Forada ridge
A pleasant walk with splendid views of the Gallinera valley.
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The grade of this walk is M/B, which means
M – Moderate: up to 12km in length, less than 400 metres ascent and less than 50% rough going.
B – Less than half the route on rough ground
| Nearest town | Alcala de la Jovada |
| Directions to start |
From the Orba to Pego road near Pego take the CV712 signed to Vall d’Ebo. Continue past Vall d’Ebo to Alcala de la Jovada. Park near swimming pool. |
| Start point (Lat/Long) | 38.794080, -0.253850 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab) |
| Length (km) | 11.00 |
| Ascent (metres) | 275 |
| Walking time (hours) | 2.75 |
| Total time (hours) | 4.00 |
| Recommendations or Restrictions | None |
Really good walk with amazing views, many ruined buildings & a very interesting cave house.
Only issue is the Y/W path from 5.4km to the cave house is barely marked at all – any Y/W markings have worn away over the years so you have to navigate using the GPS track & a few cairns, which adds a fair bit of time to this section. The path is mostly pretty obvious but some sections don’t seem to exist any longer.