Costa Blanca Walks Vol 1 West

Guidebook covers walking in Spain's Costa Blanca area north and west of Benidorm, and includes the Costa Blanca Mountain Way and the Gallinera Way. Sierra Aitana/Campana/Ponoch, Aitana Way, Val de Arc, Sierra Heldada and Sierras de Cortina, Sierra Serrella/Aixorta, Val de Algar, Val de Gallinera, north-west sierras and western sierras.

Costa Blanca Walks Vol 1 West

Author

Bob Stansfield

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

Edition

Second

ISBN_13

9781852843304

Availability

Reprinted

Price

£12.00

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Location Map (1)
Overview Maps (1)
Sample Routes (1)

Seasons

Year round. 300 sunny days per year, although the height of summer may be a bit too hot for many.

Centres

Access via Valencia and Alicante. Benidorm, Altea and Calpe on the coast have accommodation but are best left behind.

Difficulty

True mountains, although only up to 1500m. Rocky, pinnacled and steep. Treat as real mountain walking.

Must See

Real Spain, just a few minutes from the coast. Puig Campana and the longer treks.

Foreword to 1st edition
Foreword to 2nd edition
Map: start points of the walks
Map: the Aitana Way
Map: the Gallinera Way

INTRODUCTION
Costa Blanca
The Area Covered by the Guide
Travel to and Around Costa Blanca
Accommodation
Communications

Notes for Walkers
Rights of Way
Waymarkings
Weekends, Fiestas and Hunting
Route-Finding
Country Code
Forest Fires
Water
Clothing and Equipment
Emergencies and Medical Care
Maps
Place Names
When to Walk?
Dogs
Flora
Wildlife

Other Information
Food and Drink
Restaurants
Village Bars
Costa Crime – A Warning

WALKING ROUTES
Gradings
Timing
Route Grades
Maps
List of Walks

SIERRA AITANA/CAMPANA/PONOCH
1    Aitana Summit
2    Confrides Castle
3    Peña Mulero
4    Peña Roc
5    Sanchet
6    Ponoch Circuit
7    Puig Campaña

THE AITANA WAY
8    Confrides to the Aitana Summit
9    Summit to Paso del Contadores
10    Paso del Contadores to Finestrat

VAL DE ARC
11 Peña Divino and Alto de la Peña Sella
12 Sella to Benimantell

BENIDORM AREA – SIERRA HELADA/SIERRAS DE CORTINA
13    Traverse of Sierra Helada from Benidorm
14    Sierra Helada from Albir
15    Sierras de Cortina

SIERRA SERRELLA/AIXORTA
16    Serrella Summits and Pla de la Casa
17    Agulles de la Serrella
18    Pla de la Casa from Fachega
19    Malla de Llop from Famorca
20    Serrella Castle from Berniarda
21    Serrella Castle from Castell de Castells
22    Sierra Aixorta Circuit
23    Morro Blau from Callosa d’Ensaria

VAL DE ALGAR
24    Bolulla Castle
25    Algar Valley Walk
26    El Somo Circuit

VAL DE GALLINERA
27    Forada Ridge
28    Almisira via Alto de Chap
29    Forna to Villalonga
30    Val de Encantada and Ermita del Santo Cristo

GALLINERA WAY
31    Day 1 Beniarrama to Benisiva
31    Day 2 The Forada Ridge
31    Day 3 Benisili to Lorcha
31    Day 4 Lorcha to Beniarrama

NORTH-WEST SIERRAS
32    Benicadell
33     Lorcha to Villalonga and Rio Serpis Valley
34    Punta de Alfaro and Barranco de Malafi

WESTERN SIERRAS
35 Sierra de la Plans
36 Cabeza d’Oro

COSTA BLANCA MOUNTAIN WAY
The Way
Why Walk it?
How to Walk it
Timetable and Distances

1    Villalonga to Val d’Ebo
2    Val d’Ebo to Fleix
3    Fleix to Castell de Castells
4    Castell de Castells to Confrides
      Ridge Route: Castillo de Serrella to Rincon de Olvido
5    Confrides to Font Moli via Aitana
6    Font Moli to Sella (Optional)

Support Party Notes
Back-packers’ Variations

APPENDIXES
1    Costa Blanca Mountain Walkers
2    Useful Reading
3    Glossary
4    The Countryside
5    Fiestas
6    Relics of the Past