Why this ride
A 288 km round trip from Beniatjar - roughly 5 h 20 in the saddle. On the way it passes Barranc de la Cova Negra, Barranc de Bolulla, Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I and back through Barranc de Bolulla. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Barranc de Carbonera- Abric I and Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 288 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 20
- 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. 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 la Cova Negra.
2. Barranc de la Cova Negra
Cherry trees are the secret of this valley, and for a few days in late winter and spring they turn the slopes white. The Vall de Gallinera, which lies just north of the Vall d'Ebo, is a long, narrow valley of small villages, with Adsubia among them, filled with terraced fields that the Moors once irrigated with great skill. Its cherries are among the best in the region, and the blossom draws visitors who come to walk the terraces and take photographs.
Read the complete Barranc de la Cova Negra write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barranc de la Cova Negra comes up 27 km in. Next is Barranc de Bolulla.
3. 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
53 km in you reach Barranc de Bolulla. Next is Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I.
4. Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I
The Marina Alta is the northern Costa Blanca at its most mixed: villas on every slope, a ribbon of coast running from Moraira to Jávea, and just behind it, farm terraces, dry stone walls and small rock shelters where prehistoric people left their mark. The Cova de la Catxupa, near Teulada and Benitachell, is one of them, a shelter in the hills a few kilometres from the sea, listed with the other Mediterranean rock art of the Iberian Peninsula.
Read the complete Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I, about halfway. Next is back through Barranc de Bolulla.
5. back through 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 through Barranc de Bolulla sits at 106 km, about halfway. Next is back through Barranc de la Cova Negra.
6. back through Barranc de la Cova Negra
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc de la Cova Negra 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 la Cova Negra comes up 133 km in. Next is Barranc de Carbonera- Abric I.
7. 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
Barranc de Carbonera- Abric I closes the day.
Leg by leg
Barranc de Carbonera- Abric I to Barranc de la Cova Negra
Barranc de Carbonera- Abric I → Barranc de la Cova Negra is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de la Cova Negra to Barranc de Bolulla
Barranc de la Cova Negra → Barranc de Bolulla is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de Bolulla to Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I
Barranc de Bolulla → Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I to back through Barranc de Bolulla
Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I → back through Barranc de Bolulla is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barranc de Bolulla to back through Barranc de la Cova Negra
back through Barranc de Bolulla → back through Barranc de la Cova Negra is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barranc de la Cova Negra to Barranc de Carbonera- Abric I
back through Barranc de la Cova Negra → Barranc de Carbonera- Abric I is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.