CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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A 184 km round trip from Moratalla - roughly 3 h 15 in the saddle. On the way it passes Cueva de las Palamas, Abrigo del milano, Cueva de las Conchas and back through Abrigo del milano. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,150 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
Moratalla is the kind of hill town that looks as though it was poured down a slope: white houses tumbling below a castle tower, narrow lanes too steep for comfort, church bells echoing off the hills. Ten kilometres out, in the rugged country of north-west Murcia, the shelter of Las Cazuelas holds prehistoric paintings, part of the region's contribution to the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin. The paintings are fragile and protected, and access is usually by guided visit, arranged in Moratalla or through the regional authorities.
Read the complete Las Cazuelas write-up.
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Las Cazuelas is where the day begins. Next is Cueva de las Palamas.
Cehegín, in the north-west of the Murcia region, is a town of two faces: a modern lower town, and an old town on a hill, with steep streets, noble houses and churches, declared a historic site. The Cueva de las Palomas, the cave of the doves, lies on the edge of the town, less than a kilometre from the centre, with the larger town of Caravaca de la Cruz about five kilometres away.
Read the complete Cueva de las Palamas write-up.
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Cueva de las Palamas comes up 25 km in. Next is Abrigo del milano.
Bullas is wine country, and the vineyards of Monastrell grapes roll over the hills around the town in the northwest of Murcia, producing robust red wines under their own denomination of origin. The Abrigo del Milano, the kite's shelter, named after the bird of prey that circles over these hills, lies in the countryside between Bullas, Mula and Pliego. It is one of the many rock shelters in Murcia with prehistoric paintings, part of the UNESCO listing of Mediterranean rock art, though access to many shelters is restricted to protect them, so ask locally before trying to visit.
Read the complete Abrigo del milano write-up.
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50 km in you reach Abrigo del milano. Next is Cueva de las Conchas.
Cehegín's old town rises in a tight cluster of ochre houses and church towers on a hill above the Argos river, in the northwest of Murcia, and it is one of the best-preserved historic centres in the region, with narrow streets, noble houses and churches dating back to the sixteenth century. The Cueva de las Conchas, the cave of the shells, lies less than a kilometre from the town, and it is part of the rich network of prehistoric sites in this area, included in the UNESCO listing of Mediterranean rock art.
Read the complete Cueva de las Conchas write-up.
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Cueva de las Conchas, about halfway. Next is back through Abrigo del milano.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abrigo del milano write-up.
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back through Abrigo del milano sits at 99 km, about halfway. Next is back through Cueva de las Palamas.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cueva de las Palamas write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Cueva de las Palamas comes up 124 km in. Next is Las Cazuelas.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Las Cazuelas write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Las Cazuelas closes the day.
Las Cazuelas → Cueva de las Palamas is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cueva de las Palamas → Abrigo del milano is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abrigo del milano → Cueva de las Conchas is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cueva de las Conchas → back through Abrigo del milano is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abrigo del milano → back through Cueva de las Palamas is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Cueva de las Palamas → Las Cazuelas is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.