Castell d’Ambra circuit
The path is marked throughout. Our route initially takes us through the lanes and orange groves of Pego, then climbs, a little steeply in parts, on tracks and paths to Castell d’Ambra which overlooks Pego. Lovely views of the town and surrounding countryside.
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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 | Pego |
| Directions to start |
From El Vergel/N332 take the CV700 to Pego. Turn L |
| Start point (Lat/Long) | 38.841749, -0.107133 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab) |
| Length (km) | 11.00 |
| Ascent (metres) | 390 |
| Walking time (hours) | 2.66 |
| Total time (hours) | 4 |
| Recommendations or Restrictions | None |
03-Mar-2017: Linda & I walked this Circuit today; a very enjoyable 11km walk. The ‘Elapsed Walking Times’ are fair (we are 50+) and the ‘Distance so far’ accurate on my FitBit. Lost our way once – after 6.5km where the description says ‘… and up to a main road. Turn L up this road for about 50m then R up a steep path’; we missed the Right Turn and had to scramble up for 100m or so before finding the path higher via cairns, probably because we were following the green marks on the LHS of the road.
We will try it again when the orange blossom is out.
Thanks for your comments – glad you enjoyed the walk.
Completed this walk today with mixed feelings. The view from the ruin is beautiful, walk is relatively easy apart from the climb to the top of the hill, which is a bit strenuous. But the amount of rubbish scattered around the orange groves and the country lanes is beyond belief. Otherwise it’s a very nice walk. Thanks for the upload, gpx file was spot on and a big help.
Nice trip in the surroundings of Pego. First to the source and then to the ruins. Nice track to that. Only on the descent to Pego you can go to the left and follow the marked route. After a while you were also on the route. The original route is better. Less street and more nature.