The normal meeting point for tour departures usually in front of the entrance to Mestalla Stadium with the orange bat on Avenida Aragon. Transport is in a white air-conditioned minibus.
Our groups are 8-10 people and we usually have a coffee together before the walk and go for a drink afterwards.
Ares del Maestrat, Barranco de los Molinos
11 May 09.00 Av Aragon 58
30€ Guests / 24€ Members
Ares del Maestrat is a beautiful village 1200 meters above sea level to the Northwest of Valencia. It is also the starting point for a great walk, the Barranco de Molinos and the altitude makes it a great walk for May as it isn’t too warm
The walk is a 8km circuit. We descend down 200 meters into the terraced ravine. Throughout the walk there are great views. We will stop and have lunch inside one of the ruined mills. We then ascend up through a pine forest to to see the spectacular ravine from from the other side, Finally we wander through the back streets of the town and up to the castle which overlooks it.
BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH. Wear shoes suitable for walking and carry 1.5 litres of water.
Forat de Bernia
12 May 08.45 Av Aragon 58
30€ Guests / 24€ Members
Forat de Bernia is definitely a must do hike in the Valencian Community. The walk is a 9.5km circuit with a 450 meter ascent.
Most of the ascent is at the start of the walk with fantastic views. This takes us to a funnel shaped cave Forat de Bernia we enter at the narrow end which opens out to offer spectacular views to the other side of the mountain. We then continue to a ruined fort where we will eat our picnic lunch and return though a pretty valley on the other side of the mountain. We will be doing the walk at a relaxed pace and won’t be going to the peak
Afterwards we will have a drink in the Refugio Bar at the bottom which has spectacular views.
BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH. Wear shoes suitable for walking and carry 1 litre of water.
Denia Botanic Gardens and Cabo de Portixol
18 May 08.45 Av Aragon 58
Sold Out / Agotado
Its the second half of May and that means its time to do a trip with Swimming! We are going to do a trip to Denia / Javea area and combine two things: The botanic gardens in Denia, and a stunning 5km coastal walk to Portixol beach which has a permanent chiringuito on it
From Valencia we will drive to the botanic gardens. They are beautiful and lie just beneath Montgo mountain. Entrance cost not included in price of trip. The gardens open at 10.am and usually getting there early means that we have tthe whole place to ourselves for the first hour, after which we have a cofee at the lovely cafe in the gardens as everyone else is just arriving
From there we will drive 20 minutes south and do a 5km circular walk of Portixol we head out to two headlands, we will have lunch on one of them had down to a beach where we will go for a swim then have a drink in a Chriingito style bar on the beach before returning back via a more direct route
BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH., Swimming things Wear shoes suitable for walking and carry 1 litre of water.
Sierra de Olta, Calpe
19 May 08.45 Av Aragon 58
30€ Guests / 24€ Members
Calpe is famous for its distinctive rock known as Penyon de Ifac. Less well known is that just inland is another national park called Sierra de Olta. From the park there are fantastic views of, Penyon de Ifac, the Sierra de Bernia and Puig Campanar, the highest peak in Alicante province.
The walk has a 9.5 k m circular walk with a 400 meter ascent. It is a medium level walk, many of the less fit members of the group have done the walk without finding it too chalenging. There is also a great veriety of different landscapes on the walk. Part of it through a forest, part of it open with views and a two sections through Barrancos (Valleys).
After the route we will go and have a drink at the beach in Calpe.
BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH. Wear shoes suitable for walking and carry 1 litre of water.
Wine Tasting and Charcos de Buñol
25 May 10.00 Av Aragon 58
35€ Guests / 28€ Members
From Valencia we are going to drive to the old town of Requena, the principal town in the wine growing region of Valencia for an qlmoerzo, so no need to have breakfast beofre you go.
After almuerzo we are booked for a visit to Murviedro, the historic bodega in Requena and the number one attraction on Tripadvisor there, you have to book the visit one month in advance. The entrance includes a taste of two wines although you can pay to try more, not too many though we are going for a walk after! (entrance fee included in the price of the trip)
After that we will drive about 20 minutes to Cueva de las Palomas near Alborache which is the starting point for our walk. The walk is a riverside walk 5km one way down hill but one section is quite steep. If the weather is warm we can go for a swim in the river there. The end point is Cueva Turche the waterfall in the photo. Here there are picnic benches. The idea is at the tasting as well as any wines we buy for ourselves we can put in a couple of euros each and we can buy a bottle of wine to open and share at the end of the walk. I will bring glasses and a bottle opener and maybe some cheese
Wear shoes suitable for walking 0.5 litres of water. and swiming things.
Montenejos, Barranco Maimona South Side, Cueva Negra
26 May 09.15 Av Aragon 58
30€ Guests / 24€ Members
Everyone loves Montenejos, It is an Alpine style village about an hour from Valencia famous for its thermal springs. From the 1st of June there is a charge to enter the thermal springs so lets sqeeze in one last trip while they are still free. We are going to combine the thermal springs with a walk to cueva negra and the south side of Barranco de Maimona.
The walk is relatively short, a 6km semi-circle with around a 400 meter ascent which will allow us to do a detour to Cueva Negra which is impressive particularly when you enter it and look out to the entrance. The shorter route allows us to get to the thermal springs earlier, and spend more time there however it also takes us to the highest point overlooking this spectacular canyon.
BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH 1 litre of water,swimming things and wear appropriate shoes for walking.
Monte Perdido 5 Day / 4 Might Pyrenees Trip
10 Jun 08.15
310€ Twin Share / 395€ Private Room
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