Why this ride
From Confrides it runs 427 km to Confrides; allow about 8 h 58 of riding. It goes by way of El Pantanet, Abric del Garrofero, Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I and Covacha del Barranc del Diable. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric II and Covacha del Barranc del Diable
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 427 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 8 h 58
- 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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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric II
Cocentaina lies in the green hollow of the Comtat, a valley in the Alicante hills, with its palace and castle watching the Serpis river from the edge of town. Above and to the east rise limestone crags, among them the Penyó de les Carrasques, named for the carrasca, the holm oak that clings to dry slopes here. A rock shelter in the cliff, Abric II, preserves prehistoric paintings, part of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin listed by UNESCO in 1998. As elsewhere in this tradition, the figures are small and fragile, and access can be restricted.
Read the complete Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric II 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 II 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
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Planning note
El Pantanet comes up about 35 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric del Garrofero.
3. Abric del Garrofero
Bicorp is a small village in the Canal de Navarrés, a valley in the interior of Valencia province walled in by rugged mountains and deep ravines. The surrounding Macizo del Caroig is one of the largest wild areas in the Valencian Community, a vast tableland of pine, scrub and gorges cut by the Júcar's tributaries. The Abric del Garrofero, the shelter of the carob tree, lies in the hills near Bicorp, Quesa and Navarrés.
Read the complete Abric del Garrofero write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 96 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric del Garrofero. Next is Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I.
4. Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I
Alginet sits in the Ribera Alta, the flat, fertile plain south of Valencia where the Júcar river spreads out among orange groves, rice fields and small towns. To the west, the plain meets the first hills of the interior, low ridges of limestone covered in pine and scrub. The Barranc de la Falaguera, the ravine of the fern, cuts into these hills near Alginet, Alfarp and Benifaió.
Read the complete Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I, about halfway. Next is Covacha del Barranc del Diable.
5. Covacha del Barranc del Diable
Puçol is a modest, busy town on the coast north of Valencia, famous locally for its orange groves, its beach and its long sandy shore. Inland from it the land rises quickly into the Sierra Calderona, a low range of pine, rosemary and dry gullies. The Barranc del Diable, the Devil's Ravine, is one of many small ravines cut into the foothills, and the covacha, a shallow cave, holds a few rock paintings from the Levantine tradition. These belong to the Mediterranean-arc rock art UNESCO listed in 1998, and they are typically small, red and easy to miss unless a guide shows you where to look.
Read the complete Covacha del Barranc del Diable write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Covacha del Barranc del Diable sits at 188 km, about halfway. Next is back through Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I.
6. back through Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I comes up about 264 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Abric del Garrofero.
7. back through Abric del Garrofero
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric del Garrofero write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 328 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Abric del Garrofero. Next is back through El Pantanet.
8. back through El Pantanet
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete El Pantanet write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through El Pantanet, late in the day. Next is Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric II.
9. Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric II
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric II write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The route ends here after 427 km.
Leg by leg
Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric II to El Pantanet
Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric II → El Pantanet is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
El Pantanet to Abric del Garrofero
El Pantanet → Abric del Garrofero is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric del Garrofero to Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I
Abric del Garrofero → Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I is 65 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I to Covacha del Barranc del Diable
Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I → Covacha del Barranc del Diable is 52 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Covacha del Barranc del Diable to back through Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I
Covacha del Barranc del Diable → back through Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I is 51 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I to back through Abric del Garrofero
back through Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I → back through Abric del Garrofero is 64 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric del Garrofero to back through El Pantanet
back through Abric del Garrofero → back through El Pantanet is 64 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through El Pantanet to Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric II
back through El Pantanet → Penyó de les Carrasques- Abric II is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.