Why this ride
286 km from Cocentaina to Cocentaina, about 6 h 42 of riding. It goes by way of Abric del Garrofero, Abric de Lambert and back through Abric del Garrofero. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Barranc de mastec and Abric de Lambert
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 286 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 42
- 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 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
Barranc de mastec is where the day begins. Next is Abric del Garrofero.
2. Abric del Garrofero
Bicorp is a small village in the Canal de Navarrés, a valley in the interior of Valencia province walled in by rugged mountains and deep ravines. The surrounding Macizo del Caroig is one of the largest wild areas in the Valencian Community, a vast tableland of pine, scrub and gorges cut by the Júcar's tributaries. The Abric del Garrofero, the shelter of the carob tree, lies in the hills near Bicorp, Quesa and Navarrés.
Read the complete Abric del Garrofero write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric del Garrofero comes up about 69 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric de Lambert.
3. 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
about 141 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric de Lambert. Next is back through Abric del Garrofero.
4. back through Abric del Garrofero
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric del Garrofero write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Abric del Garrofero, late in the day. Next is Barranc de mastec.
5. Barranc de mastec
Return visit. Read the place description above.
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
Back at Barranc de mastec. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Barranc de mastec to Abric del Garrofero
Barranc de mastec → Abric del Garrofero is 69 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric del Garrofero to Abric de Lambert
Abric del Garrofero → Abric de Lambert is 72 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de Lambert to back through Abric del Garrofero
Abric de Lambert → back through Abric del Garrofero is 74 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric del Garrofero to Barranc de mastec
back through Abric del Garrofero → Barranc de mastec is 71 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.