CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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59 km from Albocàsser to Albocàsser, about 1 h 18 of riding. On the way it passes Abric del.mas Blanc, Roca del Senallo and back through Abric del.mas Blanc. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,250 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
The Valltorta is the name that matters in this corner of Castellón, and everything about this shelter makes more sense once you know why. The Barranc de la Valltorta, a deep, narrow gorge cut through the limestone of the Alt Maestrat, holds one of the great concentrations of Levantine rock art, including scenes of hunting and fighting that were among the first to make archaeologists understand that these paintings tell stories. A small museum in nearby Tírig explains the gorge and its art, and it is a sensible starting point before you set out.
Read the complete Mas d'en Salvador- Abric I write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Mas d'en Salvador- Abric I is where the day begins. Next is Abric del.mas Blanc, 17 km on.
Benassal is a stone village on a high plateau in the Alt Maestrat, in the interior of Castellón, at around eight hundred metres above sea level, and it is known throughout the region for its spring water, the Font d'en Segures, which is bottled and sold across Spain. The Abric del Mas Blanc, the shelter of the white farmhouse, is one of the many rock-art sites in the area, part of the UNESCO listing of Mediterranean prehistoric art. The nearby Valltorta gorge, about twenty kilometres to the east, has some of the most famous Levantine paintings, including dramatic hunting scenes, and the Valltorta museum in Tírig is the best place to learn about them.
Read the complete Abric del.mas Blanc write-up.
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Abric del.mas Blanc comes up 17 km in. Next is Roca del Senallo.
The Maestrat of inland Castellón is a highland of stone: stone villages on hilltops, stone walls running for kilometres across the slopes, stone farmhouses called masos scattered over the plateau. Roca del Senallo is a rock shelter near Culla, Vilafranca and Benassal, one of many painted shelters in this region, and it belongs to the World Heritage Site of Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin. The Maestrat is one of the richest areas for Levantine art, with famous sites in the Valltorta gorge and around Ares and Albocàsser.
Read the complete Roca del Senallo write-up.
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33 km in you reach Roca del Senallo. Next is back through Abric del.mas Blanc, 17 km on.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric del.mas Blanc write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Abric del.mas Blanc, late in the day. Next is Mas d'en Salvador- Abric I.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Mas d'en Salvador- Abric I write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Mas d'en Salvador- Abric I. That is the ride.
Mas d'en Salvador- Abric I → Abric del.mas Blanc is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric del.mas Blanc → Roca del Senallo is 10 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Roca del Senallo → back through Abric del.mas Blanc is 10 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric del.mas Blanc → Mas d'en Salvador- Abric I is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.