Why this ride
From Benasau it runs 407 km to Benasau; allow about 5 h 56 of riding. On the way it passes Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi, Olula and back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Port de Penaguila- Abric I and Olula
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 407 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 56
- 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. Port de Penaguila- Abric I
In Valencian, a port is a mountain pass, and the Port de Penàguila is one of the best known in this part of Alicante province. It crosses the Serra de Mariola's neighbouring ridges, linking the high valleys of the interior with the coastal side, and it has been a route for people, flocks and goods for centuries. The shelter at Port de Penàguila, Abric I, lies about four kilometres from Benilloba, and carries painting in the Levantine tradition, protected by UNESCO as part of the rock art of the Mediterranean basin in Spain. The ride ties it to Olula, another site in the district.
Read the complete Port de Penaguila- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Port de Penaguila- Abric I is where the day begins. Next is Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi.
2. Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi
The Carabassí is one of the last stretches of wild-ish coast between Alicante and Santa Pola: a line of dunes held together by pine and marram grass, a long beach, and the sea glittering under the flight path of Alicante airport. In the low rocky ground behind it lies a small cave known for painted marks, the Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassí, close to the village of El Altet and a short hop from Santa Pola.
Read the complete Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi comes up about 88 km into the recorded legs. Next is Olula.
3. Olula
Caudete and Almansa sit in a corridor of land where Castile-La Mancha, Valencia and Murcia meet, and for centuries this was frontier country, where kingdoms and armies passed and fought. Olula is a point in the hills near Caudete, linked on the rides with rock-art shelters in the surrounding sierras, part of the extensive UNESCO listing of prehistoric art in Mediterranean Spain.
Read the complete Olula write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 190 km into the recorded legs you reach Olula. Next is back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi.
4. back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi, late in the day. Next is Port de Penaguila- Abric I.
5. Port de Penaguila- Abric I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Port de Penaguila- Abric I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Port de Penaguila- Abric I. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Port de Penaguila- Abric I to Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi
Port de Penaguila- Abric I → Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi is 88 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi to Olula
Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi → Olula is 102 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Olula to back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi
Olula → back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi is 127 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi to Port de Penaguila- Abric I
back through Cueva de las Arañas del Carabassi → Port de Penaguila- Abric I is 90 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
More motorcycle rides nearby
- Barranc de les Covatelles and Olula · 424 km
- La Sarga- Abric I and Olula · 373 km