Hiking - Senderos de la Provincia de Alicante

Hiking
Trails
GUADALEST-SUMMIT AIXORTÀ
(PR-CV 18)
Features
Region: Marina Alta and Marina Baixa.
Municipalities: Benimantell - Beniardà - Castell de Castells - Guadalest.
Responsible Body: Alacant/Alicante County Council. Environment Area.
Start: Road to Guadalest.
Finish: Summit Aixortà.
Route Length: 15, 8 kilometers.
Elevation gain: 1.185 meters.
Approximate Time: 6 hours.
Difficulty: Medium.
Cartography: 822-III 1:25.000; 821-IV 1:25.000; Alcoi/Alcoy 29-32 (821) 1:50.000; Benissa
30-32 (822) 1:50.000
Bibliography: Caminos, parajes y paisajes abiertos al Mediterráneo. Jose Manuel Almerich
Iborra. Ed. Caja de Ahorros y Préstamos de Carlet, 2000.
Webgraphy: Federació d’Esports de Muntanya i Escalada de la C.V.
http://femecv.com/senderos/pr-cv-18
Services
Castell de Guadalest Tourist Information Office: Tel. No.: 965 88 52 98, e-mail:
[email protected]; [email protected]
Castell de Guadalest Town Council: Tel. No.: 965 88 50 95, e-mail:
[email protected]
Alacant/Alicante County Council: Tel. No.: 965 10 74 00, e-mail:
[email protected]
Mountain and Climbing Sports Federation (Federació d’Esports de Muntanya i Escalada):
Tel. No.: 965 43 97 47, e-mail: [email protected]
Relief
Aixortà mountain range, oriented SW to NW, is bounded on its southern side with the
Guadalest Valley. It extends into the Serra de Serrella, which is separated by the Castell
canyon. It has a very rugged terrain and forms a typical landscape of limestone mountains
with strong karstification.
Itinerary
We start on the path to Guadalest towards Northwest, down to the Guadalest reservoir dam,
along the wall of the dam by a paved road. Further ahead in a crossing point, there are
signposts indicating the direction of the path PR-CV 18. Following the indication of our path,
we arrive at the foot of the Penyeta de l'Edra and then the hill of Castell. At this point we find
the two vertical signs of PR trails found in this hill. Following eastward we will reach the Font
dels Teixos, where we find a small shelter owned by the Regional Ministry of Environment.
From here we take a path that goes through a small ravine up to the summit of the Serra de
l’Aixortà.