Why this ride
128 km from Cieza to Cieza, about 3 h 20 of riding. It goes by way of Abrigo de las Enredaderas, Cejo Cortado I and back through Abrigo de las Enredaderas. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Los Grajos I and Cejo Cortado I
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 128 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 20
- 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. Los Grajos I
The painted women of Los Grajos are among the most famous figures in Spanish rock art. In a shelter in the limestone hills just outside Cieza, prehistoric painters depicted a group of human figures, several of them women with wide skirts and raised arms, often interpreted as dancers, alongside animals and other motifs. The Los Grajos shelters are part of the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, and they are protected, so visits need to be arranged with the local tourist office in Cieza.
Read the complete Los Grajos I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Los Grajos I is where the day begins. Next is Abrigo de las Enredaderas.
2. Abrigo de las Enredaderas
Where the Río Segura squeezes through the sandstone and limestone ridges of northern Murcia, between Calasparra and Cieza, the valley turns into a canyon of orange and grey rock with narrow green strips of reeds and orchard along the water. The Abrigo de las Enredaderas, a rock shelter, lies twelve kilometres or so from both towns, in dry hills of pine, rosemary and esparto grass that smell sharply of resin on a hot day.
Read the complete Abrigo de las Enredaderas write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abrigo de las Enredaderas comes up about 21 km into the recorded legs. Next is Cejo Cortado I.
3. Cejo Cortado I
Mula is a town in the heart of the Murcia region, built on the slopes of a hill crowned by a sixteenth-century castle, with an old quarter of narrow streets, noble houses and churches. Around it, a dry landscape of hills, ravines and badlands opens out, with orchards and olive groves along the river. The Cejo Cortado, a name meaning the cut brow, refers to a rocky escarpment with prehistoric shelters about seven kilometres from the town, between Mula, Albudeite and Ricote.
Read the complete Cejo Cortado I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 56 km into the recorded legs you reach Cejo Cortado I. Next is back through Abrigo de las Enredaderas.
4. back through Abrigo de las Enredaderas
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abrigo de las Enredaderas write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Abrigo de las Enredaderas, late in the day. Next is Los Grajos I.
5. Los Grajos I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Los Grajos I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Los Grajos I. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Los Grajos I to Abrigo de las Enredaderas
Los Grajos I → Abrigo de las Enredaderas is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abrigo de las Enredaderas to Cejo Cortado I
Abrigo de las Enredaderas → Cejo Cortado I is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cejo Cortado I to back through Abrigo de las Enredaderas
Cejo Cortado I → back through Abrigo de las Enredaderas is 51 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abrigo de las Enredaderas to Los Grajos I
back through Abrigo de las Enredaderas → Los Grajos I is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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