Why this ride
451 km from Jalance to Jalance, about 9 h 32 of riding. It goes by way of Abrigo de Rosser, Cova de la Petxina, Barranc de la Penya Blanca and Abric de la monja. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Peñon de los machos and Abric de la monja
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 451 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 9 h 32
- 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. Peñon de los machos
Cofrentes is a village at the confluence of two rivers, the Júcar and the Cabriel, in the interior of Valencia province, and it has a curious mix of attractions. Above it stands a castle on a crag. Nearby rises the Cerro de Agrás, the only recently active volcano in the Valencian Community, a dark cone of basalt in a landscape of limestone. And just outside the village, the cooling towers of the Cofrentes nuclear power station send plumes of steam into the sky. The Peñón de los Machos, a rocky outcrop with painted shelters, lies in the hills between Cofrentes, Jalance and Jarafuel.
Read the complete Peñon de los machos write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Peñon de los machos is where the day begins. Next is Abrigo de Rosser.
2. Abrigo de Rosser
Near Bicorp, in the dry, folded hills of inland Valencia, one of the most famous images in prehistoric art was found in 1920: a figure clinging to ropes on a cliff, reaching into a hole surrounded by bees, a honey gatherer painted thousands of years ago in the Cuevas de la Araña. The Abrigo de Rosser lies in the same rugged area of the Canal de Navarrés and the Júcar gorges, one of many shelters with Levantine paintings in this region, and together they form part of the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin. Bicorp has a small interpretation centre, and guided visits to some shelters can be arranged.
Read the complete Abrigo de Rosser write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Abrigo de Rosser comes up about 73 km into the recorded legs. Next is Cova de la Petxina.
3. Cova de la Petxina
Bellús is a small village in the valley of the Albaida river in southern Valencia, just upstream from where the river flows into a reservoir and then joins the Júcar. The old village was partly flooded by the reservoir, and the new one stands on higher ground. The Cova de la Petxina, the cave of the shell, is in the hills near the village, close to Guadasequies and Genovés.
Read the complete Cova de la Petxina write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 151 km into the recorded legs you reach Cova de la Petxina. Next is Barranc de la Penya Blanca.
4. Barranc de la Penya Blanca
Planes is a small village in the hills of the Comtat in northern Alicante province, crowned by a castle and looking out over a valley of olive and cherry orchards. The Barranc de la Penya Blanca, the ravine of the white rock, lies close by, among the folded limestone ridges between Planes, Benimarfull and the reservoir at Beniarrés.
Read the complete Barranc de la Penya Blanca write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Barranc de la Penya Blanca, about halfway. Next is Abric de la monja.
5. Abric de la monja
Ontinyent sits in the Vall d'Albaida, in the south of Valencia, a town of about thirty-eight thousand people with a long textile tradition that goes back to wool, blankets and, more recently, home textiles. The Clariano river runs through it, and the hills around are wrinkled limestone, covered in pine, holm oak and wild herbs. In the shelter of those hills, small rock overhangs, called abrics here, carry paintings made by prehistoric people, and the Abric de la Monja is one of them, part of the Mediterranean Basin rock art that UNESCO listed in 1998.
Read the complete Abric de la monja write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Abric de la monja sits at 149 km, about halfway. Next is back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca.
6. back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc de la Penya Blanca write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca comes up about 259 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Cova de la Petxina.
7. back through Cova de la Petxina
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cova de la Petxina write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 299 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Cova de la Petxina. Next is back through Abrigo de Rosser.
8. back through Abrigo de Rosser
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abrigo de Rosser 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 Rosser, late in the day. Next is Peñon de los machos.
9. Peñon de los machos
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Peñon de los machos 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 451 km.
Leg by leg
Peñon de los machos to Abrigo de Rosser
Peñon de los machos → Abrigo de Rosser is 73 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abrigo de Rosser to Cova de la Petxina
Abrigo de Rosser → Cova de la Petxina is 78 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cova de la Petxina to Barranc de la Penya Blanca
Cova de la Petxina → Barranc de la Penya Blanca is 39 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de la Penya Blanca to Abric de la monja
Barranc de la Penya Blanca → Abric de la monja is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la monja to back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca
Abric de la monja → back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca to back through Cova de la Petxina
back through Barranc de la Penya Blanca → back through Cova de la Petxina is 40 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Cova de la Petxina to back through Abrigo de Rosser
back through Cova de la Petxina → back through Abrigo de Rosser is 79 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abrigo de Rosser to Peñon de los machos
back through Abrigo de Rosser → Peñon de los machos is 73 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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