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Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I and Abric mas de los Perez

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Recorded distance
239 km
Riding-time estimate
4 h 39
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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Why this ride

239 km from Gestalgar to Gestalgar, about 4 h 39 of riding. It goes by way of Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the, Abric mas de los Perez and back through Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,050 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. The line favours views over speed.

Scenic road chapters

Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I → Rock Art of the Mediterranean Bas

54 km on Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I → Rock Art of the Mediterranean Bas.

Chapter facts
Length
54 km

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I

    West of Valencia, the river Turia leaves the mountains through a series of deep gorges, and around the villages of Gestalgar, Sot de Chera and Chulilla, the landscape turns dramatic: limestone cliffs, pine-covered slopes and the river winding green below. In a side ravine near Gestalgar, the Barranco de las Colochas shelters a handful of painted panels that UNESCO counts among the Mediterranean rock art of Iberia. The figures are faint, but the setting is worth the effort on its own.

    Read the complete Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I is where the day begins. Next is Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the.

  2. 2. Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the

    Tuéjar, Chelva and Alpuente are small towns in the Serranía, the rugged highland of inland Valencia, where the rivers cut deep valleys between pine-clad ridges. It is a corner of the province that most visitors to the coast never see. The name on the stop refers to the UNESCO listing of 1998 for the rock art of the Mediterranean basin on the Iberian peninsula, and the paintings of Barranco de las Colochas, the ravine nearby, belong to it. The ravine and the surrounding woods are worth the trip on their own.

    Read the complete Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the comes up about 54 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric mas de los Perez.

  3. 3. Abric mas de los Perez

    Between the Turia and the Palancia rivers, northwest of Valencia, the land rises into a maze of limestone mountains, pine forest and small villages that rarely see foreign visitors. The Abric del Mas de los Pérez is a rock shelter in the hills near Andilla, Viver and Alcublas, one of hundreds of painted sites in eastern Spain listed by UNESCO as part of the rock art of the Mediterranean Basin. These shelters were decorated by hunter-gatherers and early farmers thousands of years ago, and while some feature vivid hunting scenes, many are faint and hard to see without a trained eye. Respect any fences and signs, and never wet or touch the rock.

    Read the complete Abric mas de los Perez write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    about 120 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric mas de los Perez. Next is back through Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the.

  4. 4. back through Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the

    Return visit. Read the place description above.

    Read the complete Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    back through Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the, late in the day. Next is Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I.

  5. 5. Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I

    Return visit. Read the place description above.

    Read the complete Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Back at Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I. That is the ride.

Leg by leg

Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I to Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the

Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I → Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the is 54 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the to Abric mas de los Perez

Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the → Abric mas de los Perez is 66 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

Abric mas de los Perez to back through Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the

Abric mas de los Perez → back through Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the is 65 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

back through Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the to Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I

back through Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the → Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I is 54 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

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