Why this ride
From Onil it runs 243 km to Onil; allow about 3 h 15 of riding. It goes by way of Barranco de la Cueva I, Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I and Penya roja o Ulls de Canals. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Penya roja o Ulls de Canals and Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 243 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 15
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. 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. Penya roja o Ulls de Canals
This is the country of toys and herbs, an unusual pairing. Onil and Ibi, in the inland hills of Alicante, grew up as centres of toy-making, starting with tin and later plastic, and the local museum in Ibi tells how a mountain valley became a world supplier of dolls and games. On the other side, the Sierra de Mariola, a natural park rich in aromatic plants, supplies the herbs for a local liqueur and for traditional remedies. Bocairent, a handsome old town on a rocky spur, has houses built right at the edge of a gorge and a set of man-made caves carved into the cliff, the Covetes dels Moros.
Read the complete Penya roja o Ulls de Canals write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Penya roja o Ulls de Canals is where the day begins. Next is Barranco de la Cueva I.
2. Barranco de la Cueva I
Behind Alicante and its beaches rises a line of bare, grey mountains, and the Cabeçó d'Or is the tallest of them, a ridge of about twelve hundred metres that shows its pale cliffs from the city. The Barranco de la Cueva runs through its foothills, inland from El Campello, in country of dry gullies, pine woods and abandoned almond terraces. It is a wild place for a spot so close to a city of three hundred thousand people.
Read the complete Barranco de la Cueva I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barranco de la Cueva I comes up 65 km in. Next is Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I.
3. Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I
The Marina Alta is the northern Costa Blanca at its most mixed: villas on every slope, a ribbon of coast running from Moraira to Jávea, and just behind it, farm terraces, dry stone walls and small rock shelters where prehistoric people left their mark. The Cova de la Catxupa, near Teulada and Benitachell, is one of them, a shelter in the hills a few kilometres from the sea, listed with the other Mediterranean rock art of the Iberian Peninsula.
Read the complete Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
130 km in you reach Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I. Next is back through Barranco de la Cueva I.
4. Back to Penya roja o Ulls de Canals
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Penya roja o Ulls de Canals write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Barranco de la Cueva I, late in the day. Next is Penya roja o Ulls de Canals.
5. Penya roja o Ulls de Canals
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Penya roja o Ulls de Canals write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Penya roja o Ulls de Canals. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Penya roja o Ulls de Canals to Barranco de la Cueva I
Penya roja o Ulls de Canals → Barranco de la Cueva I is 59 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranco de la Cueva I to Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I
Barranco de la Cueva I → Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I is 66 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I to Back to Penya roja o Ulls de Canals
Cova de la Catxupa- Abric I → Back to Penya roja o Ulls de Canals is 84 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.