Why this ride
341 km from Cehegín to Cehegín, about 7 h 09 of riding. It goes by way of Gabar, Senda de la Cabra and back through Gabar. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,400 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Cueva del Humo and Senda de la Cabra
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 341 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 7 h 09
- 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. Cueva del Humo
Cehegín is the sort of town that most travellers drive past on the way to somewhere more famous, which is good news for anyone who prefers a quiet table. It stands on a hillside above the Quípar river in the north-west of Murcia, only a few kilometres from Caravaca de la Cruz, and its old centre is a tangle of steep lanes, baroque houses and small churches. The place has a long history, with Roman, Moorish and Christian layers, and the narrow streets of the upper town reward a slow walk.
Read the complete Cueva del Humo write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cueva del Humo is where the day begins. Next is Gabar.
2. Gabar
High in the north of Almería province, far from the beaches most people associate with the name, the Sierra de María rises in grey limestone above a plateau of almond orchards and cereal fields. Gabar is a point in the hills between the villages of María and Vélez-Blanco, part of a cluster of rock-art shelters in the Los Vélez district. This corner of Spain is famous for one painted figure in particular: the Indalo, a little stick man holding an arc over his head, found in the Cueva de los Letreros just outside Vélez-Blanco. It has become the emblem of the whole province, painted on doors and sold as a lucky charm, which is a remarkable career for a prehistoric doodle.
Read the complete Gabar write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Gabar comes up about 68 km into the recorded legs. Next is Senda de la Cabra.
3. Senda de la Cabra
Senda de la Cabra, the goat path, is the kind of name a mountain gives to the only way across a slope. It lies in the high country of the upper Segura, near Nerpio on the border of Albacete and Murcia provinces, where the Sierra de Segura folds into the Sierra de Alcaraz and the rivers run cold and clear. The painted shelters of the area, Gabar among them, are part of the large group of rock-art sites in the Nerpio district, which includes some of the best-known Levantine and schematic paintings in Spain.
Read the complete Senda de la Cabra write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 163 km into the recorded legs you reach Senda de la Cabra. Next is back through Gabar.
4. back through Gabar
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Gabar write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Gabar, late in the day. Next is Cueva del Humo.
5. Cueva del Humo
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cueva del Humo write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Cueva del Humo. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Cueva del Humo to Gabar
Cueva del Humo → Gabar is 68 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Gabar to Senda de la Cabra
Gabar → Senda de la Cabra is 95 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Senda de la Cabra to back through Gabar
Senda de la Cabra → back through Gabar is 110 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Gabar to Cueva del Humo
back through Gabar → Cueva del Humo is 68 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.