Why this ride
A 75 km round trip from Rugat - roughly 1 h 49 in the saddle. On the way it passes Abric de la Paella, Barranc de la Penya Blanca and back through Abric de la Paella.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l and Barranc de la Penya Blanca
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 75 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 49
- 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 les Coves- Abrigo l
Castelló de Rugat sits on the southern rim of the Vall d'Albaida, a broad valley in the south of Valencia province hemmed in by mountain ridges. On one side rises the long saw-toothed crest of the Benicadell, on the other the Serra de la Solana, and between them lies a patchwork of vineyards, olive groves and small towns with church towers. The Barranc de les Coves, the ravine of the caves, cuts into the slopes near Castelló de Rugat, Ràfol de Salem and Beniarrés, and its first shelter holds painted figures.
Read the complete Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l is where the day begins. Next is Abric de la Paella.
2. Abric de la Paella
Muro de Alcoy and Cocentaina sit side by side in the valley of the Serpis river, in the Comtat, a district of northern Alicante surrounded by mountains. Cocentaina is crowned by a castle with a tall tower, and below it lies an old town with a palace of the Counts of Cocentaina and a Franciscan convent. The Abric de la Paella, named after the paella pan perhaps because of its shape, lies in the hills between the two towns.
Read the complete Abric de la Paella write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de la Paella comes up about 20 km into the recorded legs. Next is Barranc de la Penya Blanca.
3. Barranc de la Penya Blanca
Planes is a small village in the hills of the Comtat in northern Alicante province, crowned by a castle and looking out over a valley of olive and cherry orchards. The Barranc de la Penya Blanca, the ravine of the white rock, lies close by, among the folded limestone ridges between Planes, Benimarfull and the reservoir at Beniarrés.
Read the complete Barranc de la Penya Blanca write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 37 km into the recorded legs you reach Barranc de la Penya Blanca. Next is back through Abric de la Paella.
4. back through Abric de la Paella
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de la Paella 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 la Paella, late in the day. Next is Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l.
5. Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l 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 les Coves- Abrigo l. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l to Abric de la Paella
Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l → Abric de la Paella is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la Paella to Barranc de la Penya Blanca
Abric de la Paella → Barranc de la Penya Blanca is 17 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de la Penya Blanca to back through Abric de la Paella
Barranc de la Penya Blanca → back through Abric de la Paella is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de la Paella to Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l
back through Abric de la Paella → Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.