Ponoch Summit & la Carrasca

A climb to the summit of Ponoch using the little used ridge route. We then descent by PR CV 017 and then to the col between Sanxet and Ponoch. We walk around the flank of Sanxet to Mas de Carrasca before heading back to the car park.

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The grade of this walk is S/B/Scr/X, which means
S – Strenuous: More than 600 metres ascent and/or more than 15km in length with steep, loose or heavily vegetated sections.
B – Less than half the route on rough ground.
Scr – Scrambling: This implies the need for handholds to ascend steep rock pitches with a sense of exposure to vertigo and where a slip could lead to a serious accident.
X – Experienced walkers route: the route requires considerable stamina and/or significant scrambling skills on rough, steep or exposed sections.

Nearest town	Finestrat
Directions to start	From CV758 in Finestrat take Av. Reverendo Maximiliano Lopez to Font Moli. (car share from here). Drive towards Puig campana on asphalted road and crossing bridge over barranco. After 3.4 km, at road junction turn right onto another asphalted road. After 200m turn right again onto asphalted road. Follow this road for 1km until Asphalt ends. There is parking for 4 or 5 cars.
Start point (Lat/Long)	38.603440, -0.211730 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab)
Length (km)	12.50
Ascent (metres)	800
Walking time (hours)	3.5
Total time (hours)	5.5
Recommendations or Restrictions	The ridge crest route is suitable for experienced mountain walkers only. It involves scrambling up and down with some exposure. It can be dangerous in windy conditions. The easier route up and down PR CV 16 has no exposure but is very rough underfoot with a lot of loose stones on a steep path