CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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380 km from Puebla de Don Fadrique to Puebla de Don Fadrique, about 7 h 48 of riding. On the way it passes Abrigo del molino de Bagil, L. Tello I. Cama del Pastor and back through Abrigo del molino de Bagil. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,450 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
Cold water is a rare luxury in southern Spain, and a stream called Río Frío promises exactly that. It is a land of pine forests, limestone crags, deep river gorges and tiny villages, and the painted rock shelters scattered through these hills are part of the UNESCO listing of rock art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula.
Read the complete Río frío write-up.
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Río frío is where the day begins. Next is Abrigo del molino de Bagil.
The northwest of Murcia is a world away from the coastal resorts. Around Moratalla, the land rises into the mountains that form the southern edge of the Sierra de Segura, a rugged country of pine forests, deep river valleys, terraced hillsides and white villages perched on rocks. The Abrigo del Molino de Bagil is one of the many rock shelters in this area that contain prehistoric paintings, part of the UNESCO listing of the rock art of the Mediterranean Basin. Moratalla and its neighbours have an especially rich collection, with scenes of hunters, archers and animals painted in the Levantine style thousands of years ago. Many shelters are protected by fences, and visits are possible only with guides or by arrangement.
Read the complete Abrigo del molino de Bagil write-up.
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Abrigo del molino de Bagil comes up 62 km in. Next is L. Tello I. Cama del Pastor, 62 km on.
In the mountains of northern Almería, near the village of Vélez-Blanco, the Cueva de los Letreros holds a small painted figure that has become the symbol of the province: the Indalo, a human figure holding an arc over its head, which locals paint on houses as a good luck charm. The rock shelters around Vélez-Blanco, including the one known as Tello I or Cama del Pastor, the shepherd's bed, are part of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin listing, with paintings ranging from Levantine scenes to schematic signs. The landscape is dry and rugged, with the limestone mass of the Sierra de María rising above.
Read the complete L. Tello I. Cama del Pastor write-up.
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124 km in you reach L. Tello I. Cama del Pastor. Next is back through Abrigo del molino de Bagil.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abrigo del molino de Bagil write-up.
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back through Abrigo del molino de Bagil, late in the day. Next is Río frío.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Río frío write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Río frío. That is the ride.
Río frío → Abrigo del molino de Bagil is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abrigo del molino de Bagil → L. Tello I. Cama del Pastor is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
L. Tello I. Cama del Pastor → back through Abrigo del molino de Bagil is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abrigo del molino de Bagil → Río frío is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.