Why this ride
A 338 km round trip from Albocàsser - roughly 5 h 59 in the saddle. On the way it passes Els figuerals, Cabra feixet and back through Els figuerals. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
L'Arc and Cabra feixet
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 338 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 59
- 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. L'Arc
L'Arc means the arch, and it is one of those place names that makes you look up. In the limestone of the Maestrat, weathering has worked on the rock for millions of years, carving ledges, hollows, pinnacles and now and then a natural arch or bridge where a thin wall has been eaten through. The shelter lies about six kilometres from Albocàsser, and carries painting in the Levantine tradition, protected by UNESCO as part of the rock art of the Mediterranean basin in Spain. The ride links it with the Arenal de la Fonseca, a sandy ledge where the rock crumbles to grit.
Read the complete L'Arc write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
L'Arc is where the day begins. Next is Els figuerals.
2. Els figuerals
The Matarraña, or Matarranya in Catalan, is the corner of Teruel that tourism brochures like to call Spain's Tuscany, and for once the comparison is not silly. Olive groves and almond orchards climb rolling hills topped by stone villages with church towers, while to the south the limestone wall of the Ports de Beseit rises abruptly, cut by gorges and clear rivers. Near the village of Fuentespalda, a painted shelter called Els Figuerals adds this valley to the long UNESCO roll of Iberian rock art.
Read the complete Els figuerals write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Els figuerals comes up about 88 km into the recorded legs. Next is Cabra feixet.
3. Cabra feixet
El Perelló is a hill village on the old coast road between Tarragona and Tortosa, and it is famous for honey. Bees have been kept on these scrubby limestone slopes for centuries, feeding on rosemary, thyme and wild flowers, and every winter the village holds a honey fair that draws visitors from across Catalonia. In the hills around, sheltered under an overhang, is the rock art of Cabra Feixet, part of the Levantine paintings of eastern Spain inscribed together by UNESCO. The figures are small and faded, and the site is best visited with a guide or after asking at the village; please do not touch the rock.
Read the complete Cabra feixet write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 168 km into the recorded legs you reach Cabra feixet. Next is back through Els figuerals.
4. back through Els figuerals
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Els figuerals write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Els figuerals, late in the day. Next is L'Arc.
5. L'Arc
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete L'Arc write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at L'Arc. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
L'Arc to Els figuerals
L'Arc → Els figuerals is 88 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Els figuerals to Cabra feixet
Els figuerals → Cabra feixet is 80 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cabra feixet to back through Els figuerals
Cabra feixet → back through Els figuerals is 83 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Els figuerals to L'Arc
back through Els figuerals → L'Arc is 87 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.