Why this ride
From Millares it runs 502 km to Millares; allow about 9 h 21 of riding. The stops in between: Cova de la Petxina, Barranc de la Penya Blanca, Penya del Vicari and Cueva de los Arcos. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Cueva del Cerro and Cueva de los Arcos
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 502 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 9 h 21
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Cueva del Cerro
Inland Valencia is a world away from the beaches on the coast. Behind the orange groves and the motorway the land rises into dry, folded mountains cut by deep gorges, where villages of a few hundred people cling to the hillsides and the pines smell of resin in the heat. Millares and Dos Aguas lie in this country, near the Júcar and Cabriel rivers, and the Cueva del Cerro is a rock shelter in the limestone, one of the many places in eastern Spain where prehistoric people left paintings on the walls.
Read the complete Cueva del Cerro write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Cueva del Cerro is where the day begins. Next is Cova de la Petxina.
2. 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
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Planning note
Cova de la Petxina comes up 43 km in. Next is Barranc de la Penya Blanca.
3. 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
85 km in you reach Barranc de la Penya Blanca. Next is Penya del Vicari.
4. Penya del Vicari
On a map of the Costa Blanca, the Serra de Bernia looks like a wall dropped between two very different worlds. On one side, high-rise Benidorm and the busy coast; on the other, the quiet valleys of Jalón and Guadalest. The Penya del Vicari is one of the rocky outcrops in these hills above Altea and Calp, a place where the limestone is cut by caves and shelters, some of which carry traces of prehistoric painting. It is a small, quiet site in an area otherwise famous for sun loungers.
Read the complete Penya del Vicari write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Penya del Vicari, about halfway. Next is Cueva de los Arcos.
5. Cueva de los Arcos
Behind the Costa Blanca, only a few kilometres from the busy beaches of El Campello and the high-rises of Benidorm, the land climbs steeply into limestone mountains that feel surprisingly wild. The Cabeçó d'Or, a jagged massif above the village of Busot, dominates the area, and its slopes are riddled with caves and shelters. The Cueva de los Arcos is one of the sites in this area included in the World Heritage inscription of the rock art of the Mediterranean Basin, with faint painted motifs on the rock. Nearby, the Cuevas del Canelobre, a huge cave with towering stalactites, is open for visits and is one of the most impressive show caves in the region.
Read the complete Cueva de los Arcos write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Cueva de los Arcos sits at 170 km, about halfway. Next is back through Penya del Vicari.
6. back through Penya del Vicari
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Penya del Vicari write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Penya del Vicari comes up 213 km in. Next is back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca.
7. back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc de la Penya Blanca write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
255 km in you reach back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca. Next is back through Cova de la Petxina.
8. 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
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Planning note
back through Cova de la Petxina, late in the day. Next is Cueva del Cerro.
9. Cueva del Cerro
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cueva del Cerro write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The route ends here after 502 km.
Leg by leg
Cueva del Cerro to Cova de la Petxina
Cueva del Cerro → Cova de la Petxina is 53 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 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de la Penya Blanca to Penya del Vicari
Barranc de la Penya Blanca → Penya del Vicari is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Penya del Vicari to Cueva de los Arcos
Penya del Vicari → Cueva de los Arcos is 46 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cueva de los Arcos to back through Penya del Vicari
Cueva de los Arcos → back through Penya del Vicari is 46 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Penya del Vicari to back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca
back through Penya del Vicari → back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca to back through Cova de la Petxina
back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca → back through Cova de la Petxina is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Cova de la Petxina to Cueva del Cerro
back through Cova de la Petxina → Cueva del Cerro is 53 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.