Santa Maira, Serra de L’Alfaro, La Espelda
A varied walk with extensive views of the surrounding mountains from a low level ridge, an opportunity for sightings of local wildlife – arrui, wild boar, partridges and others . A large section of the walk on easy forest track with some early easy scrambling.
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The grade of this walk is MS/B/Scr, 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.
Nearest town | Castell de Castells |
Directions to start |
CV720 road, immediately before entering the village of Castell de Castells from direction Benichembla, turn sharp R, downhill past old washhouse, at the bottom by sheep pens and bin compound turn L and park here |
Start point (Lat/Long) | 38.730916, -0.201783 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab) |
Length (km) | 14.00 |
Ascent (metres) | 550 |
Walking time (hours) | 4 |
Total time (hours) | 5 |
Recommendations or Restrictions | Minimal early rough section compensated by easy walking on forest track |
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