Why this ride
A 464 km round trip from Puçol - roughly 10 h 36 in the saddle. It goes by way of Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I, Abrigo de las Cañas II, Cova de la Petxina and Barranc de la Penya Blanca. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Covacha del Barranc del Diable and Barranc de la Penya Blanca
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 464 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 10 h 36
- 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 del Barranc del Diable
Puçol is a modest, busy town on the coast north of Valencia, famous locally for its orange groves, its beach and its long sandy shore. Inland from it the land rises quickly into the Sierra Calderona, a low range of pine, rosemary and dry gullies. The Barranc del Diable, the Devil's Ravine, is one of many small ravines cut into the foothills, and the covacha, a shallow cave, holds a few rock paintings from the Levantine tradition. These belong to the Mediterranean-arc rock art UNESCO listed in 1998, and they are typically small, red and easy to miss unless a guide shows you where to look.
Read the complete Covacha del Barranc del Diable write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Covacha del Barranc del Diable is where the day begins. Next is Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I.
2. Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I
Alginet sits in the Ribera Alta, the flat, fertile plain south of Valencia where the Júcar river spreads out among orange groves, rice fields and small towns. To the west, the plain meets the first hills of the interior, low ridges of limestone covered in pine and scrub. The Barranc de la Falaguera, the ravine of the fern, cuts into these hills near Alginet, Alfarp and Benifaió.
Read the complete Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I comes up about 51 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abrigo de las Cañas II.
3. Abrigo de las Cañas II
The Macizo del Caroig is one of the emptiest corners of the Valencian region, a high, rugged limestone massif cut by deep gorges, covered with pine, scrub and rosemary, and dotted with a few small villages. Bicorp, Millares and Quesa lie on its edges, and in the ravines around them are dozens of rock shelters with prehistoric paintings, part of the UNESCO-listed rock art of the Mediterranean Basin. The Abrigo de las Cañas is one of them, and the area as a whole is among the richest in Spain for this kind of art.
Read the complete Abrigo de las Cañas II write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 126 km into the recorded legs you reach Abrigo de las Cañas II. Next is Cova de la Petxina.
4. Cova de la Petxina
Bellús is a small village in the valley of the Albaida river in southern Valencia, just upstream from where the river flows into a reservoir and then joins the Júcar. The old village was partly flooded by the reservoir, and the new one stands on higher ground. The Cova de la Petxina, the cave of the shell, is in the hills near the village, close to Guadasequies and Genovés.
Read the complete Cova de la Petxina write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cova de la Petxina, about halfway. Next is Barranc de la Penya Blanca.
5. Barranc de la Penya Blanca
Planes is a small village in the hills of the Comtat in northern Alicante province, crowned by a castle and looking out over a valley of olive and cherry orchards. The Barranc de la Penya Blanca, the ravine of the white rock, lies close by, among the folded limestone ridges between Planes, Benimarfull and the reservoir at Beniarrés.
Read the complete Barranc de la Penya Blanca write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Barranc de la Penya Blanca sits at 172 km, about halfway. Next is back through Cova de la Petxina.
6. back through Cova de la Petxina
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cova de la Petxina write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Cova de la Petxina comes up about 270 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Abrigo de las Cañas II.
7. back through Abrigo de las Cañas II
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abrigo de las Cañas II write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 335 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Abrigo de las Cañas II. Next is back through Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I.
8. back through Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I, late in the day. Next is Covacha del Barranc del Diable.
9. Covacha del Barranc del Diable
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Covacha del Barranc del Diable 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 464 km.
Leg by leg
Covacha del Barranc del Diable to Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I
Covacha del Barranc del Diable → Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I is 51 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I to Abrigo de las Cañas II
Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I → Abrigo de las Cañas II is 75 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abrigo de las Cañas II to Cova de la Petxina
Abrigo de las Cañas II → Cova de la Petxina is 65 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cova de la Petxina to Barranc de la Penya Blanca
Cova de la Petxina → Barranc de la Penya Blanca is 39 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de la Penya Blanca to back through Cova de la Petxina
Barranc de la Penya Blanca → back through Cova de la Petxina is 40 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Cova de la Petxina to back through Abrigo de las Cañas II
back through Cova de la Petxina → back through Abrigo de las Cañas II is 65 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abrigo de las Cañas II to back through Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I
back through Abrigo de las Cañas II → back through Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I is 75 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I to Covacha del Barranc del Diable
back through Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I → Covacha del Barranc del Diable is 52 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.