Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I and Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga
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Recorded distance
370 km
Riding-time estimate
7 h 09
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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370 km from Gestalgar to Gestalgar, about 7 h 09 of riding. On the way it passes Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the, Abric mas de los Perez, Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga and back through Abric mas de los Perez. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,050 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
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. 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.
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Planning note
Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I is where the day begins. Next is Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the.
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.
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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. 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.
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 Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga.
4. Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga
The Serra Calderona runs between Valencia and Castellón like a green ridge behind the coast, and Náquera sits on its southern flank, a village of nearly four thousand people with views across the Camp de Túria orchards. A short way into the hills, a ravine with the name Aigua Amarga, bitter water, opens beside the Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga, a small shelter with prehistoric paintings, part of the Mediterranean Basin rock art listed by UNESCO in 1998. The figures are modest and the shelter is small, so it is a place for a patient look.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I closes the day.
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 Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga
Abric mas de los Perez → Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga is 67 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga to back through Abric mas de los Perez
Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga → back through Abric mas de los Perez is 65 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric mas de los Perez to back through Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the
back through 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.