22 October 2018 – Green Horse

24 on today’s walk, our largest group yet

Bright sunny morning as we met in Benimaurell

The climb from the village soon warmed everyone up

And the two water stops were very welcome

We kept together and got to the top in one group

As always the banana stop was a very welcome break

It was very pleasant sitting in the sun

And everyone would have been quite pleased to stay longer

But we were soon off climbing again

 We had more stops than usual to allow the group to keep together

 And also to enjoy the views either side of the ridge

This is a particular favourite as it was one of our first walks in the area

The ridge walk is always longer than I remember, and more enjoyable

We arrived at our picnic site on schedule

And everyone spread out to find a comfortable rock to sit on

  No sloe gin from David today, butJan had brought sufficient boiled sweets to go around

The start of the descent is steep and slippery

But the rest of the track back to the village gentle downhill

Always good to finish the walk in a welcoming bar

And this one also had a very welcoming cat

There are more photographs of the walk in the video slideshow.

Click below and turn the volume up 

https://youtu.be/sgKdwvHT1is

Map of Walk

Stats

Distance –9 km

Time Taken – 5.5 hours

Total Ascent – 370 metres

Total Steps - 13950