Penon de Mediodia
An opportunity to use road height gain to make an easy ascent to the highest – unnamed – summit of the Mediodia range.
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The grade of this walk is MS/B, which means
MS – Moderately Strenuous: Up to 600 metres ascent and/or no more than 15 km in length with some rough going taken at a reasonable pace.
B – Less than half the route on rough ground
| Nearest town | Vall d’Ebo |
| Directions to start |
The CV715 passes inland N through Parcent, Orba and finally Pego. Follow this until shortly BEFORE reaching Pego there is a L turn – CV712 – towards Vall d’Ebo. Follow this to the summit of the ridge and park on the LHS on a track opposite a disused windmill. |
| Start point (Lat/Long) | 38.815377, -0.130357 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab) |
| Length (km) | 10.00 |
| Ascent (metres) | 407 |
| Walking time (hours) | 3 |
| Total time (hours) | 4 |
| Recommendations or Restrictions | Good sense of direction needed. |
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Best to use the GPS track to help find the way up to and off the summit of the Penon. Some users have found this section troublesome