Why this ride
A 243 km round trip from Segart - roughly 4 h 00 in the saddle. On the way it passes La Joquera, Abric de la mostela and back through La Joquera.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga and Abric de la mostela
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 243 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 00
- 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. Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga
The Serra Calderona runs between Valencia and Castellón like a green ridge behind the coast, and Náquera sits on its southern flank, a village of nearly four thousand people with views across the Camp de Túria orchards. A short way into the hills, a ravine with the name Aigua Amarga, bitter water, opens beside the Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga, a small shelter with prehistoric paintings, part of the Mediterranean Basin rock art listed by UNESCO in 1998. The figures are modest and the shelter is small, so it is a place for a patient look.
Read the complete Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga is where the day begins. Next is La Joquera.
2. La Joquera
Just behind Castelló de la Plana, where the coastal plain meets the first hills, the ravine of La Joquera cuts into the limestone near the village of Borriol. Its shelters hold prehistoric paintings, part of the UNESCO-listed rock art of the Mediterranean basin, and the area has been studied for its archaeology for decades. It is unusual to find such ancient art so close to a large modern city, and the contrast between the busy plain below, with its orange groves, factories and motorways, and the quiet hills above is striking.
Read the complete La Joquera write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
La Joquera comes up about 66 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric de la mostela.
3. Abric de la mostela
The hill country around Albocàsser and Catí, in the north of Castellón province, is a landscape of terraced slopes, almond trees and limestone ravines that few visitors cross on their way from the coast to Morella.
Read the complete Abric de la mostela write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 121 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric de la mostela. Next is back through La Joquera.
4. back through La Joquera
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete La Joquera write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through La Joquera, late in the day. Next is Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga.
5. Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga to La Joquera
Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga → La Joquera is 66 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
La Joquera to Abric de la mostela
La Joquera → Abric de la mostela is 55 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la mostela to back through La Joquera
Abric de la mostela → back through La Joquera is 55 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through La Joquera to Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga
back through La Joquera → Covacha de l'Aigua Amarga is 67 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.