Why this ride
From Juneda it runs 383 km to Juneda; allow about 6 h 27 of riding. The stops in between: Mas del Gran, Paleochristian cemetery, Cova del Taller and Abric de masets. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
La Vall de la Coma and Abric de masets
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 383 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 27
- 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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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. La Vall de la Coma
The Garrigues is the dry heart of Lleida province, a land of terraced hills, stone walls and endless olive groves, and La Vall de la Coma is one of its quiet valleys, in the municipality of L'Albi. In a few rock shelters here, prehistoric people painted small figures in red, part of the Levantine rock art of the Mediterranean basin that is recognized as a World Heritage Site. The paintings are fragile and modest in size, and access is usually organized through local guides or interpretation centres, so plan ahead rather than expecting to wander in.
Read the complete La Vall de la Coma write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
La Vall de la Coma is where the day begins. Next is Mas del Gran.
2. Mas del Gran
Montblanc is a walled medieval town in the Conca de Barberà, a broad basin of vineyards in inland Catalonia, and it is one of the best-looking small towns in the country. According to local legend, it is where Saint George killed the dragon, which is why Catalonia's patron saint is honoured here with a medieval week every year. The ramparts, with their towers and gates, are largely intact, and walking the streets inside is a pleasure. A few kilometres away, in the hills near Vimbodí, the Cistercian monastery of Poblet, a royal pantheon and one of the great monasteries of Europe, is on the World Heritage list and well worth a visit.
Read the complete Mas del Gran write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Mas del Gran comes up about 47 km into the recorded legs. Next is Paleochristian cemetery.
3. Paleochristian cemetery
When the Roman city of Tarraco converted to Christianity, its people began burying their dead beside the Francolí river, west of the town, and the necropolis that grew up there over the fourth and fifth centuries is now one of the most important early Christian burial sites in the western Mediterranean. Hundreds of tombs were found, from simple graves to carved marble sarcophagi, along with remains of a basilica. Tradition links the site with Saint Fructuosus, the bishop of Tarraco burned in the amphitheatre in the year 259 along with two deacons.
Read the complete Paleochristian cemetery write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 93 km into the recorded legs you reach Paleochristian cemetery. Next is Cova del Taller.
4. Cova del Taller
South of Tortosa the Ebro river slows down and spreads into one of the great wetlands of the western Mediterranean, but a few kilometres inland the country is hilly and dry, with limestone outcrops and terraced olives. Cova del Taller sits somewhere in this landscape of the Baix Ebre, near El Perelló and L'Ampolla, and is one of the shelters that carry prehistoric paintings in Catalonia.
Read the complete Cova del Taller write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cova del Taller, about halfway. Next is Abric de masets.
5. Abric de masets
The Montsià range rises like a wall behind the Ebro delta in southern Catalonia, a ridge of grey limestone with steep slopes and rocky crags, and in a shelter on its flanks, near Santa Bàrbara and Masdenverge, the Abric de Masets holds traces of prehistoric paintings. It is part of the World Heritage Site of Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin. The paintings here are faded and fragmentary, but the site is a reminder that people have lived and hunted in this landscape for thousands of years.
Read the complete Abric de masets write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abric de masets sits at 179 km, about halfway. Next is back through Cova del Taller.
6. back through Cova del Taller
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cova del Taller write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Cova del Taller comes up about 241 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Paleochristian cemetery.
7. back through Paleochristian cemetery
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Paleochristian cemetery write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 289 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Paleochristian cemetery. Next is back through Mas del Gran.
8. back through Mas del Gran
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Mas del Gran write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Mas del Gran, late in the day. Next is La Vall de la Coma.
9. La Vall de la Coma
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete La Vall de la Coma write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 383 km.
Leg by leg
La Vall de la Coma to Mas del Gran
La Vall de la Coma → Mas del Gran is 47 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Mas del Gran to Paleochristian cemetery
Mas del Gran → Paleochristian cemetery is 46 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Paleochristian cemetery to Cova del Taller
Paleochristian cemetery → Cova del Taller is 49 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cova del Taller to Abric de masets
Cova del Taller → Abric de masets is 46 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de masets to back through Cova del Taller
Abric de masets → back through Cova del Taller is 53 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Cova del Taller to back through Paleochristian cemetery
back through Cova del Taller → back through Paleochristian cemetery is 48 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Paleochristian cemetery to back through Mas del Gran
back through Paleochristian cemetery → back through Mas del Gran is 47 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Mas del Gran to La Vall de la Coma
back through Mas del Gran → La Vall de la Coma is 48 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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