Why this ride
103 km from Pego to Pego, about 2 h 01 of riding. On the way it passes Abric del Racó del Condoig, Morro Carrascal and back through Abric del Racó del Condoig.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Cova fosca and Morro Carrascal
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 103 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 01
- 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 fosca
The cave called Cova Fosca means the dark cave, and the name is as plain as the country around it, a series of pale limestone ravines in the interior of the Marina Alta. Vall d'Ebo, Adsubia and Pego lie at the foot of the mountains, with villages of a few hundred people, and a land of terraced slopes where the Moriscos, the Muslim farmers who stayed after the Christian conquest, grew grain, grapes and almonds until their expulsion in 1609. After that the valleys emptied, and the terraces stand as monuments to a vanished community.
Read the complete Cova fosca write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cova fosca 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 14 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 55 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 fosca.
5. Cova fosca
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cova fosca write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Cova fosca. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Cova fosca to Abric del Racó del Condoig
Cova fosca → Abric del Racó del Condoig is 14 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 33 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric del Racó del Condoig to Cova fosca
back through Abric del Racó del Condoig → Cova fosca is 14 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.