Why this ride
A 228 km round trip from Hellín - roughly 3 h 43 in the saddle. The stops in between: Abrigo del Canto Blanco, Los Grajos I, Cejo Cortado I and back through Los Grajos I.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Cavidad II and Cejo Cortado I
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 228 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 43
- 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. Cavidad II
South of Hellín the land opens into the dry, high steppe of southern Albacete, a country of esparto grass, almond terraces and bare limestone ridges, and it is in these ridges that the small painted cavities of the area hide. Cavidad II is one of them, a modest hollow in the rock with prehistoric pigment on its walls, part of a dense scatter of rock art sites around the Minateda area that archaeologists have studied for more than a century. Like most of the Levantine sites it is fragile and frequently protected by a grille, so it rewards patience and imagination more than a quick photograph.
Read the complete Cavidad II write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cavidad II is where the day begins. Next is Abrigo del Canto Blanco.
2. Abrigo del Canto Blanco
Jumilla is wine country, and you know it as soon as you arrive. The town sits in the north of the Murcia region, surrounded by a high, dry plateau of vineyards growing the Monastrell grape, which produces powerful, dark red wines. A castle tops the hill above the old town, and the bodegas on its outskirts welcome visitors. The Abrigo del Canto Blanco, the shelter of the white stone, lies in the hills about five kilometres away.
Read the complete Abrigo del Canto Blanco write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abrigo del Canto Blanco comes up about 35 km into the recorded legs. Next is Los Grajos I.
3. Los Grajos I
The painted women of Los Grajos are among the most famous figures in Spanish rock art. In a shelter in the limestone hills just outside Cieza, prehistoric painters depicted a group of human figures, several of them women with wide skirts and raised arms, often interpreted as dancers, alongside animals and other motifs. The Los Grajos shelters are part of the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, and they are protected, so visits need to be arranged with the local tourist office in Cieza.
Read the complete Los Grajos I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 70 km into the recorded legs you reach Los Grajos I. Next is Cejo Cortado I.
4. Cejo Cortado I
Mula is a town in the heart of the Murcia region, built on the slopes of a hill crowned by a sixteenth-century castle, with an old quarter of narrow streets, noble houses and churches. Around it, a dry landscape of hills, ravines and badlands opens out, with orchards and olive groves along the river. The Cejo Cortado, a name meaning the cut brow, refers to a rocky escarpment with prehistoric shelters about seven kilometres from the town, between Mula, Albudeite and Ricote.
Read the complete Cejo Cortado I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cejo Cortado I, about halfway. Next is back through Los Grajos I.
5. back through Los Grajos I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Los Grajos I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Los Grajos I sits at 115 km, about halfway. Next is back through Abrigo del Canto Blanco.
6. back through Abrigo del Canto Blanco
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abrigo del Canto Blanco write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Abrigo del Canto Blanco comes up about 194 km into the recorded legs. Next is Cavidad II.
7. Cavidad II
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cavidad II write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cavidad II closes the day.
Leg by leg
Cavidad II to Abrigo del Canto Blanco
Cavidad II → Abrigo del Canto Blanco is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abrigo del Canto Blanco to Los Grajos I
Abrigo del Canto Blanco → Los Grajos I is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Los Grajos I to Cejo Cortado I
Los Grajos I → Cejo Cortado I is 45 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cejo Cortado I to back through Los Grajos I
Cejo Cortado I → back through Los Grajos I is 45 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Los Grajos I to back through Abrigo del Canto Blanco
back through Los Grajos I → back through Abrigo del Canto Blanco is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abrigo del Canto Blanco to Cavidad II
back through Abrigo del Canto Blanco → Cavidad II is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.