Why this ride
A 113 km round trip from Calasparra - roughly 2 h 07 in the saddle. On the way it passes Los Grajos I, Abrigo del Canto Blanco and back through Los Grajos I. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Los Rumíes and Abrigo del Canto Blanco
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 113 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 07
- 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 Rumíes
The name Los Rumíes looks like the Arabic word rumi, which was once used across the Muslim world for Romans, then for Christians, and the Spanish landscape is full of names like it, left behind by eight centuries of Andalusi presence. The place lies in the dry hills north of the Segura valley, near Calasparra, and the rides that visit it also pass through the wider district of the Abrigo Grande de Minateda, one of the most famous painted shelters in the whole Levantine tradition. The rock art of this corner of Spain is substantial and varied.
Read the complete Los Rumies write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Los Rumíes is where the day begins. Next is Los Grajos I.
2. 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 comes up about 21 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abrigo del Canto Blanco.
3. Abrigo del Canto Blanco
Jumilla is wine country, and you know it as soon as you arrive. The town sits in the north of the Murcia region, surrounded by a high, dry plateau of vineyards growing the Monastrell grape, which produces powerful, dark red wines. A castle tops the hill above the old town, and the bodegas on its outskirts welcome visitors. The Abrigo del Canto Blanco, the shelter of the white stone, lies in the hills about five kilometres away.
Read the complete Abrigo del Canto Blanco write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 55 km into the recorded legs you reach Abrigo del Canto Blanco. Next is back through Los Grajos I.
4. back through 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 through Los Grajos I, late in the day. Next is Los Rumies.
5. Los Rumíes
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Los Rumies write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Los Rumies. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Los Rumíes to Los Grajos I
Los Rumíes → Los Grajos I is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Los Grajos I to Abrigo del Canto Blanco
Los Grajos I → Abrigo del Canto Blanco is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abrigo del Canto Blanco to back through Los Grajos I
Abrigo del Canto Blanco → back through Los Grajos I is 38 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Los Grajos I to Los Rumies
back through Los Grajos I → Los Rumies is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.