots Sants, each year around All Saints' Day. Just down the valley is Alcoi, an industrial town built on paper and textiles, whose steep streets hold Modernista buildings and a famous festival of Moors and Christians. The villages of Planes and Beniarrés, a few kilometres away, are pastoral by comparison, and the Abric de la Gleda lies in the cliffs above one of the ravines that cut into the Serra de Mariola.
Read the complete Abric de la Gleda write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de la Gleda comes up about 40 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric de Seguili.
3. Abric de Seguilí
The Vall de Pop, or Jalón valley as many foreign residents call it, is a sheltered valley in the north of Alicante province, a few kilometres inland from the coast at Dénia and Xàbia. It is a landscape of vineyards, almond and olive groves and orange trees, with white villages and the mountains rising on all sides. Alcalalí is one of these villages, with a medieval tower in its centre, and Parcent and Orba are nearby. The Abric de Seguilí lies in the hills just outside Alcalalí.
Read the complete Abric de Seguili write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 84 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric de Seguili. Next is Al Patró.
4. Al Patró
The Vall d'Ebo is one of those valleys that history has emptied. In 1609 the Spanish crown ordered the expulsion of the Moriscos, the descendants of the region's Muslim population, and in the mountains of the Marina Alta, many villages lost almost everyone overnight. Some Moriscos resisted in the high cliffs of the Muela de Cortes before the end came. Vall d'Ebo today has barely three hundred inhabitants, and its terraced fields, built by Morisco farmers for irrigation, are still visible as stone steps climbing the hillsides.
Read the complete Al Patró write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Al Patró, about halfway. Next is back through Abric de Seguili.
5. back through Abric de Seguili
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de Seguili 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 Seguili sits at 103 km, about halfway. Next is back through Abric de la Gleda.
6. back through Abric de la Gleda
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de la Gleda 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 Gleda comes up about 187 km into the recorded legs. Next is Barranc de Bolulla.
7. 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
Barranc de Bolulla closes the day.
Leg by leg
Barranc de Bolulla to Abric de la Gleda
Barranc de Bolulla → Abric de la Gleda is 40 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la Gleda to Abric de Seguili
Abric de la Gleda → Abric de Seguili is 44 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de Seguilí to Al Patró
Abric de Seguilí → Al Patró is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Al Patró to back through Abric de Seguili
Al Patró → back through Abric de Seguili is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de Seguili to back through Abric de la Gleda
back through Abric de Seguili → back through Abric de la Gleda is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de la Gleda to Barranc de Bolulla
back through Abric de la Gleda → Barranc de Bolulla is 43 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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