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Top of Safor |
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Map for the route (ED50) GPS waypoints for download (WGS84, gpx) |
How to get there: Drive on
VV-1011 to Villalonga. In the roundabout, take the road signposted to
Safor. Drive seven kilometres, and turn left uphill on a road signed for
Safor. After some 500 meters, the road curves right, and you see a sign
for Cim de la Safor. From now on, the road is in poor condition. You
might consider leaving your car here, and walking some ten minutes, 500
meters, to the starting point of the route. (Roadmap of Safor)
Distance: 3h15min/10.5km |
| The route starts by the path left
uphill signposted to the top of Safor (Cim de la Safor) (540 m). The path is steep
but easy to walk and follow. At the first lookout
point, you see the form
of Safor and find signs
for Rimall de la Safor and Finestra (15 min) (660 m). Make sure that you
follow the signs and waymarks
uphill. Do not take the path that runs below this
uphill path.
The second lookout point (35min) (830 m) is on a ridge that opens mountain views to both east and west. After climbing ten more minutes, the steep stretch is behind you. Soon you come to the Finestra, which is a window in the rock wall (50min) (895 m). The path slopes gently uphill, descends to a small meadow (1h) (920 m), and crosses a hill to a large meadow, where you find the ruins of an ice house and a sign for L'Orxa (1h10min) (920 m). Before setting off for L'Orxa, visit the top of Safor, by continuing straight ahead on the path. The top (1h18min) (1012 m) opens up views to the great peaks of Monduber in the north, Benicadell and Montcabrer in southwest, Serrella, Aixorta and Aitana in the south, and Montgo in the east. When the path, signposted to L'Orxa (1h25min), forks (1h30min) (940 m), go right. The route descends gently through the plain of Cova Negra to a track (2h20min) (660 m). Turn right for Font dels Olbits. When you meet another track (2h40min) (560 m), turn right again. The track descends to the sand road on which you started this walk. Turn right, and walk back to the starting point (3h15min). |
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