Javea – Cansalades Valle del Sol – Thur

Walk leaders: Barry & Linda

Meeting Point	On cami de les Cansaladas CV-747 before El Campo Restaurant,left in Cami Lago Como Mailboxes at Las Laderas urb. GPS: 38°45’00.4″N 0°10’08.3″E
Walking Route	Distance: 4,1 kms	Through Valle del Sol and Las Laderas urb. with superb views.
Terrain	Walking Surface	Mainly rough tracks but last 1 Km mainly on tarmac Decent walking shoes required.
	Ascent	Some steep ascents and descents.
	Duration	1 hour
Directions to meeting point	From Moraira: Drive through Benitachell towards Javea. Pass the football field on the right and take the first road to the right CV-747 towards Javea arenal. Pass the roundabout, go straight and follow the road until it bends to the right. At this point turn left into calle Lago Como. do not take the road immediately alongside the restaurant. Parking near the mailboxes.. From Jávea: At Camino Cabanes roundabout, take the Cansaladas road towards Benitachell up the hill. 600 metres after passing the Inn on the Green bowls club, the road bends left at the El Campo restaurant. There are two roads on the right hand side as the road bends left. Take the second of these two roads; do not take the road immediately alongside the restaurant. Parking near the mailboxes.

Walk Description

1. From the parking walk back towards the main road, then turning left across the wide road junction towards El Campo restaurant. Walk past the restaurant until the verge stops.
2. Cross the main road, turn left and after a very short distance passing the builder’s yard turn right into Carrer Antonio Clave.
3. Continue along here, passing a track on the right with a chain across and then take the next road on the right (Carrer Francisco Pacheco). You pass a building on the right and a well on the left, with the road dipping down before rising to two houses on the right (Corral de Pacheco).
4. After passing the houses the road deteriorates into a narrow track.
   Ignore a track to the right and continue uphill. The track is steep and rough and you have to duck under three trees that have fallen across the path.
5. The narrow track continues steeply uphill and reaches a ‘T’ junction. Turn right here. The route is now level with wonderful views towards Javea and the sea.
6. Having climbed up so far the route descends, and there are two points of descent down the terraces. Care is needed here.
7. The route winds downhill reaching another fallen tree with another short descent to avoid it.
8. About 100 metres past the tree there is a junction. Take the path to the left down the hill.
9. Go down the hill, ignoring all paths to left and right until reaching a purple marker on a large stone on the left. Take this path on the left, it is level and then at a junction turns right downhill.
10. Eventually the minor road to Javea is reached, turn right along the wide verge before crossing the road into Carrer del Lago Balaton. This is an uphill road that at the summit joins Carrer Lagos Aral. Turn right here.
11. At the four-way junction at the end of the road take the first exit right. This is Lago Como, it starts as a rough track but becomes tarmac. Ignore the first turn on the left. Go downhill to the second turn left and then right to the parking.