Why this ride
From l'Ametlla de Mar it runs 95 km to l'Ametlla de Mar; allow about 2 h 26 of riding. It goes by way of Cabra feixet, Cova del Ramat and back through Cabra feixet.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Cova del Taller and Cova del Ramat
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 95 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 26
- 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 Taller
South of Tortosa the Ebro river slows down and spreads into one of the great wetlands of the western Mediterranean, but a few kilometres inland the country is hilly and dry, with limestone outcrops and terraced olives. Cova del Taller sits somewhere in this landscape of the Baix Ebre, near El Perelló and L'Ampolla, and is one of the shelters that carry prehistoric paintings in Catalonia.
Read the complete Cova del Taller write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cova del Taller is where the day begins. Next is Cabra feixet.
2. Cabra feixet
El Perelló is a hill village on the old coast road between Tarragona and Tortosa, and it is famous for honey. Bees have been kept on these scrubby limestone slopes for centuries, feeding on rosemary, thyme and wild flowers, and every winter the village holds a honey fair that draws visitors from across Catalonia. In the hills around, sheltered under an overhang, is the rock art of Cabra Feixet, part of the Levantine paintings of eastern Spain inscribed together by UNESCO. The figures are small and faded, and the site is best visited with a guide or after asking at the village; please do not touch the rock.
Read the complete Cabra feixet write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cabra feixet comes up about 20 km into the recorded legs. Next is Cova del Ramat.
3. Cova del Ramat
The Ebro makes a great loop through southern Catalonia, and the Cova del Ramat lies in the dry hills just west of it, above the villages of Ginestar and Rasquera. The river here is broad and slow, lined with orchards and reed beds, and in 1938 it became the site of the Battle of the Ebro, the longest and bloodiest battle of the Spanish Civil War, which raged for nearly four months in the summer and autumn and left the hills riddled with trenches. Their traces survive in the landscape, and several memorial sites and museums, notably around Gandesa, tell the story.
Read the complete Cova del Ramat write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 48 km into the recorded legs you reach Cova del Ramat. Next is back through Cabra feixet.
4. back through Cabra feixet
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cabra feixet write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Cabra feixet, late in the day. Next is Cova del Taller.
5. Cova del Taller
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cova del Taller write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Cova del Taller. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Cova del Taller to Cabra feixet
Cova del Taller → Cabra feixet is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cabra feixet to Cova del Ramat
Cabra feixet → Cova del Ramat is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cova del Ramat to back through Cabra feixet
Cova del Ramat → back through Cabra feixet is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Cabra feixet to Cova del Taller
back through Cabra feixet → Cova del Taller is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.