Port de Penaguila- Abric II and Covacha del Barranc del Diable
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Recorded distance
425 km
Riding-time estimate
8 h 46
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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From Benifallim it runs 425 km to Benifallim; allow about 8 h 46 of riding. The stops in between: Abric de la Creu, Abric del Garrofero, Barranc de la falaguera- Abric I and Covacha del Barranc del Diable. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Port de Penaguila- Abric II
The Port de Penàguila is a mountain pass in the interior of Alicante province, on the road between Alcoy and the Vall de Guadalest, where the hills of the Comtat rise toward the Serra d'Aitana, the highest range in the province. The village of Penàguila, below the pass, is a small, ancient place huddled beneath a castle on a rocky crest, and Benilloba, Cocentaina and Alcoy are all close. The second shelter of the Port de Penàguila is one of several painted sites in the area.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Port de Penaguila- Abric II is where the day begins. Next is Abric de la Creu.
2. Abric de la Creu
Ontinyent and Bocairent sit close together in the southern part of Valencia province, in the upper valley of the Clariano river, surrounded by the mountains of the Serra de Mariola and the Serra Grossa. Ontinyent is a textile town with a fine old quarter on a hill above the river, crowned by the tall bell tower of the church of Santa Maria. Bocairent, a few kilometres away, is a medieval village perched on a rocky outcrop above a ravine. The Abric de la Creu, the shelter of the cross, lies in the hills between the two.
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Planning note
Abric de la Creu comes up about 41 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.
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Planning note
about 95 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.
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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.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 425 km.
Leg by leg
Port de Penaguila- Abric II to Abric de la Creu
Port de Penaguila- Abric II → Abric de la Creu is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la Creu to Abric del Garrofero
Abric de la Creu → Abric del Garrofero is 54 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 Abric de la Creu
back through Abric del Garrofero → back through Abric de la Creu is 56 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de la Creu to Port de Penaguila- Abric II
back through Abric de la Creu → Port de Penaguila- Abric II is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.