Why this ride
245 km from El Campello to El Campello, about 4 h 13 of riding. It goes by way of Abric de la Paella, Abric del Voro and back through Abric de la Paella.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I and Abric del Voro
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 245 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 13
- 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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Distances and riding times are planning figures. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I is where the day begins. Next is Abric de la Paella.
2. Abric de la Paella
Muro de Alcoy and Cocentaina sit side by side in the valley of the Serpis river, in the Comtat, a district of northern Alicante surrounded by mountains. Cocentaina is crowned by a castle with a tall tower, and below it lies an old town with a palace of the Counts of Cocentaina and a Franciscan convent. The Abric de la Paella, named after the paella pan perhaps because of its shape, lies in the hills between the two towns.
Read the complete Abric de la Paella write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de la Paella comes up about 62 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric del Voro.
3. Abric del Voro
The Canal de Navarrés is a wide valley in the interior of Valencia province, surrounded by limestone mountains and deep gorges, and the Abric del Voro lies in the hills between Quesa and Bicorp, two small villages in the heart of some of the wildest country in the region. It is one of the many rock shelters with prehistoric paintings in the area, part of the UNESCO listing of Mediterranean rock art. The valley's most famous site is close by: the Cuevas de la Araña near Bicorp, where a painting of a figure climbing ropes to collect honey from a wild bees' nest, surrounded by bees, is one of the best-known images of prehistoric art in Spain, often cited as one of the earliest depictions of honey gathering.
Read the complete Abric del Voro write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 123 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric del Voro. Next is back through Abric de la Paella.
4. back through Abric de la Paella
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de la Paella write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Abric de la Paella, late in the day. Next is Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I.
5. 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
Back at Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I to Abric de la Paella
Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I → Abric de la Paella is 62 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la Paella to Abric del Voro
Abric de la Paella → Abric del Voro is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric del Voro to back through Abric de la Paella
Abric del Voro → back through Abric de la Paella is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de la Paella to Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I
back through Abric de la Paella → Cimbarrillo ma Antonia I is 62 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.