Why this ride
From Murla it runs 367 km to Murla; allow about 6 h 34 of riding. It goes by way of Port de Penaguila- Abric II, Abric de la Creu, Barranc del Salt- Abric l and Abric de la monja. It suits an unhurried touring pace.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners and Abric de la monja
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 367 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 34
- 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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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners
Somewhere up in these limestone folds, thousands of years ago, someone painted little figures on the rock that are still there. The Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners is one of many painted shelters in the Marina Alta, the north-eastern corner of the province of Alicante, which form part of the UNESCO-listed rock art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula. The shelters hold Levantine, Schematic and older Macroschematic paintings, showing hunters, animals and abstract shapes, and many are protected by fences and only visitable with a guide. The valleys around Murla, Orba and Tormos are full of them.
Read the complete Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners is where the day begins. Next is Port de Penaguila- Abric II.
2. 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.
Read the complete Port de Penaguila- Abric II write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Port de Penaguila- Abric II comes up about 50 km into the recorded legs. Next is Abric de la Creu.
3. 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.
Read the complete Abric de la Creu write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 95 km into the recorded legs you reach Abric de la Creu. Next is Barranc del Salt- Abric l.
4. Barranc del Salt- Abric l
Benilloba is a tiny village in the Comtat, the mountainous district north of Alcoy in the province of Alicante, with fewer than a thousand people, a church and a cluster of stone houses among olive and almond groves. The Barranc del Salt, the waterfall ravine, cuts through the hills nearby, and its first shelter is one of the many painted sites in the region that are part of the UNESCO listing of Mediterranean rock art. The Comtat and the neighbouring Alcoià are particularly rich in this heritage, with all three main styles of prehistoric painting represented: Levantine, schematic and the older Macro-schematic, unique to this small area, with large, enigmatic figures.
Read the complete Barranc del Salt- Abric l write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Barranc del Salt- Abric l, about halfway. Next is Abric de la monja.
5. Abric de la monja
Ontinyent sits in the Vall d'Albaida, in the south of Valencia, a town of about thirty-eight thousand people with a long textile tradition that goes back to wool, blankets and, more recently, home textiles. The Clariano river runs through it, and the hills around are wrinkled limestone, covered in pine, holm oak and wild herbs. In the shelter of those hills, small rock overhangs, called abrics here, carry paintings made by prehistoric people, and the Abric de la Monja is one of them, part of the Mediterranean Basin rock art that UNESCO listed in 1998.
Read the complete Abric de la monja write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Abric de la monja sits at 137 km, about halfway. Next is back through Barranc del Salt- Abric l.
6. back through Barranc del Salt- Abric l
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranc del Salt- Abric l write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Barranc del Salt- Abric l comes up about 227 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Abric de la Creu.
7. back through Abric de la Creu
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric de la Creu write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 271 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Abric de la Creu. Next is back through Port de Penaguila- Abric II.
8. back through Port de Penaguila- Abric II
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Port de Penaguila- Abric II write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Port de Penaguila- Abric II, late in the day. Next is Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners.
9. Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 367 km.
Leg by leg
Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners to Port de Penaguila- Abric II
Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners → Port de Penaguila- Abric II is 50 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Port de Penaguila- Abric II to Abric de la Creu
Port de Penaguila- Abric II → Abric de la Creu is 45 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la Creu to Barranc del Salt- Abric l
Abric de la Creu → Barranc del Salt- Abric l is 45 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranc del Salt- Abric l to Abric de la monja
Barranc del Salt- Abric l → Abric de la monja is 43 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric de la monja to back through Barranc del Salt- Abric l
Abric de la monja → back through Barranc del Salt- Abric l is 44 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barranc del Salt- Abric l to back through Abric de la Creu
back through Barranc del Salt- Abric l → back through Abric de la Creu is 44 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abric de la Creu to back through Port de Penaguila- Abric II
back through Abric de la Creu → back through Port de Penaguila- Abric II is 45 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Port de Penaguila- Abric II to Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners
back through Port de Penaguila- Abric II → Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners is 50 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.