CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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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From Jalance it runs 303 km to Jalance; allow about 6 h 14 of riding. The stops in between: Abric de la Penya, Barranc de la fita-Abric V and back through Abric de la Penya. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
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.
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Peñon de los machos is where the day begins. Next is Abric de la Penya.
Moixent, or Mogente in Castilian, stands at the head of a corridor that has carried traffic between the Valencian coast and the interior of Castile for as long as anyone has been moving goods. The old road, the railway and now the motorway all funnel through here, between low limestone ridges with vineyards and olive groves in the valley floor. The rock shelter known as the Abric de la Penya sits in this landscape a few kilometres from the town, close also to Vallada.
Read the complete Abric de la Penya write-up.
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Abric de la Penya comes up about 82 km into the recorded legs. Next is Barranc de la fita-Abric V.
If you came here in February, you would find the slopes above Castell de Castells covered in almond blossom, white and pale pink against the grey rock. In April, the cherry trees follow. By June, the almonds and the first cherries are being harvested, the heat settles in, and the shelters in the ravine give welcome shade. By October, the first rains return, the air clears, and the whole valley looks newly washed. The shelter at Barranc de la Fita, Abric V, lies about three kilometres from the village and is a good excuse to see the valley in whichever season you choose.
Read the complete Barranc de la fita-Abric V write-up.
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about 148 km into the recorded legs you reach Barranc de la fita-Abric V. Next is back through Abric de la Penya.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de la Penya write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Abric de la Penya, late in the day. Next is Peñon de los machos.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Peñon de los machos write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Peñon de los machos. That is the ride.
Peñon de los machos → Abric de la Penya is 82 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la Penya → Barranc de la fita-Abric V is 66 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de la fita-Abric V → back through Abric de la Penya is 74 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de la Penya → Peñon de los machos is 82 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.