JAVEA– La Plana Below the head of Montgo – Tue

Walk Leaders: Alex & Elaine

Meeting Point	Shooting Range car park above Javea, Partida Cn-lg C Nao Gua, 18, 03730 Javea. GPS: 38°48’13.1″N 0°09’26.1″E
Walking Route	Distance : 4,1 km	Around the roads and paths on well–defined tracks
Terrain	Walking Surface	Mostly gravel tracks
	Ascent	Negligible apart from short uphill at the base of Montgo
Directions to Meeting Point	From Moraira: Take the road to Benitachell, in the centre of the village turn right at the traffic lights and drive towards Javea on the CV734. Continue on this road passing the golf course and then a garden centre, both on the right. Go straight across the next roundabout and over the narrow road bridge. At the next roundabout turn right pass the Ferrobox store on your right and head towards Javea. On the next roundabout come back on yourself past the Repsol petrol station on your right and after approximately 60 meters turn right into avenida Ondara. At the next roundabout go straight across and keep to the right. Travel up the slight hill until you reach another roundabout, take the second exit to Denia. After approximately 2km of a steep and windy road go past the road on the right to Cabo San Antonio, continuing for about 300 metres. On the right, well marked, is the parking for the shooting range. From Javea: Take the CV7362 route over Mongo from Javea to Denia. Travel up the slight hill until you reach another roundabout, take the second exit to Denia. After approximately 2km of a steep and windy road go past the road on the right to Cabo San Antonio, continuing for about 300 metres. On the right, well marked, is the parking for the shooting range.

Walk Description

1. From the parking walk back approx. 50 metres along the road. GREAT CARE NEEDED HERE.
2. Cross the road and pass around the red gate and follow the track for about 60 metres until it turns left.
   At this point turn RIGHT through the trees. You will see white and yellow markers on the trees and rocks.
3. Follow this woodland path which narrows, for 150 metres before reaching a wide track where you turn LEFT.
4. Walk along this wide track, past the entrance to the Denia Shooting Range where there is an information
   board showing the tracks on La Plana. Continue for another 700 metres, coming out of the trees with the massive east face of Montgo facing and a wide path to the right with a white/yellow marker post. TAKE THIS PATH.
5. After passing a wide track on the left the path starts to climb until after about 200 metres a large open area is reached with notices about the climb up Montgo. Turn to face the way you have come to see great views across the plana towards Cabo San Antonio with Ibiza visible on a clear day.
6. Re-trace your steps down the hill and take the first wide path on the right.
7. Follow this track as it winds slightly uphill until you reach a T junction where you turn RIGHT. The wide path swings left before straightening and passing over a ‘crossroads’ (defunct film studios can be seen to the left). Continue straight for 300 metres until reaching a T junction.
   
8. Turn RIGHT and go for just a few metres before reaching a narrow track on the left leading to a ruined finca. Take this path, go past the finca until you reach an open space with great views across Javea and the bay.
9. Re-trace your steps along the narrow path and on reaching the wide path turn RIGHT. Continue along this track which eventually bends to the right to the main road.
10. CAREFULLY cross the road at this point and return to your car