Pas Del Badall, Cova De Dalt & The Almadic Valley

This is a demanding walk with an exhilarating and challenging starting ascent using steel ladder steps and chains, with a squeeze and scrambling as you go through the Badall. The walk then follows the undulating Cordilleras Rim track with fabulous views, and then on to the Cathedral like Cova Dalt before descending back into the Almadic Valley on the return journey.

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The grade of this walk is MS/B/Scr/X, which means
MS – Moderately Strenuous: Up to 600 metres ascent and/or no more than 15 km in length with some rough going taken at a reasonable pace.
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	Benichembla
Directions to start	From Jalon/Parcent follow the CV720 towards Benigembla. A little past KM36 road marker there is a left hand bend with a dark yellow house on the RHS. Just after the bend take left into the small Cami Del Pasqualet road. (Grid Ref 38.75224,-0.10227 brown signage Font de Pasqualet close to a white wall) Follow this road, which is somewhat rough in places for 3.3km as it twists and turns uphill until you reach a left hand bend slightly after which is the signage to the Pas Del Badall. Park to the side of the forest track.
Start point (Lat/Long)	38.737020, -0.114000 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab)
Length (km)	11.70
Ascent (metres)	520
Walking time (hours)	4.5
Total time (hours)	5.5
Recommendations or Restrictions	Avoid doing this walk in bad weather or when there has been recent wet weather. Walkers should be agile and not claustrophobic.