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 Villar del Humo it runs 290 km to Villar del Humo; allow about 4 h 52 of riding. On the way it passes Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano, Balma de la fabriqueta 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. The line favours views over speed.
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.
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La Peña del Castellar is where the day begins. Next is 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.
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Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano comes up about 75 km into the recorded legs. Next is Balma de la fabriqueta.
The Serra Calderona is the green ridge that rises north-west of Valencia, separating the city's plain from the valleys of the interior. It is a natural park of pine forest, cork oak and rocky hills, close enough to the city for weekend walkers and riders, yet surprisingly wild once you get into it. The rock shelter of Balma de la Fabriqueta lies near the village of Olocau on its southern side, one of the painted shelters that make up the Levantine rock art inscribed by UNESCO. Access to many of these sites is restricted or guided, so check with the local tourist office before trying to visit.
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about 145 km into the recorded legs you reach Balma de la fabriqueta. Next is 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.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano, late in the day. Next is La Peña del Castellar.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete La Peña del Castellar write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at La Peña del Castellar. That is the ride.
La Peña del Castellar → Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano is 75 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano → Balma de la fabriqueta is 70 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Balma de la fabriqueta → back through Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano is 71 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Abric del Rincón del Tío Escribano → La Peña del Castellar is 75 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.