2000 steps (lower Barranco del infierno)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.58 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,136 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,119 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,923 ft
- TrailRank
-
22
4.3
- Min elevation
- 561 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 20 minutes
- Coordinates
- 334
- Uploaded
- December 11, 2011
- Recorded
- December 2011
near Benimaurell, Valencia (España)
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Itinerary description
Into a local “Grand” canyon, not quite as large, long or deep, but grand enough and similar in that you start off high and walk down low, meanwhile trying not to forget the extent of the climb back up. Starting from the remote mountain village of Benimaurell, along a charming, winding country lane to near Fleix and then down a beautifully engineered old “mozarabic” mule path, once one of the country’s main roads, to the usually dry bed of the Riu Ebo.
Becoming wilder and less frequented as you walk “upstream” along a path and streambed into the ever-narrowing spectacular gorge of l Infern, finally blocked to walkers by a series of high, narrow usually dry waterfalls and pools. Then back a bit and a steep climb out of the gorge up a poor path to join another mule path, which takes you in easy zig, zags up 200 meters to the top of seemingly unscalable cliffs. From now on easy walking to Font d’els Olbi and down the surfaced road to Benimaurell and the Oasis Bar or the nearby new “walkers” hotel.
DISTANCE 10.8km.WALKING TIME 31/2 hrs ASCENT 489mtrs GRADE moderate
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Becoming wilder and less frequented as you walk “upstream” along a path and streambed into the ever-narrowing spectacular gorge of l Infern, finally blocked to walkers by a series of high, narrow usually dry waterfalls and pools. Then back a bit and a steep climb out of the gorge up a poor path to join another mule path, which takes you in easy zig, zags up 200 meters to the top of seemingly unscalable cliffs. From now on easy walking to Font d’els Olbi and down the surfaced road to Benimaurell and the Oasis Bar or the nearby new “walkers” hotel.
DISTANCE 10.8km.WALKING TIME 31/2 hrs ASCENT 489mtrs GRADE moderate
Click on "Externai URL" below to get walking and driving instructions.
Visit our website for more walks.
www.bobandjeanhall.com
Waypoints
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walk sign
walk sign
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lavadero
lavadero
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river bed
river bed
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signpost
signpost
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waterfalls
waterfalls
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barranco
barranco
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29-10-12 Did this walk today and the track from the riverbed up to where it joins the PR-V147 is temporarily closed to walkers. The sign however is only at the top so we didn't see it until the end! The track is very eroded and overgrown and no doubt they intend to do some work on it and in the meantime don't want it to deteriorate even more!
Thanks for info. That part of path was closed last year when a woman fell to her death. I'm surprised they haven't
fixed trail yet.
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One little thing.. the overgrown path up from the riverbed was indeed one of the most challenging paths i’ve done. Full of thorns and other prickly plants. Apart from that, great way to see the surroundings and the old moorish pathways.