Alfaro and Beyond
An early ascent up an old winding hunters’ path leads to Alfaro summit, then head down towards Malafi and wind along through Tollos, bypass Benimassot and follow a forest trail to Facheca then a country path to return to cars.
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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 | Famorca |
Directions to start |
Take the CV720 from Castells de Castells to Famorca. Take first L into village and drive to end and park by tennis/sports club. |
Start point (Lat/Long) | 38.731607, -0.245883 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab) |
Length (km) | 17.00 |
Ascent (metres) | 820 |
Walking time (hours) | 5 |
Total time (hours) | 6 |
Recommendations or Restrictions | None |
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