Why this ride
From Murla it runs 287 km to Murla; allow about 4 h 26 of riding. On the way it passes Cueva de la feliceta, Abric de la Penya and Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners and Abric de la Penya
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 287 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 26
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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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. 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 Cueva de la feliceta.
2. Cueva de la feliceta
Behind the resort towns of the Costa Blanca, a short ride inland, the land rises into dry limestone hills where almost nobody goes. The Cueva de la Feliceta is one of several prehistoric painted shelters in the hills above El Campello, a coastal town of over twenty-six thousand people about fourteen kilometres away, and one of several painted shelters in the same tradition. The surrounding country is scrub, pine and terraced almond groves, with the sea glinting in the distance and the sound of cicadas in summer.
Read the complete Cueva de la feliceta write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Cueva de la feliceta comes up 76 km in. Next is Abric de la Penya.
3. Abric de la Penya
Moixent, or Mogente in Castilian, stands at the head of a corridor that has carried traffic between the Valencian coast and the interior of Castile for as long as anyone has been moving goods. The old road, the railway and now the motorway all funnel through here, between low limestone ridges with vineyards and olive groves in the valley floor. The rock shelter known as the Abric de la Penya sits in this landscape a few kilometres from the town, close also to Vallada.
Read the complete Abric de la Penya write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
152 km in you reach Abric de la Penya. Next is back through Cueva de la feliceta.
4. Back to 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
back through Cueva de la feliceta, late in the day. Next is Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners.
5. 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
Back at Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners to Cueva de la feliceta
Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners → Cueva de la feliceta is 59 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cueva de la feliceta to Abric de la Penya
Cueva de la feliceta → Abric de la Penya is 87 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Abric de la Penya to Back to Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners
Abric de la Penya → Back to Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners is 70 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.