Why this ride
A 326 km round trip from Pego - roughly 5 h 43 in the saddle. The stops in between: Abric de Lambert, Abric del Espolón del Zapatero and back through Abric de Lambert.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 1 and Abric del Espolón del Zapatero
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 326 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 43
- 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 l'Infern Conj. 1
Nobody builds a gallery in a ravine called Hell without a reason, and the first group of paintings in the Barranc de l'Infern shows what the reason probably was: shade, shelter and a view of whatever walked up the valley. This is conjunto 1 in the numbering archaeologists use, one of several clusters of Levantine rock art in the Vall de Laguar, in the mountains of the Marina Alta, and it is part of the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin.
Read the complete Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 1 is where the day begins. Next is Abric de Lambert.
2. Abric de Lambert
Cullera is not where most people would look for prehistory. It is a busy beach town at the mouth of the Júcar, with high-rise apartments along the sand, a lighthouse on the point and rice fields stretching inland toward the Albufera lagoon. But the town has a mountain at its back, a limestone outcrop crowned by a castle and a sanctuary, and in that rock there are shelters, including the one known as the Abric de Lambert.
Read the complete Abric de Lambert write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de Lambert comes up about 72 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric del Espolón del Zapatero.
3. Abric del Espolón del Zapatero
The Cortes de Pallás area, in the interior of Valencia province, is one of the wildest places within an hour or two of the coast. The Júcar river has carved a deep canyon through the limestone, and the Muela de Cortes, a high plateau of rock and scrub, rises above it. Bicorp, Quesa and Millares are small villages on its edge, and the roads that link them are some of the twistiest in the region, with sections that cling to the sides of the gorge and open on huge views. Griffon vultures and golden eagles use the cliffs, and the pine woods are home to wild boar and roe deer.
Read the complete Abric del Espolón del Zapatero write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 162 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric del Espolón del Zapatero. Next is back through Abric de Lambert.
4. back through Abric de Lambert
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de Lambert 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 Lambert, late in the day. Next is Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 1, 61 km on.
5. Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 1
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 1 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 l'Infern Conj. 1. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 1 to Abric de Lambert
Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 1 → Abric de Lambert is 72 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de Lambert to Abric del Espolón del Zapatero
Abric de Lambert → Abric del Espolón del Zapatero is 90 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric del Espolón del Zapatero to back through Abric de Lambert
Abric del Espolón del Zapatero → back through Abric de Lambert is 89 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de Lambert to Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 1
back through Abric de Lambert → Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 1 is 75 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.