Why this ride
A 342 km round trip from Tortosa - roughly 5 h 52 in the saddle. The stops in between: La fenellosa, Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin and back through La fenellosa.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Prop de la Cova Pintada and Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 342 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 52
- 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: planning record, not independently verified geometry.
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Distances and riding times are planning figures. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. 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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Prop de la Cova Pintada is where the day begins. Next is La fenellosa.
2. La fenellosa
People in Aragón like to call the Matarraña their Tuscany, and for once the comparison is not entirely marketing. It is a comarca of honey-coloured stone villages on hilltops, olive groves on terraces, almond trees and vineyards, with the limestone wall of the Ports de Beseit rising behind. La Fenellosa lies in this country, between Valderrobres, Fuentespalda and Mas de Barberans across the Catalan line, in the rough hills where the farmland gives way to the mountains.
Read the complete La fenellosa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
La fenellosa comes up about 83 km into the recorded legs. Next is Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin.
3. Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin
The Tinença de Benifassà is one of the emptiest corners of the Valencian Community, a group of tiny stone villages scattered across rugged limestone mountains in the far north of Castellón, right where Valencia, Catalonia and Aragón meet. The Cova dels Rossegadors, also called the Cova del Polvorí, lies on the edge of this country near Rossell, with Mas de Barberans and Canet lo Roig the other nearby villages.
Read the complete Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 171 km into the recorded legs you reach Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin. Next is back through La fenellosa.
4. back through La fenellosa
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete La fenellosa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through La fenellosa, late in the day. Next is Prop de la Cova Pintada.
5. 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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Prop de la Cova Pintada. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Prop de la Cova Pintada to La fenellosa
Prop de la Cova Pintada → La fenellosa is 83 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
La fenellosa to Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin
La fenellosa → Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin is 88 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin to back through La fenellosa
Cova dels Rossegadors o del Polvorin → back through La fenellosa is 88 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through La fenellosa to Prop de la Cova Pintada
back through La fenellosa → Prop de la Cova Pintada is 83 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.