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La Hoz de Vicente and Abric mas de los Perez

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Recorded distance
470 km
Riding-time estimate
8 h 33
Journey
Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis

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Why this ride

470 km from Villargordo del Cabriel to Villargordo del Cabriel, about 8 h 33 of riding. On the way it passes La Peña del Castellar, Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano, Abric mas de los Perez and back through Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,250 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. It suits an unhurried touring pace.

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. La Hoz de Vicente

    The Cabriel is one of the few rivers in Spain that still runs clean and fast through a deep canyon, and the Hoz de Vicente stands on its upper stretch, where Cuenca meets Valencia. The Hoces del Cabriel are a natural park of limestone gorges, pine woods and river flats, with kingfishers, otters and, on the rock faces, griffon vultures. The Hoz de Vicente shelter is one of the painted places of this wild corner, a Levantine rock art site listed within the UNESCO group of the Mediterranean Basin.

    Read the complete La Hoz de Vicente write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    La Hoz de Vicente is where the day begins. Next is La Peña del Castellar.

  2. 2. La Peña del Castellar

    Villar del Humo is a tiny village in the Serranía of Cuenca, the high, forested mountain country east of the city of Cuenca. Around it, sandstone outcrops rise from pine forests, and on their faces prehistoric painters left images of animals and people. The Peña del Escrito and La Peña del Castellar are among the most important shelters here, and they are part of the World Heritage Site of Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin. The paintings include deer, horses and human figures, some in the dynamic Levantine style and others more schematic.

    Read the complete La Peña del Castellar write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    La Peña del Castellar comes up 55 km in. Next is Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano.

  3. 3. Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano

    High in the interior of Valencia province, where the coastal orange groves give way to limestone plateaus and pine forest, the village of Titaguas sits on the road towards the Rincón de Ademuz. Close by lies the Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano, a rock shelter with prehistoric paintings, one of the hundreds of sites that make up the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, listed by UNESCO in 1998.

    Read the complete Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    110 km in you reach Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano. Next is Abric mas de los Perez.

  4. 4. Abric mas de los Perez

    Between the Turia and the Palancia rivers, northwest of Valencia, the land rises into a maze of limestone mountains, pine forest and small villages that rarely see foreign visitors. The Abric del Mas de los Pérez is a rock shelter in the hills near Andilla, Viver and Alcublas, one of hundreds of painted sites in eastern Spain listed by UNESCO as part of the rock art of the Mediterranean Basin. These shelters were decorated by hunter-gatherers and early farmers thousands of years ago, and while some feature vivid hunting scenes, many are faint and hard to see without a trained eye. Respect any fences and signs, and never wet or touch the rock.

    Read the complete Abric mas de los Perez write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Abric mas de los Perez, about halfway. Next is back through Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano.

  5. 5. back through Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano

    Return visit. Read the place description above.

    Read the complete Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    back through Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano sits at 220 km, about halfway. Next is back through La Peña del Castellar.

  6. 6. back through La Peña del Castellar

    Return visit. Read the place description above.

    Read the complete La Peña del Castellar write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    back through La Peña del Castellar comes up 275 km in. Next is La Hoz de Vicente.

  7. 7. La Hoz de Vicente

    Return visit. Read the place description above.

    Read the complete La Hoz de Vicente write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    La Hoz de Vicente closes the day.

Leg by leg

La Hoz de Vicente to La Peña del Castellar

La Hoz de Vicente → La Peña del Castellar is 60 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

La Peña del Castellar to Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano

La Peña del Castellar → Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano to Abric mas de los Perez

Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano → Abric mas de los Perez is 42 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

Abric mas de los Perez to back through Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano

Abric mas de los Perez → back through Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano is 42 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

back through Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano to back through La Peña del Castellar

back through Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano → back through La Peña del Castellar is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

back through La Peña del Castellar to La Hoz de Vicente

back through La Peña del Castellar → La Hoz de Vicente is 60 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

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