CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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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314 km from Tarragona to Tarragona, about 4 h 21 of riding. The stops in between: Albi II / Balma dels Punts, Camino de la Cova Plana II and back through Albi II / Balma dels Punts. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
The Provincial Forum of Tàrraco stood on the highest ground of the Roman city, on a series of terraces that rose above the lower town and the harbour, and it was the place where the province itself, not just the city, was on display. Delegates from towns across Hispania Citerior met here to organise the cult of the emperor and to send their petitions to Rome. A large temple of Augustus stood in the upper part, and what remains of the forum is incorporated into the medieval centre, with a tower, the Torre del Pretori, and sections of wall visible among the later houses. The site is part of the UNESCO ensemble of 2000.
Read the complete Provincial Forum write-up.
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Provincial Forum is where the day begins. Next is Albi II / Balma dels Punts.
L'Albi is a small village on a hill in Les Garrigues, the dry, olive-covered district southeast of Lleida, and its name appears in the archaeological record thanks to rock shelters in the area, including the Balma dels Punts, the shelter of the dots. The name suggests schematic paintings in the form of dots and lines, typical of the later phase of prehistoric art in the region, and the site is part of the UNESCO listing of Mediterranean rock art. The shelters are small and fragile, and some can only be visited with a guide, so check with the town hall or a local interpretation centre before heading out.
Read the complete Albi II / Balma dels Punts write-up.
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Albi II / Balma dels Punts comes up about 60 km into the recorded legs. Next is Camino de la Cova Plana II.
Three rivers come together near Mequinenza: the Ebro, flowing in from the west, and the Segre and Cinca, arriving together from the Pyrenees to the north. The meeting point, now swallowed by the reservoirs behind the dams, has always been a strategic place, and the much-restored castle on the hill above the town has watched over it for centuries. The Camino de la Cova Plana is a track in the hills east of town, towards the Catalan border, and the site recorded here is one of the many prehistoric rock shelters scattered across this dry, rugged landscape.
Read the complete Camino de la Cova Plana II write-up.
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about 139 km into the recorded legs you reach Camino de la Cova Plana II. Next is back through Albi II / Balma dels Punts.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Albi II / Balma dels Punts write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Albi II / Balma dels Punts, late in the day. Next is Provincial Forum.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Provincial Forum write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Provincial Forum. That is the ride.
Provincial Forum → Albi II / Balma dels Punts is 60 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Albi II / Balma dels Punts → Camino de la Cova Plana II is 79 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Camino de la Cova Plana II → back through Albi II / Balma dels Punts is 95 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Albi II / Balma dels Punts → Provincial Forum is 81 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.