8 March 2018 – Jalon to Parcent

Only eight of us today, many put off by a forecast of rain all morning

We decided on a valley walk, rather than the planned one from Lleus to Pinos

I wanted to be close to a village during the morning, when there was 60% chance of rain

So once more we walked to the view point at Alcalali, where we could abandon the walk if necessary

It had rained during the night, but stopped before we started our walk.  And though cloudy it was clearing so we decided to carry on to Parcent.

We started the walk early because we had arranged to meet at 9.30 and then drive to Lleus

So we arrived in Parcent about 11.30am, too early for lunch

Anneke suggested a coffee in Parcent, which everyone agreed was a great idea

By the time we resumed the walk the sun had come out

John showed us an alternative route to the pipeline path to Jalon

There were still signs of the earlier rain, which convinced us that we had made the right decision to do a valley walk

John also suggested a great spot on the path for our lunch

Not only a sun trap, but plenty of seating and an excellent view of the valley below

Despite our earlier coffee stop we still spent a pleasant half hour eating our lunch in the sun

We opted for the direct route back to Jalon, rather than via the Stations of the Cross

The girls could not resist a closer look at this interesting finca

Everyone agreed that it was a great walk, all the more so as we had expected so little due to the weather forecast

Walk Stats

Distance – 16km

Time taken – 5 hours

Steps – 20,000 (according to Sabine’s new toy)