Why this ride
From Caspe it runs 348 km to Caspe; allow about 7 h 28 of riding. It goes by way of Caídas del Salbimec, Els figuerals, Prop de la Cova Pintada and back through Els figuerals. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Valcomuna and Prop de la Cova Pintada
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 348 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 7 h 28
- 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. Valcomuna
Lower Aragon is a country of dry hills, olive groves and red earth, and in its ravines people painted on the rock thousands of years ago. Valcomuna is one of those rock art sites, between Alcañiz and Caspe near the village of Maella, part of the great family of painted shelters running down Spain's Mediterranean side that UNESCO listed as the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula. The figures in this tradition are small and lively, archers, deer, goats and people in motion, painted in red and black under overhangs where the weather could not wash them away.
Read the complete Valcomuna write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Valcomuna is where the day begins. Next is Caídas del Salbimec.
2. Caídas del Salbimec
The Matarraña, or Matarranya as most locals call it, is the corner of Aragón that feels Catalan, Valencian and Aragonese at once, and it has quietly become one of the most rewarding regions in Spain to explore on two wheels. The shelter known as Caídas del Salbimec lies in the hills between Valdeltormo, Mazaleón and Calaceite, one of the many prehistoric art sites along the eastern edge of the peninsula that are protected together by UNESCO. The paintings are modest, and access may involve a rough track and a walk, but the setting is typical of the region: a sandstone outcrop above olive groves and almond terraces, with the river cutting below.
Read the complete Caídas del Salbimec write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Caídas del Salbimec comes up about 46 km into the recorded legs. Next is Els figuerals.
3. Els figuerals
The Matarraña, or Matarranya in Catalan, is the corner of Teruel that tourism brochures like to call Spain's Tuscany, and for once the comparison is not silly. Olive groves and almond orchards climb rolling hills topped by stone villages with church towers, while to the south the limestone wall of the Ports de Beseit rises abruptly, cut by gorges and clear rivers. Near the village of Fuentespalda, a painted shelter called Els Figuerals adds this valley to the long UNESCO roll of Iberian rock art.
Read the complete Els figuerals write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 85 km into the recorded legs you reach Els figuerals. Next is Prop de la Cova Pintada.
4. Prop de la Cova Pintada
The Ports massif rises abruptly at the meeting point of Catalonia, Aragón and Valencia, a tangle of limestone peaks, deep gorges and pine forest that feels surprisingly wild given how close it is to the Ebro delta and the coast. Prop de la Cova Pintada, meaning near the painted cave, sits on its southern side, between Mas de Barberans, Valderrobres and the old city of Tortosa.
Read the complete Prop de la Cova Pintada write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Prop de la Cova Pintada, about halfway. Next is back through Els figuerals.
5. back through Els figuerals
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Els figuerals write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Els figuerals sits at 111 km, about halfway. Next is back through Caídas del Salbimec.
6. back through Caídas del Salbimec
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Caídas del Salbimec write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Caídas del Salbimec comes up about 301 km into the recorded legs. Next is Valcomuna.
7. Valcomuna
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Valcomuna write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Valcomuna closes the day.
Leg by leg
Valcomuna to Caídas del Salbimec
Valcomuna → Caídas del Salbimec is 46 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Caídas del Salbimec to Els figuerals
Caídas del Salbimec → Els figuerals is 39 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Els figuerals to Prop de la Cova Pintada
Els figuerals → Prop de la Cova Pintada is 83 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Prop de la Cova Pintada to back through Els figuerals
Prop de la Cova Pintada → back through Els figuerals is 89 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Els figuerals to back through Caídas del Salbimec
back through Els figuerals → back through Caídas del Salbimec is 44 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Caídas del Salbimec to Valcomuna
back through Caídas del Salbimec → Valcomuna is 46 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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