Five
of us did a recce to record the route and confirm that it would be suitable for
our Thursday Explorers group.
David,
Jan and I had done this walk three or four times, but had never led it.
I
had previously taken photographs of the walk and had made a written record of
the route
Nick
and Janet had downloaded a map of the area and plotted a route from my written
description
So
we were reasonably confident that between us we could find our way around the
route.
It
is about two years since we last did this walk, which is a long time to rely on
memory
But
both David and I were sure that we would remember it as we walked it
We
were pretty sure that we could find our way to the Banana stop, and then onward
from the lunch stop
But
we were both hazy about the middle section, which includes a broken area I
always think of as The Gorge.
I
recorded the walk on my satnav, in particular the points I had noted on my
written description.
This
meant that we would have a waymark where we would previously have put a cairn.
So
it was quite a relief when we reached the finca where we would have lunch
It
has all gone much better than I expected so far, and now we could relax a
little
It
is an easy downhill walk to the picnic area on the Castells road
The
views from here are really spectacular
And
the facilities were much improved, including a keep fit circuit
The
rest of the route to Tarbena is on good tracks
We
could enjoy the views without having to watch where we put our feet
It
was also nice to see that the Almond blossoms were making an appearance
Excellent
recce, and a very enjoyable walk. Only
slightly marred by no bars open in the village when we got there
Distance - 13 km
Time - 5.5 hours
Total Ascent - 565 metres
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