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Torrevieja to Teruel
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RouteXpert Nick Carthew - (MRA Master)
Last edit: 18-08-2025
Route Summary
A mixture of landscapes and roads including some good hairpins and fast flowing bends. Reservoirs, dams, nuclear power plants, historical castles and deep gorges. A route with lots to see that I have awarded 3 *** stars.
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Duration
7h 42m
Mode of travel
Car or motorcycle
Distance
377.36 km
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Benagéber Dam and Reservoir
RouteXpert Review
This route travels inland from the Mediterranean coast and heads northwards towards the Pyrenees avoiding the busy coastal routes and major highways. The countryside and scenery is typically Mediterranean, with vineyards, olive groves and scrub land. A short distance from the start and you will be at the first of two reservoirs that this route visits.
Embalse de la Pedrera is a large reservoir located in the province of Alicante. It serves as an important water source for irrigation in the region, supporting local agriculture and it plays a crucial role in water management for the area.
You now head into the open countryside with long distance views of small mountain ranges ahead, and when you pass these, there is another range, and another and another. The road surface is very good and there are some fast sweeping bends that will put a smile on any motorcyclists face.
You will enter the Special Protection Zone for Birds, Yecla Steppes.
The endless landscape of the vast northern plains of the Yecla area constitutes a valuable refuge for some bird species that are threatened throughout Europe. Birds such as great bustard, little bustard, sandgrouse, stone curlew, lesser kestrels and harriers all depend on this type of landscape.

Then as a complete contrast to the natural countryside that surrounds you, you'll come across the Cofrentes Nuclear Power Plant, built on the right bank of the Júcar river, which provides water for cooling. Steam rising from the cooling towers can be seen from miles around. The reactor has Spain's highest net capacity capable of producing 1,064 Megawatts of electricity.

I have suggested a fuel and lunch stop at El Pontón. The La Brassa restaurant is next door to the gas station and they welcome motorcyclists.

After lunch the route takes a smaller road and heads towards the magnificent Benagéber reservoir. The road is very twisty and has several hairpin bends. There is an opportunity to take pictures on the dam and anyone with a loud exhaust will appreciate the tunnel!
This enormous reservoir is fed by the Rio Turia which we will meet up with again at the Santa Cruz de Moya bridge and follow its path, with more hairpins all the way to the hotel at Teruel.
The Santa Cruz de Moya bridge crosses over the Turia River at a spectacular canyon. The bridge consists of an iron arch with four trusses joined together, with a cement formwork . The length of the arch (width of the Turia canyon) is 85 metres and the height is 100 metres above the river bed. Although the structure of the bridge is made of iron, it is completely covered in cement, so that the metal is not visible at all. After crossing the canyon there are no safe places to stop for a photo, but I would certainly try to!

The route ends at the Hotel Isabel de Segura which has 3*** and is very comfortable with secure parking. We stayed here in May 2019, see the link below.
I will also add that the barmaid was very generous with her brandy measures!
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Cofrentes Nuclear Power Plant
Santa Cruz de Moya bridge
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Hotel Isabel de Segura
La Brassa restaurant (lunch)
Teruel
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