Why this ride
From Montblanc it runs 444 km to Montblanc; allow about 9 h 47 of riding. It goes by way of The, Balma d'En Roc, Prop de la Cova Pintada and Abric d'Ermites VI. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Poblet Monastery and Abric d'Ermites VI
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 444 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 9 h 47
- 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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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Poblet Monastery
Few places in Catalonia carry as much weight as Poblet. The Cistercian monastery was founded in the middle of the twelfth century on land granted by Count Ramon Berenguer IV, and over the following generations it became the royal pantheon of the Crown of Aragon, the place where kings chose to be buried under carved alabaster. It is still a working community of monks, which gives the vast walled complex a quietness that the coach parties never quite manage to break. UNESCO listed it in 1991, and walking through the outer gates, past the first enclosure and into the cloister, you feel the scale of medieval monastic power in a way that a textbook never conveys.
Read the complete Poblet Monastery write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Poblet Monastery is where the day begins. Next is The.
2. The
Inside a plain-looking farmhouse building is a domed hall from the fourth century, its cupola covered in mosaics of hunting scenes, biblical stories and figures that may represent the imperial family. Some scholars believe it was built as a mausoleum for Constans, son of Constantine the Great, who was killed in 350; others are not so sure, and the debate is part of the fun. The site belongs to the UNESCO listing for the Roman town of Tarraco.
Read the complete The write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The comes up 46 km in. Next is Balma d'En Roc.
3. Balma d'En Roc
Inland from the Costa Daurada, the Serra de Llaberia rises abruptly above the coastal plain, a jagged wall of limestone separating the sea from the valley of the Ebro. The rock shelter of Balma d'En Roc lies in this rough country, part of the Levantine rock art inscribed by UNESCO, and like most of its kind it is small, fragile and best visited with local guidance. The nearest villages are scattered: Ginestar on the Ebro, El Perelló on the coastal side, and Mont-roig del Camp to the north-east.
Read the complete Balma d'En Roc write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
92 km in you reach Balma d'En Roc. Next is Prop de la Cova Pintada.
4. Prop de la Cova Pintada
The Ports massif rises abruptly at the meeting point of Catalonia, Aragón and Valencia, a tangle of limestone peaks, deep gorges and pine forest that feels surprisingly wild given how close it is to the Ebro delta and the coast. Prop de la Cova Pintada, meaning near the painted cave, sits on its southern side, between Mas de Barberans, Valderrobres and the old city of Tortosa.
Read the complete Prop de la Cova Pintada write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Prop de la Cova Pintada, about halfway. Next is Abric d'Ermites VI.
5. Abric d'Ermites VI
Ulldecona sits at the foot of the Serra de Godall, in the southern tip of Catalonia, close to the border with Valencia and a short distance from the Ebro delta. The town is an old one, set among olive groves that produce a good oil, and above it stands the hermitage of La Pietat, with long views to the sea. The Abric d'Ermites VI is one of the rock shelters of the Ermites group, painted in the Levantine style with small red figures of hunters, and part of the Mediterranean Basin rock art inscribed by UNESCO in 1998. The shelters lie in the cliffs of the Godall range, and access is by foot with regulations to protect the paintings.
Read the complete Abric d'Ermites VI write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Abric d'Ermites VI sits at 184 km, about halfway. Next is back through Prop de la Cova Pintada.
6. back through Prop de la Cova Pintada
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Prop de la Cova Pintada write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Prop de la Cova Pintada comes up 229 km in. Next is back through Balma d'En Roc.
7. back through Balma d'En Roc
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Balma d'En Roc write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
275 km in you reach back through Balma d'En Roc. Next is back through The.
8. back through The
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete The write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through The, late in the day. Next is Poblet Monastery.
9. Poblet Monastery
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Poblet Monastery write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The route ends here after 444 km.
Leg by leg
Poblet Monastery to The
Poblet Monastery → The is 38 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The to Balma d'En Roc
The → Balma d'En Roc is 54 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Balma d'En Roc to Prop de la Cova Pintada
Balma d'En Roc → Prop de la Cova Pintada is 57 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Prop de la Cova Pintada to Abric d'Ermites VI
Prop de la Cova Pintada → Abric d'Ermites VI is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric d'Ermites VI to back through Prop de la Cova Pintada
Abric d'Ermites VI → back through Prop de la Cova Pintada is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Prop de la Cova Pintada to back through Balma d'En Roc
back through Prop de la Cova Pintada → back through Balma d'En Roc is 57 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Balma d'En Roc to back through The
back through Balma d'En Roc → back through The is 54 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through The to Poblet Monastery
back through The → Poblet Monastery is 38 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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