Why this ride
592 km from Rosell to Rosell, about 10 h 13 of riding. On the way it passes La fenellosa, Prop de la Cova Pintada, Valmayor V and Roca dels moros.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin and Roca dels moros
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 592 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 10 h 13
- 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: planning record, not independently verified geometry.
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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin
The Tinença de Benifassà is one of the emptiest corners of the Valencian Community, a group of tiny stone villages scattered across rugged limestone mountains in the far north of Castellón, right where Valencia, Catalonia and Aragón meet. The Cova dels Rossegadors, also called the Cova del Polvorí, lies on the edge of this country near Rossell, with Mas de Barberans and Canet lo Roig the other nearby villages.
Read the complete Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin is where the day begins. Next is La fenellosa.
2. La fenellosa
People in Aragón like to call the Matarraña their Tuscany, and for once the comparison is not entirely marketing. It is a comarca of honey-coloured stone villages on hilltops, olive groves on terraces, almond trees and vineyards, with the limestone wall of the Ports de Beseit rising behind. La Fenellosa lies in this country, between Valderrobres, Fuentespalda and Mas de Barberans across the Catalan line, in the rough hills where the farmland gives way to the mountains.
Read the complete La fenellosa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
La fenellosa comes up about 63 km into the recorded legs. Next is Prop de la Cova Pintada.
3. Prop de la Cova Pintada
The Ports massif rises abruptly at the meeting point of Catalonia, Aragón and Valencia, a tangle of limestone peaks, deep gorges and pine forest that feels surprisingly wild given how close it is to the Ebro delta and the coast. Prop de la Cova Pintada, meaning near the painted cave, sits on its southern side, between Mas de Barberans, Valderrobres and the old city of Tortosa.
Read the complete Prop de la Cova Pintada write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 123 km into the recorded legs you reach Prop de la Cova Pintada. Next is Valmayor V.
4. Valmayor V
The Matarraña, in the far east of Teruel province, is often called the Tuscany of Aragon, and for once the comparison holds. Stone villages crown hilltops above olive groves and vineyards, rivers run clear through limestone gorges, and the light in the evening is honey-coloured. Valmayor is a ravine in the hills here, between Valderrobres, Fuentespalda and the Catalan border, and its shelters hold prehistoric paintings, part of the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin. As elsewhere, they are protected, and visits are best arranged through local tourist offices.
Read the complete Valmayor V write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Valmayor V, about halfway. Next is Roca dels moros.
5. Roca dels moros
In 1903, a young man from Calaceite named Juan Cabré, who would go on to become one of Spain's pioneering archaeologists, found painted figures of deer and other animals in a rock shelter in the Calapatá ravine, between Calaceite and Cretas. The Roca dels Moros became one of the first sites of Levantine rock art identified in Spain, and it helped open up a whole new field of study. Today it is part of the UNESCO listing of rock art of the Mediterranean Basin, and a visit here is a small pilgrimage to the beginnings of that story.
Read the complete Roca dels moros write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Roca dels moros sits at 298 km, about halfway. Next is back through Valmayor V.
6. back through Valmayor V
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Valmayor V write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Valmayor V comes up about 392 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Prop de la Cova Pintada.
7. back through Prop de la Cova Pintada
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Prop de la Cova Pintada write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 466 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Prop de la Cova Pintada. Next is back through La fenellosa.
8. back through La fenellosa
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete La fenellosa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through La fenellosa, late in the day. Next is Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin.
9. Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 592 km.
Leg by leg
Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin to La fenellosa
Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin → La fenellosa is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
La fenellosa to Prop de la Cova Pintada
La fenellosa → Prop de la Cova Pintada is 60 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Prop de la Cova Pintada to Valmayor V
Prop de la Cova Pintada → Valmayor V is 74 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Valmayor V to Roca dels moros
Valmayor V → Roca dels moros is 98 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Roca dels moros to back through Valmayor V
Roca dels moros → back through Valmayor V is 98 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Valmayor V to back through Prop de la Cova Pintada
back through Valmayor V → back through Prop de la Cova Pintada is 74 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Prop de la Cova Pintada to back through La fenellosa
back through Prop de la Cova Pintada → back through La fenellosa is 60 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through La fenellosa to Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin
back through La fenellosa → Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.