Vall del Estret

A challenging varied circular walk through the ‘ secret barranco ‘, with an interesting return around the flanks of Olta . Extensive views of mountains and coastline.

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

Nearest town	Calpe
Directions to start	N332 south of Calpe Norte and Sur signs, km 166.6, look out for a wide surfaced road on right with bins- ample parking, but no left turn across N332 from Altea direction !
Start point (Lat/Long)	38.644026, 0.028274 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab)
Length (km)	20.80
Ascent (metres)	840
Walking time (hours)	6
Total time (hours)	7
Recommendations or Restrictions	None