Why this ride
204 km from Castell de Castells to Castell de Castells, about 4 h 39 of riding. On the way it passes Barranc del Salt- Abric l, Barranc de les Coves- Abric I, Barranc del Salt- Abric V and back through Barranc de les Coves- Abric I.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Barranc de Galistero and Barranc del Salt- Abric V
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 204 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 39
- 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 Galistero
Castell de Castells is a village of about four hundred people at the heart of the Marina Alta's high valleys, and it is one of the most important places for rock art in the Valencian country. The Barranc de Galistero is a ravine nearby, and the shelter in it belongs to the rock art of the Mediterranean Basin that UNESCO inscribed in 1998. The village is also near the Pla de Petracos, a famous rock shelter with remarkable paintings that attracts specialists from around the world, so a day in the area can include several sites. The painted shelters are fragile and often have limited access, so check before you go.
Read the complete Barranc de Galistero write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barranc de Galistero is where the day begins. Next is Barranc del Salt- Abric l.
2. Barranc del Salt- Abric l
Benilloba is a tiny village in the Comtat, the mountainous district north of Alcoy in the province of Alicante, with fewer than a thousand people, a church and a cluster of stone houses among olive and almond groves. The Barranc del Salt, the waterfall ravine, cuts through the hills nearby, and its first shelter is one of the many painted sites in the region that are part of the UNESCO listing of Mediterranean rock art. The Comtat and the neighbouring Alcoià are particularly rich in this heritage, with all three main styles of prehistoric painting represented: Levantine, schematic and the older Macro-schematic, unique to this small area, with large, enigmatic figures.
Read the complete Barranc del Salt- Abric l write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barranc del Salt- Abric l comes up about 43 km into the recorded legs. Next is Barranc de les Coves- Abric I.
3. Barranc de les Coves- Abric I
Ibi is the toy capital of Spain, a fact that surprises everyone who rides through this mountain town in the hills of Alicante. Since the early twentieth century, workshops here have produced dolls, tin toys and plastic figures, and the Valencian Toy Museum tells the story. The rock shelter named Barranc de les Coves Abric I lies in the hills between Ibi and Alcoy, in a ravine whose name simply means the gully of the caves.
Read the complete Barranc de les Coves- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 72 km into the recorded legs you reach Barranc de les Coves- Abric I. Next is Barranc del Salt- Abric V.
4. Barranc del Salt- Abric V
A good day in this part of the Serra de Mariola might go like this. You leave early, when the air is cool and the light is low, and ride the lane from Benilloba up into the hills. The shelter at Barranc del Salt, Abric V, lies about four kilometres from the village, and carries painting in the Levantine tradition, protected by UNESCO as part of the rock art of the Mediterranean basin in Spain. The ride links it with Benirrama, in the Vall de Gallinera, a quiet valley to the east. You walk to the wall, look, and sit for a while with the view.
Read the complete Barranc del Salt- Abric V write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barranc del Salt- Abric V, about halfway. Next is back through Barranc de les Coves- Abric I.
5. back through Barranc de les Coves- Abric I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc de les Coves- Abric I 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 les Coves- Abric I sits at 99 km, about halfway. Next is back through Barranc del Salt- Abric l.
6. back through Barranc del Salt- Abric l
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc del Salt- Abric l write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Barranc del Salt- Abric l comes up about 161 km into the recorded legs. Next is Barranc de Galistero.
7. Barranc de Galistero
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc de Galistero write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barranc de Galistero closes the day.
Leg by leg
Barranc de Galistero to Barranc del Salt- Abric l
Barranc de Galistero → Barranc del Salt- Abric l is 43 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc del Salt- Abric l to Barranc de les Coves- Abric I
Barranc del Salt- Abric l → Barranc de les Coves- Abric I is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de les Coves- Abric I to Barranc del Salt- Abric V
Barranc de les Coves- Abric I → Barranc del Salt- Abric V is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc del Salt- Abric V to back through Barranc de les Coves- Abric I
Barranc del Salt- Abric V → back through Barranc de les Coves- Abric I is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barranc de les Coves- Abric I to back through Barranc del Salt- Abric l
back through Barranc de les Coves- Abric I → back through Barranc del Salt- Abric l is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barranc del Salt- Abric l to Barranc de Galistero
back through Barranc del Salt- Abric l → Barranc de Galistero is 42 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.