It is a long time since we last did this walk, which has been replaced
by the longer anti clockwise circuit
David could not walk as he has sciatica, but he did bring Rosemary and
his daughter Caroline
We were also joined by Peter and Ann, who have not walked with the group
for quite a long time
The weather was ideal for our walk, sunny with a light breeze
The good weather brought out more walkers than usual, and we were aware
of a group following us up the ascent
We also met a solitary walker on his way down, who told us that the
forat was flooded and impassable
Despite his warning we carried on to the forat, not wanting to abandon
the walk if we could avoid doing so
Ken offered to do a recce of the forat, and reported that it was wet but
easily passable
Peter suggested letting the group who had followed us go ahead to make
sure it was ok. We had a short break
and Jan reversed her cap so that she could see where she was going in the forat
Jan also covered her pack, but that proved unnecessary. The forat was as low as ever and quite damp,
but the small puddle of water hardly wet our boots
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Caroline seemed to particularly enjoy the experience
Everyone agreed that the forat was no more difficult than usual, and the
magnificent views at the other side made it well worthwhile
We had our usual banana stop and basked in the warm sun
Jan dropped her woollen gloves and they rolled downhill out of
sight. Ken came to the rescue and
recovered them for her, and was rewarded with a sweet
It’s always sunnier on this side of Bernia and we all removed our
jackets and jumpers in preparation
We took the detour to visit the new, and very well signed, Penya de l’Ermita
del Vicari, a collection of wall paintings protected by these impressive
railings. To be honest there was not
much to see and hardly worth the extra climb.
The track on the return journey is much improved since we first did it
about ten years ago. It is also well
signed and consequently well used
The ever changing views to the coast make this part of the walk
memorable
And
the mountains in the background are pretty impressive too
Due to the delay at the forat we did not reach the fort by 1pm, and it
was agreed to stop for lunch
There were plenty of suitable flat rocks just off the track, and the
views were even better than at the fort
We reached the fort about half an hour later and had a short break to
explore the ruins
We did not need a rest having just had our lunch break, so we did not
spend long at the fort
The track now turns away from the coast and offers fine views of Bolulla
and Guadalest
It
is a gentle descent back to the cars following a well defined track
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