Why this ride
A 97 km round trip from Teulada - roughly 2 h 07 in the saddle. The stops in between: Abric de Seguili, Abric de les Torrudanes and back through Abric de Seguili.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I and Abric de les Torrudanes
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 97 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 07
- 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.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
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. Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I
The Marina Alta is the northern Costa Blanca at its most mixed: villas on every slope, a ribbon of coast running from Moraira to Jávea, and just behind it, farm terraces, dry stone walls and small rock shelters where prehistoric people left their mark. The Cova de la Catxupa, near Teulada and Benitachell, is one of them, a shelter in the hills a few kilometres from the sea, listed with the other Mediterranean rock art of the Iberian Peninsula.
Read the complete Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I is where the day begins. Next is Abric de Seguili.
2. Abric de Seguilí
The Vall de Pop, or Jalón valley as many foreign residents call it, is a sheltered valley in the north of Alicante province, a few kilometres inland from the coast at Dénia and Xàbia. It is a landscape of vineyards, almond and olive groves and orange trees, with white villages and the mountains rising on all sides. Alcalalí is one of these villages, with a medieval tower in its centre, and Parcent and Orba are nearby. The Abric de Seguilí lies in the hills just outside Alcalalí.
Read the complete Abric de Seguili write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de Seguilí comes up about 20 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric de les Torrudanes.
3. Abric de les Torrudanes
In the Vall d'Ebo, a small valley in the mountains of northern Alicante, the Abric de les Torrudanes is a rock shelter with prehistoric paintings, one of many in the area that form part of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin World Heritage listing. The paintings include human figures and animals in the Levantine style, and the shelter's location, on a cliff above the valley, offers views over the mountains. Nearby, the Cova del Rull is a show cave with stalactites and stalagmites.
Read the complete Abric de les Torrudanes write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 50 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric de les Torrudanes. Next is back through Abric de Seguili.
4. back through Abric de Seguili
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de Seguili 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 Seguili, late in the day. Next is Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I.
5. Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I to Abric de Seguili
Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I → Abric de Seguili is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de Seguilí to Abric de les Torrudanes
Abric de Seguilí → Abric de les Torrudanes is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de les Torrudanes to back through Abric de Seguili
Abric de les Torrudanes → back through Abric de Seguili is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de Seguili to Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I
back through Abric de Seguili → Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.