Why this ride
The stops in between: Fuente del Sabuco I, Gabar and back through Fuente del Sabuco I. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,400 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Cañada de la Cruz and Gabar
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 365 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 7 h 18
- 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. Cañada de la Cruz
The Cañada de la Cruz is a high valley or drovers' pasture in the Segura mountains; cañada is the word for the traditional livestock routes and grazing grounds used by shepherds moving their flocks between summer and winter pastures, and this part of Spain has a long history of transhumance.
Read the complete Cañada de la Cruz write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cañada de la Cruz is where the day begins. Next is Fuente del Sabuco I.
2. Fuente del Sabuco I
High in the Sierra del Taibilla, in the borderland hills between Moratalla and Nerpio, the shelters of Fuente del Sabuco hold Levantine paintings of hunters, archers and animals, part of the rich rock art of this remote corner where Andalusia, Murcia and Castilla-La Mancha meet. Nerpio and Moratalla between them hold a remarkable number of painted shelters, making this one of the key centres of rock art in Spain, and an interpretation centre in the village explains the paintings and organises visits. The shelter is part of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin World Heritage listing.
Read the complete Fuente del Sabuco I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Fuente del Sabuco I comes up about 101 km into the recorded legs. Next is Gabar.
3. Gabar
High in the north of Almería province, far from the beaches most people associate with the name, the Sierra de María rises in grey limestone above a plateau of almond orchards and cereal fields. Gabar is a point in the hills between the villages of María and Vélez-Blanco, part of a cluster of rock-art shelters in the Los Vélez district. This corner of Spain is famous for one painted figure in particular: the Indalo, a little stick man holding an arc over his head, found in the Cueva de los Letreros just outside Vélez-Blanco. It has become the emblem of the whole province, painted on doors and sold as a lucky charm, which is a remarkable career for a prehistoric doodle.
Read the complete Gabar write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 182 km into the recorded legs you reach Gabar. Next is back through Fuente del Sabuco I.
4. back through Fuente del Sabuco I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Fuente del Sabuco I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Fuente del Sabuco I, late in the day. Next is Cañada de la Cruz.
5. Cañada de la Cruz
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cañada de la Cruz write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Cañada de la Cruz. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Cañada de la Cruz to Fuente del Sabuco I
Cañada de la Cruz → Fuente del Sabuco I is 101 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Fuente del Sabuco I to Gabar
Fuente del Sabuco I → Gabar is 81 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Gabar to back through Fuente del Sabuco I
Gabar → back through Fuente del Sabuco I is 81 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Fuente del Sabuco I to Cañada de la Cruz
back through Fuente del Sabuco I → Cañada de la Cruz is 102 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.