The cave art and castle of Benirrama
A meandering route visiting the caged Rock Art (Pintures Rupestres) opposite the village before climbing to the castle. Wide ranging views throughout. Just one short steep climb (30m) on the return but otherwise on easy paths throughout.
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The grade of this walk is M/A, which means
M – Moderate: up to 12km in length, less than 400 metres ascent and less than 50% rough going.
A – All on good tracks
| Nearest town | Benirrama |
| Directions to start |
Take the CV700 from Pego past Adsubia and on up the Gallinera valley. Reach a turning on the L (CV170) to Benirrama. Bear R uphill as you enter the village to a parking area on the LHS. |
| Start point (Lat/Long) | 38.830462, -0.196594 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab) |
| Length (km) | 10.50 |
| Ascent (metres) | 380 |
| Walking time (hours) | 3.5 |
| Total time (hours) | 4.5 |
| Recommendations or Restrictions | None |
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Really good walk but very scratchy/overgrown in many places in October 2025. The cave art is really interesting & there are great views for almost the entire walk.
The path to view the castle ramparts at around 6.6km in (“50m down take a footpath to the L which rises briefly to a col directly in front of the castle ramparts.”) is 95% overgrown, there is a fallen tree almost completely blocking the “path” around 20m up & no trace of most of the path at all. NOT recommended at all.