Pla de la Casa, Pico Serrella, Mallà del Llop from Cuatretondeta
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 11.64 mi
- Elevation gain
- 5,187 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 5,187 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,548 ft
- TrailRank
- 51
- Min elevation
- 2,209 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 6 hours 7 minutes
- Time
- 9 hours 40 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3383
- Uploaded
- January 24, 2024
- Recorded
- January 2024
near Cuatretondeta, Valencia (España)
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Itinerary description
QUATRETONDETA
This trail starts on the Parking-lot located approx. 350 meters after passing the southeastern outskirt of the rural town of Quatretondeta in the municipality of Concentaina.
AGULLES DELS FRARES
After about 800 meters from the parking you start a 500 meter steep and stony ascent to reach the foot of spectacular Agulles dels Frares ("needles of the brothers"), formations of limestone that rises from the mountain at heights of 10 to 50 meters. Passing the needles on the way upwards takes another 300 meters.
A STEEP STAGE
Then a very steep and stony stage of 300 meters remains before it flattens out 200 meters before reaching Penya Creu. This stage are the most demanding part of this trail, so be patient and don't blow away all your energy here. The reward is the remaining 9 "major" milestones. PS: The climb to Pico Serrella is maybe as demanding and is also very stony.
VIEWS
Soon after passing Morro dels Regalls (Pico Serrella) and before Mallá de Llop there is a special view point at 1,271 masl, the Panorámica Aitana, which name speaks for itself. Then, when arriving at Mallá de Llop, you can see Castell de Guadalest (the distance is only 5.7 km). Thereafter, at Plá de la Casa (the 4'th highest peak in Alicante), you have fantastic views to several of the surrounding mountain ranges and peaks, including Sierra de Mariola and its Montcabrer (the 3rd highest in Alicante) and Sierra de Benicadell with it's exciting peak.
MILESTONES
- Penya Creus (2.2 km)
- Penya l'Heura (2.8 km)
- Font Roja (3.7 km)
- Collado Borrell (4.6 km)
- Portet de Fageca (5.9 km)
- Penya del Corb (6.7 km)
- Pico Serrella (7.6 km)
- Mallà del Llop (9.0 km)
- Font del Noguer (9.9 km)
- Penya de la Terra Nova (11.1 km)
- Font gorriona (11.9 km)
- Collado Cima Pla De La Casa (12.8 km)
- Pla de la Casa (13.2 km)
- Nevera del Pla de la Casa (13.5 km)
- Font de l'Espinal (16.5 km)
OPTIONS
Many trails covering Sierra de Serrella includes a visit to La Serrella (The Recingle) located southwest of this route. And then often by excluding the eastern range. Of course you may try to reach all peaks in this mountain range if "fit for fight" - or instead - devide the trail in two separate tours.
Waypoints
Photo
2,405 ft
On track
I had lost the track 2-300 meters before coming back "on track", but nothing that caused problems. Just 3-4 stone terraces to pass in proper direction.
Photo
3,925 ft
Turn right and upwards in that small climb
The climb in the stony section is now completed and you continue ascending up the hillside leading to Penya Creus.
Monument
Photo
3,814 ft
On a part of the trail marked red/white
Long distance trails (Senderos de Gran Recorrido) are marked with red and white bars
Photo
3,918 ft
Trail marking (GR)
The abbreviation GR stands for Gran Recorrido, long-distance routes that are rarely hiked in their entirety; rather, hikers choose a specific section for their trips. A single stage of GR is doable in one day, but not the whole route.
Mountain pass
4,205 ft
View south from Panoramica Aitana
Aitana clearly visible and Puig Campana partly visible.
Intersection
4,446 ft
Now we turned westward
After Mallá de Llop we descend down to the valley with the "Nevera del Noguer" to start walking along the northern side of the mountain range.
Ruins
Summit
4,511 ft
Pla de la Casa
And photo of Nevera del Pla de la Casa which was passed after the visit at the peak
Summit
4,530 ft
Pla de la Casa
Pla de La Casa in the exact moment of sunset. Some idiot had written the text "Serrella" on the cross. I have digitally erased it from this image. Is it not possible to leave the cross as it is? Why does someone absolutely have to tag a nice white cross? Un idiota havia escrit el text "Serrella" a la creu. L'he esborrat digitalment d'aquesta imatge. No és possible deixar la creu tal com està? Per què algú ha d'etiquetar una bonica creu blanca?
Fountain
2,813 ft
Font de L'Espinal in moonlight
A long trip in late January, and just made it back to the parking an hour or so after the sunset, but the moon was luckily there to light up the trail a little bit.
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