CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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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187 km from Calasparra to Calasparra, about 3 h 52 of riding. It goes by way of Abrigo del milano, Cueva de las Conchas, Las Cazuelas and back through Cueva de las Conchas. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,150 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
North-west of Cieza, the Segura river cuts through a dry landscape of limestone ridges, almond and fruit orchards, and rice fields that look out of place in arid Murcia. The Cueva de los Pucheros, a rock shelter in these hills between Cieza and Calasparra, is one of the many sites in the region holding prehistoric paintings, part of the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula. Like most of these shelters, it is fragile and often protected by a fence, and access may require a guided visit arranged through the local authorities.
Read the complete Cueva de los Pucheros write-up.
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Cueva de los Pucheros is where the day begins. Next is Abrigo del milano.
Bullas is wine country, and the vineyards of Monastrell grapes roll over the hills around the town in the northwest of Murcia, producing robust red wines under their own denomination of origin. The Abrigo del Milano, the kite's shelter, named after the bird of prey that circles over these hills, lies in the countryside between Bullas, Mula and Pliego. It is one of the many rock shelters in Murcia with prehistoric paintings, part of the UNESCO listing of Mediterranean rock art, though access to many shelters is restricted to protect them, so ask locally before trying to visit.
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Abrigo del milano comes up about 43 km into the recorded legs. Next is Cueva de las Conchas.
Cehegín's old town rises in a tight cluster of ochre houses and church towers on a hill above the Argos river, in the northwest of Murcia, and it is one of the best-preserved historic centres in the region, with narrow streets, noble houses and churches dating back to the sixteenth century. The Cueva de las Conchas, the cave of the shells, lies less than a kilometre from the town, and it is part of the rich network of prehistoric sites in this area, included in the UNESCO listing of Mediterranean rock art.
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about 64 km into the recorded legs you reach Cueva de las Conchas. Next is Las Cazuelas.
Moratalla is the kind of hill town that looks as though it was poured down a slope: white houses tumbling below a castle tower, narrow lanes too steep for comfort, church bells echoing off the hills. Ten kilometres out, in the rugged country of north-west Murcia, the shelter of Las Cazuelas holds prehistoric paintings, part of the region's contribution to the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin. The paintings are fragile and protected, and access is usually by guided visit, arranged in Moratalla or through the regional authorities.
Read the complete Las Cazuelas write-up.
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Las Cazuelas, about halfway. Next is back through Cueva de las Conchas.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cueva de las Conchas write-up.
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back through Cueva de las Conchas sits at 104 km, about halfway. Next is back through Abrigo del milano.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abrigo del milano write-up.
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back through Abrigo del milano comes up about 144 km into the recorded legs. Next is Cueva de los Pucheros.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cueva de los Pucheros write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Cueva de los Pucheros closes the day.
Cueva de los Pucheros → Abrigo del milano is 43 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abrigo del milano → Cueva de las Conchas is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cueva de las Conchas → Las Cazuelas is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Las Cazuelas → back through Cueva de las Conchas is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Cueva de las Conchas → back through Abrigo del milano is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abrigo del milano → Cueva de los Pucheros is 43 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.