Sierra Bernia y Ferrer tunnel

View of the mountain from the car park

The dirt road leading to the spring

Erwin at the spring

Officially the water isn't drinking water but according to the locals it's safe to drink and I've drank it many times without ever experiencing any negative side effects

Path up the mountain

View towards the coast

Climbing up some rocks

This is a little bit off the actual path I think but we found it back shortly after. The rocks are not too difficult to climb

View along the Sierra towards the north coast

Blackberry bushes towards the tunnel

Delishious blackberries!

Path through the blackberry bushes just under the rock face

More delishious blackberries

Very end of the path just before the tunnel

Tunnel entrance

Tunnel is not as scary as it looks! You can see the end when you go in, it's not very long and you don't have to crawl flat on your belly to get through.

The other end of the tunnel with view towards the south

View towards the south side of the mountain with signpost indicating the different routes

Path on the south side of the mountain , back towards the car

Prehistoric rock paintings

Short side trip to see the rock paintings. They are difficult to find because they're not very large

Clouds pulling in from the south, view over Altea

Path continues along some scree

Thistle

Path close to the fort

The Bernia Fort

Fort built by Philip II in 1562

The Bernia Fort and cloud around the top of the mountain

Fort built in 1562 by Philip II

Arches of the Bernia Fort

Fort built by Philip II in 1562

View back to Altea coast from the Fort

View inland towards Algar, Bolulla and Tarbena

PhotoView inland towards Algar, Bolulla and Tarbena, a bit further along the path

View inland towards Algar, Bolulla and Tarbena, a bit further along the path

Drimia

View of the north side from the pine forest lower down

Path through the pines

Path widens as it approaches the grape fields

Clouds gathering around the top of the mountain

Almond trees and grapes and Sierra Bernia restaurant in the background

Grapes close to the car park, Sierra Bernia in the background