Why this ride
A 188 km round trip from Denia - roughly 4 h 23 in the saddle. The stops in between: Barraac de la Palla, Cueva de la Clau, Penya de Benicadell and back through Cueva de la Clau.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Cova del mig dia and Penya de Benicadell
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 188 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 23
- 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 del mig dia
The Montgó dominates the coast between Dénia and Xàbia, a massive limestone mountain rising to 753 metres straight from the sea, its profile said to resemble a sleeping elephant. The Cova del Mig Dia, the cave of midday, is in the flanks of the Montgó, one of several caves and shelters on the mountain, some with traces of prehistoric occupation and rock art. The Montgó is a natural park, with paths leading through scrub and pine to caves, viewpoints and the summit.
Read the complete Cova del mig dia write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cova del mig dia is where the day begins. Next is Barraac de la Palla.
2. Barraac de la Palla
Tormos and Sagra are tiny villages at the foot of the mountains in the north of Alicante province, at the point where the plain of the Marina Alta meets the hills. They are surrounded by orange groves and orchards, with the mountains of the Vall de Laguar and the Serra del Migdia rising steeply behind. The Barranc de la Palla, the ravine of the straw, cuts into the hills near Tormos, close also to Orba and the town of Pego.
Read the complete Barraac de la Palla write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barraac de la Palla comes up about 26 km into the recorded legs. Next is Cueva de la Clau.
3. Cueva de la Clau
Behind Gandia, the orange groves climb into the folded limestone hills of La Safor, and among the tiny villages there, Palma de Gandía and Ador sit almost touching each other at the foot of the slopes. Cueva de la Clau is one of the many rock shelters in the Valencian hills that form part of the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a scattered collection of hundreds of sites where prehistoric people painted hunters, animals, dancers and abstract signs on limestone overhangs.
Read the complete Cueva de la Clau write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 59 km into the recorded legs you reach Cueva de la Clau. Next is Penya de Benicadell.
4. Penya de Benicadell
From almost anywhere in the southern half of Valencia province you can see it: a long, jagged ridge of grey limestone with a sharp tooth at its eastern end, standing on the skyline like a broken saw. The Benicadell, at 1,104 metres, separates the Vall d'Albaida to the north from the Comtat to the south, and the sharp summit, the Penya, is the mountain's signature. At its foot lie the villages of Beniarrés, Ràfol de Salem and Otos.
Read the complete Penya de Benicadell write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Penya de Benicadell, about halfway. Next is back through Cueva de la Clau.
5. back through Cueva de la Clau
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cueva de la Clau 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 la Clau sits at 99 km, about halfway. Next is back through Barraac de la Palla.
6. back through Barraac de la Palla
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barraac de la Palla write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Barraac de la Palla comes up about 162 km into the recorded legs. Next is Cova del mig dia.
7. Cova del mig dia
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cova del mig dia write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cova del mig dia closes the day.
Leg by leg
Cova del mig dia to Barraac de la Palla
Cova del mig dia → Barraac de la Palla is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barraac de la Palla to Cueva de la Clau
Barraac de la Palla → Cueva de la Clau is 33 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cueva de la Clau to Penya de Benicadell
Cueva de la Clau → Penya de Benicadell is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Penya de Benicadell to back through Cueva de la Clau
Penya de Benicadell → back through Cueva de la Clau is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Cueva de la Clau to back through Barraac de la Palla
back through Cueva de la Clau → back through Barraac de la Palla is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barraac de la Palla to Cova del mig dia
back through Barraac de la Palla → Cova del mig dia is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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