Why this ride
A 110 km round trip from Onil - roughly 2 h 17 in the saddle. The stops in between: El Pantanet, Coveta del mig- Abric I and back through El Pantanet. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Penya roja o Ulls de Canals and Coveta del mig- Abric I
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 110 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 17
- 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. 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 El Pantanet.
2. El Pantanet
Few riders have heard of the Serra de Mariola, and that is a pity, because this little limestone range between Alcoi, Bocairent and Ontinyent is one of the most rewarding corners of inland Valencia. El Pantanet, near the village of Alfafara, is a small rock shelter with prehistoric paintings, one of the many sites in the UNESCO listing of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula. As with most of its sisters, it is protected and access may be limited, but the hills around it reward the trip on their own.
Read the complete El Pantanet write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
El Pantanet comes up about 20 km into the recorded legs. Next is Coveta del mig- Abric I.
3. Coveta del mig- Abric I
Otos is a tiny village in the Vall d'Albaida, in the south of Valencia province, and it has an unusual claim to fame: its walls are decorated with dozens of sundials, designed by artists and scattered through the streets, making the village a kind of open-air museum of time. Nearby, in the hills around Otos, Bèlgida and Ráfol de Salem, prehistoric people left paintings in rock shelters, and the Coveta del Mig is one of the sites included in the World Heritage site of the rock art of the Mediterranean Basin. The art here includes schematic figures, simplified human and animal forms, and the area is part of a rich zone of rock art that extends into the mountains of the Alicante province to the south.
Read the complete Coveta del mig- Abric I 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 Coveta del mig- Abric I. Next is back through El Pantanet.
4. back through El Pantanet
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete El Pantanet write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through El Pantanet, 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 El Pantanet
Penya roja o Ulls de Canals → El Pantanet is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
El Pantanet to Coveta del mig- Abric I
El Pantanet → Coveta del mig- Abric I is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Coveta del mig- Abric I to back through El Pantanet
Coveta del mig- Abric I → back through El Pantanet is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through El Pantanet to Penya roja o Ulls de Canals
back through El Pantanet → Penya roja o Ulls de Canals is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.