Why this ride
From Benigànim it runs 106 km to Benigànim; allow about 2 h 05 of riding. The stops in between: Abric de la fos, Abric de Gontrán and back through Abric de la fos.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Cova de la Petxina and Abric de Gontrán
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 106 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 05
- 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. Cova de la Petxina
Bellús is a small village in the valley of the Albaida river in southern Valencia, just upstream from where the river flows into a reservoir and then joins the Júcar. The old village was partly flooded by the reservoir, and the new one stands on higher ground. The Cova de la Petxina, the cave of the shell, is in the hills near the village, close to Guadasequies and Genovés.
Read the complete Cova de la Petxina write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cova de la Petxina is where the day begins. Next is Abric de la fos.
2. Abric de la fos
The Vall d'Albaida is a broad valley in the south of the province of Valencia, between the Serra Grossa to the north and the Serra de Mariola to the south, and its towns grew wealthy on textiles. Aielo de Malferit, a small town on the edge of the valley, has a rock shelter called the Abric de la Fos in the hills nearby, with prehistoric paintings in the Levantine style. The shelter is protected and access is limited, so check with the local tourist office or interpretation centres before visiting.
Read the complete Abric de la fos write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de la fos comes up about 22 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric de Gontrán.
3. Abric de Gontrán
Head south-west from Xàtiva along the old road to Castile and you climb gently into a corridor between two mountain ranges, the Serra Grossa on one side and the Serra de Enguera on the other. The town of Moixent sits where the corridor narrows, with Vallada just downstream and the vineyards of Fontanars dels Alforins on the plateau beyond. The Abric de Gontran lies in the hills just outside Moixent.
Read the complete Abric de Gontrán write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 44 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric de Gontrán. Next is back through Abric de la fos.
4. back through Abric de la fos
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de la fos 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 fos, late in the day. Next is Cova de la Petxina.
5. Cova de la Petxina
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cova de la Petxina 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 Petxina. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Cova de la Petxina to Abric de la fos
Cova de la Petxina → Abric de la fos is 22 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la fos to Abric de Gontrán
Abric de la fos → Abric de Gontrán is 22 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de Gontrán to back through Abric de la fos
Abric de Gontrán → back through Abric de la fos is 40 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de la fos to Cova de la Petxina
back through Abric de la fos → Cova de la Petxina is 22 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.