Why this ride
A 117 km round trip from Beniatjar - roughly 2 h 27 in the saddle. On the way it passes Barranc de mastec, Abric de la Creu and back through Barranc de mastec. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Barranc de Carbonera- Abric I and Abric de la Creu
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 117 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 27
- 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 Carbonera- Abric I
The Vall d'Albaida is the quiet valley south of Xàtiva where the Valencian hinterland starts to climb towards the mountains of Alicante, and Otos, Ráfol de Salem and Bèlgida are tiny villages scattered among its folds. The Barranc de Carbonera is one of the ravines that cut into the limestone slopes, and the shelter in it is part of the Mediterranean Basin rock art group that UNESCO inscribed in 1998. The Peñón de los Machos, another painted rock nearby, is on the same ride. The paintings belong to the Levantine tradition, red figures of people and animals painted on the walls of small overhangs in the cliffs.
Read the complete Barranc de Carbonera- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barranc de Carbonera- Abric I is where the day begins. Next is Barranc de mastec.
2. Barranc de mastec
Between Cocentaina and Alcoy, in the hilly interior of Alicante province, a small ravine called the Barranc de Mastec holds rock shelters with prehistoric paintings, part of the UNESCO listing of rock art of the Mediterranean Basin. This corner of Spain is particularly rich in it, with styles ranging from the naturalistic Levantine figures of hunters and animals to the strange, abstract macro-schematic art that seems unique to these valleys. The ravine is surrounded by terraced olive and almond groves, pine woods and limestone crags.
Read the complete Barranc de mastec write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barranc de mastec comes up about 29 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric de la Creu.
3. Abric de la Creu
Ontinyent and Bocairent sit close together in the southern part of Valencia province, in the upper valley of the Clariano river, surrounded by the mountains of the Serra de Mariola and the Serra Grossa. Ontinyent is a textile town with a fine old quarter on a hill above the river, crowned by the tall bell tower of the church of Santa Maria. Bocairent, a few kilometres away, is a medieval village perched on a rocky outcrop above a ravine. The Abric de la Creu, the shelter of the cross, lies in the hills between the two.
Read the complete Abric de la Creu write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 59 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric de la Creu. Next is back through Barranc de mastec.
4. back through Barranc de mastec
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc de mastec write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Barranc de mastec, late in the day. Next is Barranc de Carbonera- Abric I.
5. Barranc de Carbonera- Abric I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc de Carbonera- Abric I 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 Carbonera- Abric I. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Barranc de Carbonera- Abric I to Barranc de mastec
Barranc de Carbonera- Abric I → Barranc de mastec is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de mastec to Abric de la Creu
Barranc de mastec → Abric de la Creu is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la Creu to back through Barranc de mastec
Abric de la Creu → back through Barranc de mastec is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barranc de mastec to Barranc de Carbonera- Abric I
back through Barranc de mastec → Barranc de Carbonera- Abric I is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.