Why this ride
346 km from El Campello to El Campello, about 5 h 58 of riding. It goes by way of Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi, La Sarga- Abric I, Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l and Abric de la Penya. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I and Abric de la Penya
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 346 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 58
- 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: planning record, not independently verified geometry.
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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I
Cimbarrillo is a name that does not appear on tourist maps, and Ma Antonia, the woman or the farm it recalls, has been lost to anyone but the locals. The shelter, listed as number I, lies in the dry hills of the Alicante coast, between El Campello and Villajoyosa, in the same band of broken limestone as the Garganta de la Hoz shelters. Its red paintings are in the Levantine style and belong to the UNESCO listing for the rock art of the Mediterranean basin.
Read the complete Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I is where the day begins. Next is Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi.
2. Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi
The Carabassí is one of the last stretches of wild-ish coast between Alicante and Santa Pola: a line of dunes held together by pine and marram grass, a long beach, and the sea glittering under the flight path of Alicante airport. In the low rocky ground behind it lies a small cave known for painted marks, the Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassí, close to the village of El Altet and a short hop from Santa Pola.
Read the complete Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi comes up about 37 km into the recorded legs. Next is La Sarga- Abric I.
3. La Sarga- Abric I
Alcoy, or Alcoi in Valencian, is a city of bridges, built where three rivers meet in deep ravines, in the mountains of northern Alicante. It was one of the cradles of Spain's industrial revolution, with textile and paper mills powered by its rivers, and its streets have fine modernist buildings from that era. It is also famous for its Moors and Christians festival in April, one of the most spectacular in Spain, with parades, music and mock battles in honour of Saint George. The rock shelters of La Sarga lie in the hills about eight kilometres from the city, toward Ibi.
Read the complete La Sarga- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 98 km into the recorded legs you reach La Sarga- Abric I. Next is Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l.
4. Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l
Castelló de Rugat sits on the southern rim of the Vall d'Albaida, a broad valley in the south of Valencia province hemmed in by mountain ridges. On one side rises the long saw-toothed crest of the Benicadell, on the other the Serra de la Solana, and between them lies a patchwork of vineyards, olive groves and small towns with church towers. The Barranc de les Coves, the ravine of the caves, cuts into the slopes near Castelló de Rugat, Ràfol de Salem and Beniarrés, and its first shelter holds painted figures.
Read the complete Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l, about halfway. Next is Abric de la Penya.
5. Abric de la Penya
Moixent, or Mogente in Castilian, stands at the head of a corridor that has carried traffic between the Valencian coast and the interior of Castile for as long as anyone has been moving goods. The old road, the railway and now the motorway all funnel through here, between low limestone ridges with vineyards and olive groves in the valley floor. The rock shelter known as the Abric de la Penya sits in this landscape a few kilometres from the town, close also to Vallada.
Read the complete Abric de la Penya write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Abric de la Penya sits at 173 km, about halfway. Next is back through Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l.
6. back through Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l comes up about 214 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through La Sarga- Abric I.
7. back through La Sarga- Abric I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete La Sarga- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 248 km into the recorded legs you reach back through La Sarga- Abric I. Next is back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi.
8. back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi, late in the day. Next is Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I.
9. Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 346 km.
Leg by leg
Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I to Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi
Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I → Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi to La Sarga- Abric I
Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi → La Sarga- Abric I is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
La Sarga- Abric I to Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l
La Sarga- Abric I → Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l to Abric de la Penya
Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l → Abric de la Penya is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la Penya to back through Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l
Abric de la Penya → back through Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l to back through La Sarga- Abric I
back through Barranc de les Coves- Abrigo l → back through La Sarga- Abric I is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through La Sarga- Abric I to back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi
back through La Sarga- Abric I → back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi to Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I
back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi → Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.