Why this ride
From Famorca it runs 189 km to Famorca; allow about 4 h 04 of riding. It goes by way of Abric de la Penya Banyà, Cova de la Petxina, Abric de la Penya and back through Cova de la Petxina. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Barranc del Sord-Abric I and Abric de la Penya
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 189 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 04
- 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 del Sord-Abric I
Aitana is the mountain you can see from nearly everywhere in this part of Alicante, and at 1,558 metres it is the highest in the province. The village of Benimantell sits in its shadow, a tiny place of fewer than five hundred people with white houses and a view that ends in blue haze. The shelter named here, Barranc del Sord, belongs to the Tabla de Pochico group, a scatter of Levantine paintings in the hills of the Marina Baixa that form part of the UNESCO-listed rock art of the Mediterranean Basin.
Read the complete Barranc del Sord-Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barranc del Sord-Abric I is where the day begins. Next is Abric de la Penya Banyà.
2. Abric de la Penya Banyà
Somewhere in the limestone folds around Cocentaina, under an overhang of rock, people painted small figures thousands of years before anyone here had heard of Rome. The rock shelters of this part of Alicante belong to the great family of Mediterranean rock art that runs down the eastern side of Spain, recognised together by UNESCO, and the Abric de la Penya Banyà is one of these quiet, unassuming sites. Expect faded red pigment on pale stone, often protected behind a grille, and a short walk from the nearest track rather than a visitor centre.
Read the complete Abric de la Penya Banyà write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de la Penya Banyà comes up about 30 km into the recorded legs. Next is Cova de la Petxina.
3. Cova de la Petxina
Bellús is a small village in the valley of the Albaida river in southern Valencia, just upstream from where the river flows into a reservoir and then joins the Júcar. The old village was partly flooded by the reservoir, and the new one stands on higher ground. The Cova de la Petxina, the cave of the shell, is in the hills near the village, close to Guadasequies and Genovés.
Read the complete Cova de la Petxina write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 62 km into the recorded legs you reach Cova de la Petxina. Next is Abric de la Penya.
4. Abric de la Penya
Moixent, or Mogente in Castilian, stands at the head of a corridor that has carried traffic between the Valencian coast and the interior of Castile for as long as anyone has been moving goods. The old road, the railway and now the motorway all funnel through here, between low limestone ridges with vineyards and olive groves in the valley floor. The rock shelter known as the Abric de la Penya sits in this landscape a few kilometres from the town, close also to Vallada.
Read the complete Abric de la Penya write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de la Penya, about halfway. Next is back through Cova de la Petxina.
5. back through Cova de la Petxina
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cova de la Petxina write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Cova de la Petxina sits at 117 km, about halfway. Next is back through Abric de la Penya Banyà.
6. back through Abric de la Penya Banyà
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de la Penya Banyà 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 Penya Banyà comes up about 158 km into the recorded legs. Next is Barranc del Sord-Abric I.
7. Barranc del Sord-Abric I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc del Sord-Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barranc del Sord-Abric I closes the day.
Leg by leg
Barranc del Sord-Abric I to Abric de la Penya Banyà
Barranc del Sord-Abric I → Abric de la Penya Banyà is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la Penya Banyà to Cova de la Petxina
Abric de la Penya Banyà → Cova de la Petxina is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cova de la Petxina to Abric de la Penya
Cova de la Petxina → Abric de la Penya is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la Penya to back through Cova de la Petxina
Abric de la Penya → back through Cova de la Petxina is 33 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Cova de la Petxina to back through Abric de la Penya Banyà
back through Cova de la Petxina → back through Abric de la Penya Banyà is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de la Penya Banyà to Barranc del Sord-Abric I
back through Abric de la Penya Banyà → Barranc del Sord-Abric I is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.