Why this ride
A 99 km round trip from Famorca - roughly 2 h 16 in the saddle. The stops in between: Coves de la Vila, Barranc de mastec and back through Coves de la Vila. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Barranc de la fita- Abric I and Barranc de mastec
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 99 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 16
- 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 la fita- Abric I
Even in a dry year the Guadalest valley is surprisingly green, with fruit trees and water in the channels, and the road that climbs from Callosa d'en Sarrià up to the village of Guadalest is a classic of the Costa Blanca hinterland. A little to the west of it, in the Marina Alta, the Barranc de la Fita carries a series of painted shelters of which Abric I is the first, less than three kilometres from Castell de Castells. Its figures form part of the rock art of the Mediterranean arc of Spain, listed by UNESCO in 1998.
Read the complete Barranc de la fita- 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 la fita- Abric I is where the day begins. Next is Coves de la Vila.
2. Coves de la Vila
Planes sits in a cleft of the green hills above the Serpis river, in the Comtat, and the village of Beniarrés a few kilometres away is known for its reservoir, which fills the valley floor with a long, quiet sheet of water. The Coves de la Vila are a set of rock shelters in the cliffs above the village, and they belong to the Mediterranean Basin rock art that UNESCO listed in 1998. The paintings are in the Levantine style, red figures of hunters, goats and deer, and the shelters look out over the valley, giving you the same view as the people who painted them.
Read the complete Coves de la Vila write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Coves de la Vila comes up 19 km in. Next is Barranc de mastec.
3. Barranc de mastec
Between Cocentaina and Alcoy, in the hilly interior of Alicante province, a small ravine called the Barranc de Mastec holds rock shelters with prehistoric paintings, part of the UNESCO listing of rock art of the Mediterranean Basin. This corner of Spain is particularly rich in it, with styles ranging from the naturalistic Levantine figures of hunters and animals to the strange, abstract macro-schematic art that seems unique to these valleys. The ravine is surrounded by terraced olive and almond groves, pine woods and limestone crags.
Read the complete Barranc de mastec write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
37 km in you reach Barranc de mastec. Next is back through Coves de la Vila.
4. back through Coves de la Vila
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Coves de la Vila write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Coves de la Vila, late in the day. Next is Barranc de la fita- Abric I.
5. Barranc de la fita- Abric I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc de la fita- 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 la fita- Abric I. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Barranc de la fita- Abric I to Coves de la Vila
Barranc de la fita- Abric I → Coves de la Vila is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Coves de la Vila to Barranc de mastec
Coves de la Vila → Barranc de mastec is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de mastec to back through Coves de la Vila
Barranc de mastec → back through Coves de la Vila is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Coves de la Vila to Barranc de la fita- Abric I
back through Coves de la Vila → Barranc de la fita- Abric I is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.