Serrella – Las Freginals,Alto de Tronca and Pla de Blancon

>A long steady,early ascent on marked paths, descend down the ‘ canal ‘ and across to a ruin overlooking Guadalest embalse, continue and pass a second ruin with well preserved ‘ era ‘,then spiral back down to Castells. Spectacular views and scenery throughout.

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The grade of this walk is S/C, which means
S – Strenuous: More than 600 metres ascent and/or more than 15km in length with steep, loose or heavily vegetated sections.
C – More than half the route on rough ground.

Nearest town	Castell de Castells
Directions to start	Take the CV720 from Parcent and Benichembla to Castell de Castells. In the village, immediately opposite Hotel Serrella (on the RHS) turn L. After 20 m. turn L again into Calle Jose Antontio and then almost immediately L again down a ramp into the signed parking area.
Start point (Lat/Long)	38.723848, -0.194761 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab)
Length (km)	12.00
Ascent (metres)	700
Walking time (hours)	3.66
Total time (hours)	4.66
Recommendations or Restrictions	Although qualifying as a strenuous walk because of the 700m. Ascent the distance is only 12kms. So could be high end of an MS.