Why this ride
164 km from Estada to Estada, about 2 h 50 of riding. The stops in between: Muriecho E1, Abrigo de Arilla, Muriecho L and Mascún V. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,050 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
El Remosillo and Mascún V
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 164 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 50
- 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: planning record, not independently verified geometry.
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Distances and riding times are planning figures. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. El Remosillo
If you ride north from Barbastro toward Graus, the Ésera river eventually forces its way through a ridge of limestone, and the result is the Congosto de Olvena, a short, deep gorge with the road squeezed between rock and water. Up on the cliffs around here are rock shelters with prehistoric paintings, and El Remosillo is one of the best known in this corner of Aragón, between Estadilla, Graus and Fonz.
Read the complete El Remosillo write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
El Remosillo is where the day begins. Next is Muriecho E1.
2. Muriecho E1
The Sierra de Guara is the first big step of the Pyrenean foothills, a tumbled mass of limestone that has been cut into canyons so deep and narrow that people come from all over Europe to descend them with ropes. Muriecho is a tiny place on the southern fringe of the range, in the Somontano, the land at the foot of the mountain, and E1 is one numbered shelter of several recorded around it. The paintings belong to the Mediterranean-arc rock art that UNESCO listed in 1998, and this region of Huesca has some of the best examples in Aragon.
Read the complete Muriecho E1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Muriecho E1 comes up about 29 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abrigo de Arilla.
3. Abrigo de Arilla
The Sierra de Guara is the southern edge of the Pyrenees, a rough range of sandstone and limestone where rivers have cut deep, dark canyons that are among the best in Europe for canyoning. The Abrigo de Arilla lies in that country, well off the main roads, in the lonely hills between Alquézar and the Sierra, and is one of the rock shelters of the Río Vero cultural park. The paintings are mostly Levantine and schematic, thousands of years old, and are part of the Mediterranean Basin rock art that UNESCO listed in 1998. Reaching the shelters generally requires a walk, and regulations apply.
Read the complete Abrigo de Arilla write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 46 km into the recorded legs you reach Abrigo de Arilla. Next is Muriecho L.
4. Muriecho L
The Somontano, the land at the foot of the mountains, is the soft belt of the Huesca province, where the high Pyrenees give way to rolling hills of vines, almonds and olives, and the Sierra de Guara rises like a wall to the north. Muriecho is a hamlet in that country, and the shelter that carries its name, Muriecho L, lies about five kilometres from Alquézar. It holds painting in the Levantine style, protected by UNESCO as part of the rock art of the Mediterranean basin in Spain, and the ride links it with El Remosillo and Mascún V, other shelters in the canyons of the Guara.
Read the complete Muriecho L write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Muriecho L, about halfway. Next is Mascún V.
5. Mascún V
The Barranco de Mascún is one of the great canyons of the Sierra de Guara, a limestone range in the pre-Pyrenees of Huesca, where rivers have carved deep, narrow gorges, caves and towers into the rock. The canyon, near the village of Rodellar, is famous among climbers for its overhanging walls and among canyoners for its pools and waterfalls, and it also holds traces of prehistoric painting in its shelters. Mascún V is one of these sites, part of the group of Mediterranean rock art sites listed by UNESCO, and the setting, with sheer orange and grey walls rising above the river, is extraordinary.
Read the complete Mascún V write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Mascún V sits at 82 km, about halfway. Next is back through Muriecho L.
6. back through Muriecho L
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Muriecho L write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Muriecho L comes up about 103 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Abrigo de Arilla.
7. back through Abrigo de Arilla
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abrigo de Arilla write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 120 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Abrigo de Arilla. Next is back through Muriecho E1.
8. back through Muriecho E1
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Muriecho E1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Muriecho E1, late in the day. Next is El Remosillo.
9. El Remosillo
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete El Remosillo write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 164 km.
Leg by leg
El Remosillo to Muriecho E1
El Remosillo → Muriecho E1 is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Muriecho E1 to Abrigo de Arilla
Muriecho E1 → Abrigo de Arilla is 17 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abrigo de Arilla to Muriecho L
Abrigo de Arilla → Muriecho L is 17 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Muriecho L to Mascún V
Muriecho L → Mascún V is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Mascún V to back through Muriecho L
Mascún V → back through Muriecho L is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Muriecho L to back through Abrigo de Arilla
back through Muriecho L → back through Abrigo de Arilla is 17 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abrigo de Arilla to back through Muriecho E1
back through Abrigo de Arilla → back through Muriecho E1 is 17 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Muriecho E1 to El Remosillo
back through Muriecho E1 → El Remosillo is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.