Why this ride
471 km from Planes to Planes, about 11 h 11 of riding. On the way it passes Abric de la fos, Abric del Garrofero, Barranco del Cabezo del moro and Peñon de los machos. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Barranc dels Garrofers and Peñon de los machos
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 471 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 11 h 11
- 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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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Barranc dels Garrofers
Between the towns of Alcoy and Gandia, the mountains of the northern Alicante province fold into a tangle of narrow valleys, and the barranc, the ravine, of the carob trees is a dry gully among them, a few kilometres from the villages of Planes and Beniarrés. The carob, or garrofer in Valencian, is a dark, leathery tree that has grown here for centuries, and its long brown pods were once used as animal feed and sweeteners. The land is rugged limestone, laced with terraces now mostly abandoned and covered in pines and rosemary.
Read the complete Barranc dels Garrofers write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Barranc dels Garrofers is where the day begins. Next is Abric de la fos.
2. Abric de la fos
The Vall d'Albaida is a broad valley in the south of the province of Valencia, between the Serra Grossa to the north and the Serra de Mariola to the south, and its towns grew wealthy on textiles. Aielo de Malferit, a small town on the edge of the valley, has a rock shelter called the Abric de la Fos in the hills nearby, with prehistoric paintings in the Levantine style. The shelter is protected and access is limited, so check with the local tourist office or interpretation centres before visiting.
Read the complete Abric de la fos write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Abric de la fos comes up about 35 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric del Garrofero.
3. 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
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Planning note
about 80 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric del Garrofero. Next is Barranco del Cabezo del moro.
4. Barranco del Cabezo del moro
Almansa is one of those towns you see from the motorway and do not stop at, and that is a mistake. Its castle is spectacular, a Gothic fortress built on a sharp limestone outcrop right in the middle of town, looking exactly like a child's drawing of a castle. Around it spreads a wide plain at about seven hundred metres, the meeting point of the Valencian, Murcian and Castilian lands, and a few kilometres out in the surrounding hills lies the ravine known as the Barranco del Cabezo del Moro.
Read the complete Barranco del Cabezo del moro write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Barranco del Cabezo del moro, about halfway. Next is Peñon de los machos.
5. Peñon de los machos
Cofrentes is a village at the confluence of two rivers, the Júcar and the Cabriel, in the interior of Valencia province, and it has a curious mix of attractions. Above it stands a castle on a crag. Nearby rises the Cerro de Agrás, the only recently active volcano in the Valencian Community, a dark cone of basalt in a landscape of limestone. And just outside the village, the cooling towers of the Cofrentes nuclear power station send plumes of steam into the sky. The Peñón de los Machos, a rocky outcrop with painted shelters, lies in the hills between Cofrentes, Jalance and Jarafuel.
Read the complete Peñon de los machos write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Peñon de los machos sits at 152 km, about halfway. Next is back through Barranco del Cabezo del moro.
6. back through Barranco del Cabezo del moro
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranco del Cabezo del moro write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Barranco del Cabezo del moro comes up about 294 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Abric del Garrofero.
7. back through Abric del Garrofero
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric del Garrofero write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 389 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Abric del Garrofero. Next is back through Abric de la fos.
8. back through Abric de la fos
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de la fos write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Abric de la fos, late in the day. Next is Barranc dels Garrofers.
9. Barranc dels Garrofers
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc dels Garrofers write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The route ends here after 471 km.
Leg by leg
Barranc dels Garrofers to Abric de la fos
Barranc dels Garrofers → Abric de la fos is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la fos to Abric del Garrofero
Abric de la fos → Abric del Garrofero is 45 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric del Garrofero to Barranco del Cabezo del moro
Abric del Garrofero → Barranco del Cabezo del moro is 89 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranco del Cabezo del moro to Peñon de los machos
Barranco del Cabezo del moro → Peñon de los machos is 65 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Peñon de los machos to back through Barranco del Cabezo del moro
Peñon de los machos → back through Barranco del Cabezo del moro is 60 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barranco del Cabezo del moro to back through Abric del Garrofero
back through Barranco del Cabezo del moro → back through Abric del Garrofero is 95 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric del Garrofero to back through Abric de la fos
back through Abric del Garrofero → back through Abric de la fos is 47 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de la fos to Barranc dels Garrofers
back through Abric de la fos → Barranc dels Garrofers is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.