Why this ride
From Castell de Castells it runs 105 km to Castell de Castells; allow about 2 h 19 of riding. On the way it passes Barraac de la Palla, Pinós and back through Barraac de la Palla. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Barranc de famorca- Abric I and Pinós
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 105 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 19
- 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 famorca- Abric I
Famorca clings to the side of a mountain in the Comtat, a district of Alicante province where the roads are as steep as the villages are small. Abric I in the Barranc de Famorca is the first of a series of painted shelters in the ravine, and like its neighbours it shows Levantine red paintings, part of the UNESCO list for the Mediterranean basin. The shelters lie in a deep gully below the village, and getting down to them means a walk on a stony path.
Read the complete Barranc de famorca- 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 famorca- Abric I is where the day begins. Next is Barraac de la Palla.
2. 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 comes up about 26 km into the recorded legs. Next is Pinós.
3. Pinós
Inland from the busy coast of the Marina Alta, behind Benissa and Calp, the land folds into a series of steep, terraced valleys where almond and olive trees cling to dry-stone walls and white farmhouses sit among the pines. Pinós is a rural area in the hills near Benissa, Senija and Jalón, and the rides link it to the rock-art shelters of the barrancs, the ravines that cut through the limestone of this region, part of the UNESCO listing of Mediterranean prehistoric art. The exact contents of the nearby shelters are for specialists, but the landscape itself has a quiet, timeless beauty, especially in the soft light of late afternoon.
Read the complete Pinós write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 49 km into the recorded legs you reach Pinós. Next is back through Barraac de la Palla.
4. back through 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 through Barraac de la Palla, late in the day. Next is Barranc de famorca- Abric I.
5. Barranc de famorca- Abric I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc de famorca- 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 famorca- Abric I. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Barranc de famorca- Abric I to Barraac de la Palla
Barranc de famorca- Abric I → Barraac de la Palla is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barraac de la Palla to Pinós
Barraac de la Palla → Pinós is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Pinós to back through Barraac de la Palla
Pinós → back through Barraac de la Palla is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barraac de la Palla to Barranc de famorca- Abric I
back through Barraac de la Palla → Barranc de famorca- Abric I is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.