Why this ride
120 km from Pego to Pego, about 2 h 50 of riding. On the way it passes Racó del Pou, Penya de Benicadell and back through Racó del Pou. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 1 and Penya de Benicadell
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 120 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 50
- 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 Racó del Pou.
2. Racó del Pou
The Safor is the fertile coastal strip around Gandia, and behind it rise abrupt limestone hills, the Serra de la Safor and its neighbours, where the orange groves give way to pine, scrub and terraces of olives and almonds. Racó del Pou, a sheltered corner in these hills between Villalonga and the Vall d'Ebo, is one of the many rock shelters of the region that hold prehistoric paintings, part of the Mediterranean rock art group listed by UNESCO. Like most of them, it is modest and protected, but the walk up and the view over the hills to the sea are reason enough to come.
Read the complete Racó del Pou write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Racó del Pou comes up about 35 km into the recorded legs. Next is Penya de Benicadell.
3. Penya de Benicadell
From almost anywhere in the southern half of Valencia province you can see it: a long, jagged ridge of grey limestone with a sharp tooth at its eastern end, standing on the skyline like a broken saw. The Benicadell, at 1,104 metres, separates the Vall d'Albaida to the north from the Comtat to the south, and the sharp summit, the Penya, is the mountain's signature. At its foot lie the villages of Beniarrés, Ràfol de Salem and Otos.
Read the complete Penya de Benicadell 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 Penya de Benicadell. Next is back through Racó del Pou.
4. back through Racó del Pou
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Racó del Pou write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Racó del Pou, late in the day. Next is Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 1, 17 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 Racó del Pou
Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 1 → Racó del Pou is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Racó del Pou to Penya de Benicadell
Racó del Pou → Penya de Benicadell is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Penya de Benicadell to back through Racó del Pou
Penya de Benicadell → back through Racó del Pou is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Racó del Pou to Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 1
back through Racó del Pou → Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 1 is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.