CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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319 km from Villargordo del Cabriel to Villargordo del Cabriel, about 6 h 17 of riding. On the way it passes marmalo I, Barrio del San Antón and back through marmalo I. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,350 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
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.
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La Hoz de Vicente is where the day begins. Next is marmalo I.
The Serranía de Cuenca does not advertise itself, and that is half its appeal. Marmalo lies in the south-eastern corner of Cuenca province, where the high limestone plateau begins to break up into pine-covered ridges and gorges as it falls toward the Cabriel river and the border with Valencia. Villar del Humo, a village of only a few hundred people, is the nearest settlement of any note, and the shelters around it hold Levantine rock paintings, small, vivid figures of hunters and animals in red, a tradition UNESCO lists among Europe's major rock art. Marmalo I is one of several sites here, and there are more nearby.
Read the complete marmalo I write-up.
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marmalo I comes up 64 km in. Next is Barrio del San Antón.
Cuenca stands on a spur of rock between two gorges, and the Barrio de San Antón is the part of the old city that most visitors miss. The upper town has the cathedral and the famous Casas Colgadas, the hanging houses that overhang the Huécar gorge, and it gets all the attention. San Antón lies lower, near the junction where the Huécar meets the Júcar, and its streets are quieter and more residential. The whole walled town was inscribed by UNESCO in 1996 as an outstanding example of a medieval fortified city adapted to a difficult site.
Read the complete Barrio del San Antón write-up.
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129 km in you reach Barrio del San Antón. Next is back through marmalo I.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete marmalo I write-up.
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back through marmalo I, late in the day. Next is La Hoz de Vicente.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete La Hoz de Vicente write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at La Hoz de Vicente. That is the ride.
La Hoz de Vicente → marmalo I is 67 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
marmalo I → Barrio del San Antón is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barrio del San Antón → back through marmalo I is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through marmalo I → La Hoz de Vicente is 67 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.