Why this ride
From Confrides it runs 246 km to Confrides; allow about 4 h 50 of riding. The stops in between: Cova del mansano, Cova del mig dia, Barraac de la Palla and back through Cova del mig dia.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric I and Barraac de la Palla
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 246 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 50
- 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. Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric I
The Aitana range is the highest in the Alicante hinterland, a long limestone ridge rising to more than fifteen hundred metres above the Costa Blanca, and the village of Benimantell lies in a valley at its foot, with Castell de Castells and Sella tucked into the hills to the east. The Penyó de les Carrasques is a rocky outcrop in this country, and the shelter in it is part of the Mediterranean Basin rock art listed by UNESCO in 1998. The paintings are in the Levantine style, small red figures of hunters and animals, and they look out over a landscape of terraced valleys, quite unlike the high-rise beach towns twenty kilometres away.
Read the complete Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric I is where the day begins. Next is Cova del mansano.
2. Cova del mansano
Every cyclist in Europe seems to know the Coll de Rates, and that is a good hint for motorcyclists too. The climb starts in Parcent, a few kilometres from the Cova del Mansano, and winds up the mountainside in a long sequence of smooth, well surfaced bends to a pass with a view over the whole Vall de Pop and the sea beyond. The rock shelter itself sits in the hills around Jalón, Alcalalí and Parcent, a short walk from the road, and its paintings belong to the same World Heritage group as the other Levantine shelters of the coast.
Read the complete Cova del mansano write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cova del mansano comes up about 69 km into the recorded legs. Next is Cova del mig dia.
3. Cova del mig dia
The Montgó dominates the coast between Dénia and Xàbia, a massive limestone mountain rising to 753 metres straight from the sea, its profile said to resemble a sleeping elephant. The Cova del Mig Dia, the cave of midday, is in the flanks of the Montgó, one of several caves and shelters on the mountain, some with traces of prehistoric occupation and rock art. The Montgó is a natural park, with paths leading through scrub and pine to caves, viewpoints and the summit.
Read the complete Cova del mig dia write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 101 km into the recorded legs you reach Cova del mig dia. Next is Barraac de la Palla.
4. Barraac de la Palla
Tormos and Sagra are tiny villages at the foot of the mountains in the north of Alicante province, at the point where the plain of the Marina Alta meets the hills. They are surrounded by orange groves and orchards, with the mountains of the Vall de Laguar and the Serra del Migdia rising steeply behind. The Barranc de la Palla, the ravine of the straw, cuts into the hills near Tormos, close also to Orba and the town of Pego.
Read the complete Barraac de la Palla write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Barraac de la Palla, about halfway. Next is back through Cova del mig dia.
5. back through Cova del mig dia
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cova del mig dia write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Cova del mig dia sits at 101 km, about halfway. Next is back through Cova del mansano.
6. back through Cova del mansano
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cova del mansano write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Cova del mansano comes up about 183 km into the recorded legs. Next is Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric I.
7. Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric I closes the day.
Leg by leg
Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric I to Cova del mansano
Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric I → Cova del mansano is 69 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cova del mansano to Cova del mig dia
Cova del mansano → Cova del mig dia is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cova del mig dia to Barraac de la Palla
Cova del mig dia → Barraac de la Palla is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barraac de la Palla to back through Cova del mig dia
Barraac de la Palla → back through Cova del mig dia is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Cova del mig dia to back through Cova del mansano
back through Cova del mig dia → back through Cova del mansano is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Cova del mansano to Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric I
back through Cova del mansano → Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric I is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.