Why this ride
From Ibiza it runs 81 km to Ibiza; allow about 2 h 16 of riding. It goes by way of Natural site, Necropolis Puig des Molins and Poblado de sa Caleta.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Poblado de sa Caleta and Necropolis Puig des Molins
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 81 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 16
- 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.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
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. Poblado de sa Caleta
On a low cliff above the sea on Ibiza's south-west coast stand the foundations of some of the oldest buildings on the island. The Phoenician settlement of sa Caleta was founded around the eighth or seventh century BC, and for about a century it was a small trading post, with rectangular stone houses laid out along narrow streets, a few metres from the water. The inhabitants worked iron, a sign of their sophistication, and traded with the mainland and North Africa. Around 600 to 550 BC the village was abandoned, and its people, it seems, moved to the harbour of Ebusus, which became the main town. UNESCO included the site in its Ibiza listing of 1999.
Read the complete Poblado de sa Caleta write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Poblado de sa Caleta is where the day begins. Next is Natural site.
2. Natural site
This is the end of the island where the beach clubs thin out and the landscape opens up into flat white salt flats, a lagoon full of flamingos in winter and spring, and a long beach called Es Cavallet where the dunes hold their shape.
Read the complete Natural site write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Natural site comes up about 28 km into the recorded legs. Next is Necropolis Puig des Molins.
3. Necropolis Puig des Molins
The hill of Puig des Molins, the hill of the windmills, rises on the edge of Ibiza Town, and under its slopes lies one of the biggest ancient cemeteries in the western Mediterranean. The Phoenicians and then the Carthaginians, who founded the city of Ebusus on this coast in the seventh century BC, buried their dead here for centuries, cutting underground chambers into the soft rock, and they are known as hypogea. Over three thousand of these tombs have been found, and the city's archaeological museum, set at the top of the hill, displays the grave goods that came out of them, including pottery, jewellery, glass beads, terracotta figurines and amulets that came from as far away as Egypt.
Read the complete Necropolis Puig des Molins write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 68 km into the recorded legs you reach Necropolis Puig des Molins. Next is back through Natural site.
4. Back to Poblado de sa Caleta
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Poblado de sa Caleta write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Natural site, late in the day. Next is Poblado de sa Caleta.
5. Poblado de sa Caleta
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Poblado de sa Caleta write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Poblado de sa Caleta. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Poblado de sa Caleta to Natural site
Poblado de sa Caleta → Natural site is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Natural site to Necropolis Puig des Molins
Natural site → Necropolis Puig des Molins is 40 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Necropolis Puig des Molins to Back to Poblado de sa Caleta
Necropolis Puig des Molins → Back to Poblado de sa Caleta is 12 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.