Why this ride
87 km from Benimassot to Benimassot, about 1 h 40 of riding. The stops in between: Abric de la Paella, Abric de la Creu and back through Abric de la Paella. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Coves Roges- Abric II and Abric de la Creu
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 87 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 40
- 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 Roges- Abric II
The Serpis river runs through the green, folded country of the Comtat, west of Alcoi, and its valley is one of the prettiest in the Valencian interior. Planes, Benimarfull and Beniarrés are small villages in the hills, farming olive and almond and cherry, and the old Moorish heritage is easy to find in the narrow streets and the names. The Coves Roges, the Red Caves, are a series of rock shelters in the nearby cliffs, and they hold paintings that are part of the Mediterranean Basin rock art listed by UNESCO in 1998. Abric II is one of them, and the red paint on the rock is faint but clear.
Read the complete Coves Roges- Abric II write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Coves Roges- Abric II is where the day begins. Next is Abric de la Paella.
2. Abric de la Paella
Muro de Alcoy and Cocentaina sit side by side in the valley of the Serpis river, in the Comtat, a district of northern Alicante surrounded by mountains. Cocentaina is crowned by a castle with a tall tower, and below it lies an old town with a palace of the Counts of Cocentaina and a Franciscan convent. The Abric de la Paella, named after the paella pan perhaps because of its shape, lies in the hills between the two towns.
Read the complete Abric de la Paella write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de la Paella comes up about 20 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric de la Creu.
3. Abric de la Creu
Ontinyent and Bocairent sit close together in the southern part of Valencia province, in the upper valley of the Clariano river, surrounded by the mountains of the Serra de Mariola and the Serra Grossa. Ontinyent is a textile town with a fine old quarter on a hill above the river, crowned by the tall bell tower of the church of Santa Maria. Bocairent, a few kilometres away, is a medieval village perched on a rocky outcrop above a ravine. The Abric de la Creu, the shelter of the cross, lies in the hills between the two.
Read the complete Abric de la Creu write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 44 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric de la Creu. Next is back through Abric de la Paella.
4. back through Abric de la Paella
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de la Paella write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Abric de la Paella, late in the day. Next is Coves Roges- Abric II.
5. Coves Roges- Abric II
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Coves Roges- Abric II write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Coves Roges- Abric II. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Coves Roges- Abric II to Abric de la Paella
Coves Roges- Abric II → Abric de la Paella is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la Paella to Abric de la Creu
Abric de la Paella → Abric de la Creu is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la Creu to back through Abric de la Paella
Abric de la Creu → back through Abric de la Paella is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de la Paella to Coves Roges- Abric II
back through Abric de la Paella → Coves Roges- Abric II is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.