Walk! the Costa Blanca
Mountains
£12.99
Specification: 160 page full colour paperback guidebook.
Page size 210mm by 120mm. Weight 240 grams.
Map sections from Costa Blanca Mountains Tour & Trail Super-Durable Map at 1:40,000 scale.
Colour photographs.
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Contents
The Author
INTRODUCTION:
Climbing Into Cliché; a Better Costa Blanca
The Terrain, Castles, Arcs & Karst , Pathways to Pleasure, Valls & Sierras
Using GPS in the Costa Blanca
Symbols Rating Guide
Map Information
THE WALKS
SIERRAS
1 Xalo: PR7 Serra de Bernia
3 walker, 2½ hours, 7.95 km, ascents & descents 260 metres, 5 refreshments (circular)
2 Polop: Monte Ponoig
5 walker, 4 hours, 9.26 km, ascents & descents 767 metres, 0 refreshments (linear)
3 Finestrat: Puig Campana
5 walker, 4¼ hours, 10.1 km, ascents & descents 1021 metres, refreshments 0, vertigo warning (circular)
4 Finestrat: Barranc de Sacarest
3 walker, 3 hours, 10.2 km, ascents & descents 544 metres, refreshments 0 (circular)
5 Sella: SL112 La Ruta del Aigua
1 walker, 1¾ hours, 6.23 km, ascents & descents 200 metres, refreshments 4 (circular)
6 Sella: Barrancs del Xarquer and Arc
3 walker, 3½ hours, 13 km, ascents & descents 400 metres, refreshments 2 (circular)
7 Confrides: Castell de Confrides
2 walker, 1 hour 5 mins, 3.2 km, ascents & descents 130 metres, refreshments 0 (linear or circular)
8 Confrides: Cumbre de Aitana from Font de l'Arbre
4 walker, 3 hours 5 mins, 11 km, ascents & descents 450 metres, refreshments 4 (circular)
9 Benifato: Cumbre de Aitana from Font de Partagat
3 walker, 3 hours 10 mins, 10 km, ascents & descents 450 metres, refreshments 0 (circular)
10 Benimantell: Penyo Mulero
4 walker, 2 hours 50', 10.73 km, ascents & descents 500 metres, refreshments 0 (circular)
11 Benimantell: Barrancs del Salt, Xarquer & Arc
5 walker, 3½ hours, 12.6 km, ascents & descents 500 metres, refreshments 2 (circular)
12 Benasu: El Recingle Alt
3 walker, 2½ hours, 11.5km km, ascents & descents 500 metres, refreshments 0 (linear)
13 Quatredonteda: Els Frares
(a) via Cami del Carrascal 3 walker, 51 minutes one-way, 2.16 km one-way, ascents & descents 344 metres, refreshments 3 (linear)
(b) via Cami des Clots 3 walker, 2 hours 25 minutes, 6 km, ascents & descents 374 metres, refreshments 3 (linear)
14 Fageca: PR182 Pla de la Casa- Plus alternative access from the south
4 walker, 4 hours 40 minutes, 9.33 km, ascents & descents 563 metres, refreshments 0 (circular)
15 Famorca: Little Wolf - Mallada del Llop
3 walker, 3½ hours, 7.5 km, ascents & descents 580 metres, refreshments 3 (linear)
16 Famorca: Big Wolf - Barranc de la Canal, Mallada del Llop, El Regall
4 walker, 4 hours 20 minutes, 10.3 km, ascents & descents 660 metres, refreshments 3 (circular)
17 Castell de Castells: PR149 El Castellet
3 walker, 2¾ hours, 8.5 km, ascents & descents 536 metres, refreshments 4 (circular)
18 Castell de Castells: Cumbre de Aixorta and Els Arcs
4 walker, 5½ hours, 20.75 km, ascents & descents 845 metres, refreshments 4 (circular)
19 Tarbena: PR145 Parelles and Serrals via Font dels Olbis
4 walker, 3½ hours, 13.45 km, ascents & descents 450 metres, refreshments 3 (circular)
20 Bolulla: Tour of Raco Roig
2 walker, 2½ hours, 7.37 km, ascents & descents 250 metres, refreshments 0 (circular)
21 Orxa: Serra La Safor and Raco del Duc
5 walker, 6 hours 20 minutes, 18.4 km, ascents & descents 730 metres, refreshments 0 (circular)
22 Orxa: Cim de la Safor
2 walker, 1 ¾ hours, 6.28 km, ascents & descents 317 metres, refreshments 0 (linear)