Monte Castellet circuit – short
This is a varied circular walk up to Portell de Lopez, the pass over the long jagged spine of rock forming Monte Castellet, and then down into pine woods clothing its northern slopes. Not very high but as it is in the center of a range of mountains curving from Puig Campana to Aitana there are excellent varied views. The total ascent is conveniently divided into several climbs. The start is an easy one along roads followed by a 285-meter main ascent to the pass and then several lesser climbs through the woods to end with an amble back to the start. After the pass lots of shade helps on hot sunny days. Roads 20%. Tracks 35% all good. Paths 45% medium. Some tracks muddy after heavy rain.
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The grade of this walk is MS/A, 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.
A – All on good tracks
Nearest town | Finestrat |
Directions to start |
From the center crossroads in Finestrat drive N to Font Moli. From here continue along the “main” surfaced road 3.4 km to a junction with a surfaced road going up R. This is the start and has parking for at least 4 cars. (N.B. More roads are being surfaced in this area). |
Start point (Lat/Long) | 38.598694, -0.219383 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab) |
Length (km) | 9.30 |
Ascent (metres) | 585 |
Walking time (hours) | 3.25 |
Total time (hours) | 4.25 |
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