Benissa Gata circular

A wander around the hills between Benissa and Gata. Some lovely paths and sweeping views into the bigger mountains.

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The grade of this walk is VS/B, which means
VS – Very Strenuous: More than 800 metres ascent and/or more than 20km in length with steep, loose or heavily vegetated sections.
B – Less than half the route on rough ground.

Nearest town	Benissa
Directions to start	From the N332 at its junction with the AP7, take the slip road towards the motorway and before reaching the toll gates take a R turn onto a minor road that runs along side the access road – signed to the Cementeri. 650m later turn R – still signed Cementeri. 350m after this ignore the R turn to the Cementeri and continue directly ahead to arrive after a further 1.3km at a sharp LH bend by the electricity sub-station. Park here.
Start point (Lat/Long)	38.741170, 0.054474 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab)
Length (km)	17.00
Ascent (metres)	820
Walking time (hours)	4.75
Total time (hours)	6.00
Recommendations or Restrictions	Tricky navigation. Best to follow the gps track.