Why this ride
A 104 km round trip from Pego - roughly 2 h 02 in the saddle. On the way it passes Abric del Racó del Condoig, Morro Carrascal and back through Abric del Racó del Condoig. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Cova de Reinós and Morro Carrascal
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 104 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 02
- 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 Reinós
Vall d'Ebo is one of those places where history has left obvious scars. In 1609 the Moriscos, the descendants of Spain's Muslim population, were expelled from the kingdom of Valencia, and valleys like this one were suddenly emptied. The Vall d'Ebo was resettled, but never fully recovered, and today it is home to fewer than four hundred people. The village stands in a deep bowl of mountains with terraces cut into the slopes, and it feels as though it belongs to another century.
Read the complete Cova de Reinós write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cova de Reinós is where the day begins. Next is Abric del Racó del Condoig.
2. Abric del Racó del Condoig
When you stand in the valleys behind Planes, in the country between Alcoi and the coast, it is easy to forget how recently they were emptied. The Racó del Condoig shelter lies about five kilometres from Planes, in a landscape of dry-stone terraces, cherry and almond trees and narrow gorges. The paintings in the shelter belong to the Levantine tradition, listed by UNESCO with other rock art of eastern Spain, and they were made so long ago that the people who made them would have seen the Moors as impossibly modern.
Read the complete Abric del Racó del Condoig write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric del Racó del Condoig comes up about 15 km into the recorded legs. Next is Morro Carrascal.
3. Morro Carrascal
Inland from Benidorm, barely half an hour from the tower blocks and beaches, the mountains of the Alicante interior rise steep and empty. Morro Carrascal is a rocky height in this country, near the villages of Benilloba, Sella and Benimantell, where the sierras of Aitana, Serrella and Mariola come together. Shelters in these mountains hold prehistoric paintings in both the Levantine and the older Macroschematic styles, and they belong to the World Heritage listing of Iberian rock art.
Read the complete Morro Carrascal write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 56 km into the recorded legs you reach Morro Carrascal. Next is back through Abric del Racó del Condoig.
4. back through Abric del Racó del Condoig
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric del Racó del Condoig write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Abric del Racó del Condoig, late in the day. Next is Cova de Reinós.
5. Cova de Reinós
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cova de Reinós 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 Reinós. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Cova de Reinós to Abric del Racó del Condoig
Cova de Reinós → Abric del Racó del Condoig is 15 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric del Racó del Condoig to Morro Carrascal
Abric del Racó del Condoig → Morro Carrascal is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Morro Carrascal to back through Abric del Racó del Condoig
Morro Carrascal → back through Abric del Racó del Condoig is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric del Racó del Condoig to Cova de Reinós
back through Abric del Racó del Condoig → Cova de Reinós is 15 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.