Why this ride
A 484 km round trip from Murla - roughly 10 h 42 in the saddle. It goes by way of Port de Penaguila- Abric II, Abric de la Creu, Abric del Garrofero and Barranco del Cabezo del moro. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Racó de la Cova dels Llidoners and Barranco del Cabezo del moro
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 484 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 10 h 42
- 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 Abric del Garrofero.
4. 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.
Read the complete Abric del Garrofero write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Abric del Garrofero, about halfway. Next is Barranco del Cabezo del moro.
5. Barranco del Cabezo del moro
Almansa is one of those towns you see from the motorway and do not stop at, and that is a mistake. Its castle is spectacular, a Gothic fortress built on a sharp limestone outcrop right in the middle of town, looking exactly like a child's drawing of a castle. Around it spreads a wide plain at about seven hundred metres, the meeting point of the Valencian, Murcian and Castilian lands, and a few kilometres out in the surrounding hills lies the ravine known as the Barranco del Cabezo del Moro.
Read the complete Barranco del Cabezo del moro write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Barranco del Cabezo del moro sits at 151 km, about halfway. Next is back through Abric del Garrofero.
6. back through Abric del Garrofero
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abric del Garrofero write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Abric del Garrofero comes up about 332 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 388 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 484 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 Abric del Garrofero
Abric de la Creu → Abric del Garrofero is 53 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abric del Garrofero to Barranco del Cabezo del moro
Abric del Garrofero → Barranco del Cabezo del moro is 89 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranco del Cabezo del moro to back through Abric del Garrofero
Barranco del Cabezo del moro → back through Abric del Garrofero is 95 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 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.