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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From Castell de Castells it runs 136 km to Castell de Castells; allow about 2 h 27 of riding. The stops in between: Barranc de frainos- Abric I, La Sarga- Abric I and back through Barranc de frainos- Abric I. The line favours views over speed.
The Guadalest valley is one of the most photographed places on the Costa Blanca, and it is easy to see why. A narrow rocky spur rises from the middle of the valley, topped by the tower and ruined walls of the castle of Guadalest, and the village clings to the rock below, reached through a tunnel cut in the stone. Beyond it, a reservoir with a startling turquoise colour fills the valley floor, and the great grey wall of the Sierra de Aitana, at 1,558 metres the highest peak in the province of Alicante, rises behind. The village itself is crowded with visitors in summer, and many of the shops sell souvenirs, but at dawn the view across the valley is quiet and fine.
Read the complete Esbardal de miquel el Serril- Abric I write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Esbardal de miquel el Serril- Abric I is where the day begins. Next is Barranc de frainos- Abric I.
The mountains behind Benidorm are a world away from the high-rise hotels and the beaches. Inland from the Costa Blanca, the land rises quickly into a jumble of limestone ridges, the highest of which, the Serra d'Aitana, reaches over fifteen hundred metres, the roof of the province of Alicante. Between Sella, Benilloba and Relleu, deep in this rugged country, the Barranc de Frainos holds a rock shelter with prehistoric paintings, part of the UNESCO listing of Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula. The sites here are small and fragile, and access is usually limited to guided visits, but the landscape is worth the journey.
Read the complete Barranc de frainos- Abric I write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Barranc de frainos- Abric I comes up about 38 km into the recorded legs. Next is La Sarga- Abric I.
Alcoy, or Alcoi in Valencian, is a city of bridges, built where three rivers meet in deep ravines, in the mountains of northern Alicante. It was one of the cradles of Spain's industrial revolution, with textile and paper mills powered by its rivers, and its streets have fine modernist buildings from that era. It is also famous for its Moors and Christians festival in April, one of the most spectacular in Spain, with parades, music and mock battles in honour of Saint George. The rock shelters of La Sarga lie in the hills about eight kilometres from the city, toward Ibi.
Read the complete La Sarga- Abric I write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
about 66 km into the recorded legs you reach La Sarga- Abric I. Next is back through Barranc de frainos- Abric I.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc de frainos- Abric I write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Barranc de frainos- Abric I, late in the day. Next is Esbardal de miquel el Serril- Abric I.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Esbardal de miquel el Serril- Abric I write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Esbardal de miquel el Serril- Abric I. That is the ride.
Esbardal de miquel el Serril- Abric I → Barranc de frainos- Abric I is 38 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de frainos- Abric I → La Sarga- Abric I is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
La Sarga- Abric I → back through Barranc de frainos- Abric I is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barranc de frainos- Abric I → Esbardal de miquel el Serril- Abric I is 43 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.