Why this ride
373 km from Alcoy to Alcoy, about 5 h 21 of riding. It goes by way of Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi, Olula and back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
La Sarga- Abric I and Olula
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 373 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 21
- 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. 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.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
La Sarga- Abric I is where the day begins. Next is Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi.
2. Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi
The Carabassí is one of the last stretches of wild-ish coast between Alicante and Santa Pola: a line of dunes held together by pine and marram grass, a long beach, and the sea glittering under the flight path of Alicante airport. In the low rocky ground behind it lies a small cave known for painted marks, the Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassí, close to the village of El Altet and a short hop from Santa Pola.
Read the complete Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi comes up about 71 km into the recorded legs. Next is Olula.
3. Olula
Caudete and Almansa sit in a corridor of land where Castile-La Mancha, Valencia and Murcia meet, and for centuries this was frontier country, where kingdoms and armies passed and fought. Olula is a point in the hills near Caudete, linked on the rides with rock-art shelters in the surrounding sierras, part of the extensive UNESCO listing of prehistoric art in Mediterranean Spain.
Read the complete Olula write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 173 km into the recorded legs you reach Olula. Next is back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi.
4. back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi, late in the day. Next is La Sarga- Abric I.
5. La Sarga- Abric I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete La Sarga- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at La Sarga- Abric I. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
La Sarga- Abric I to Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi
La Sarga- Abric I → Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi is 71 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi to Olula
Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi → Olula is 102 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Olula to back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi
Olula → back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi is 127 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi to La Sarga- Abric I
back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi → La Sarga- Abric I is 73 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.