Why this ride
301 km from Planes to Planes, about 8 h 10 of riding. It goes by way of El Pantanet, Abric del Garrofero, Abrigo del mal Paso and back through Abric del Garrofero. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Coves de la Vila and Abrigo del mal Paso
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 301 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 8 h 10
- 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. Coves de la Vila
Planes sits in a cleft of the green hills above the Serpis river, in the Comtat, and the village of Beniarrés a few kilometres away is known for its reservoir, which fills the valley floor with a long, quiet sheet of water. The Coves de la Vila are a set of rock shelters in the cliffs above the village, and they belong to the Mediterranean Basin rock art that UNESCO listed in 1998. The paintings are in the Levantine style, red figures of hunters, goats and deer, and the shelters look out over the valley, giving you the same view as the people who painted them.
Read the complete Coves de la Vila write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Coves de la Vila is where the day begins. Next is El Pantanet.
2. El Pantanet
Few riders have heard of the Serra de Mariola, and that is a pity, because this little limestone range between Alcoi, Bocairent and Ontinyent is one of the most rewarding corners of inland Valencia. El Pantanet, near the village of Alfafara, is a small rock shelter with prehistoric paintings, one of the many sites in the UNESCO listing of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula. As with most of its sisters, it is protected and access may be limited, but the hills around it reward the trip on their own.
Read the complete El Pantanet write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
El Pantanet comes up about 29 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric del Garrofero.
3. Abric del Garrofero
Bicorp is a small village in the Canal de Navarrés, a valley in the interior of Valencia province walled in by rugged mountains and deep ravines. The surrounding Macizo del Caroig is one of the largest wild areas in the Valencian Community, a vast tableland of pine, scrub and gorges cut by the Júcar's tributaries. The Abric del Garrofero, the shelter of the carob tree, lies in the hills near Bicorp, Quesa and Navarrés.
Read the complete Abric del Garrofero write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 91 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric del Garrofero. Next is Abrigo del mal Paso.
4. Abrigo del mal Paso
The Júcar is the river behind this stop, though you cannot see it from the shelter. Millares is a village of about five hundred people in the broken hill country of inland Valencia, not far from where the great river runs out of the mountains and into the reservoir at Tous. The country around is a labyrinth of gorges, ravines and small plateaux, cut by the Júcar and its tributaries, with pine woods on the slopes and bare limestone on the tops.
Read the complete Abrigo del mal Paso write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abrigo del mal Paso, about halfway. Next is back through Abric del Garrofero.
5. back through Abric del Garrofero
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric del Garrofero 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 Garrofero sits at 134 km, about halfway. Next is back through El Pantanet.
6. back through El Pantanet
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete El Pantanet write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through El Pantanet comes up about 274 km into the recorded legs. Next is Coves de la Vila.
7. Coves de la Vila
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Coves de la Vila write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Coves de la Vila closes the day.
Leg by leg
Coves de la Vila to El Pantanet
Coves de la Vila → El Pantanet is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
El Pantanet to Abric del Garrofero
El Pantanet → Abric del Garrofero is 62 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric del Garrofero to Abrigo del mal Paso
Abric del Garrofero → Abrigo del mal Paso is 53 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abrigo del mal Paso to back through Abric del Garrofero
Abrigo del mal Paso → back through Abric del Garrofero is 66 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric del Garrofero to back through El Pantanet
back through Abric del Garrofero → back through El Pantanet is 64 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through El Pantanet to Coves de la Vila
back through El Pantanet → Coves de la Vila is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.