BENITACHELL – Around the country paths and camis from Les Fonts

Walk leaders: Jan & Ian

Meeting Point	The centre of Les Fonts Urbanisation. GPS 38.742109 N, 0.134826 E Use View Venue Website below for precise location.
Walking Route	Distance : 4,5 km	Country paths, woods and vineyards. Some quiet urbanisation roads.
Terrain	Walking Surface	Mostly tarmac roads, one gravel track.
	Ascent	A number of short steep tarmac hills.
Directions to Meeting Point	From Moraira: Turn left at the Benitachell traffic lights. Drive uphill and in the angled T-junction take a right turn. Take the next road on the left side and go straight ahead into calle l’Abiar (signed to Les Fonts Urbanisation); From Jávea: On the Jávea-Benitachell CV740, turn right at the stone cross. This newly tarmac-ed road, cami Vell de Teulada, goes straight to Les Font urbanisation (3 kms). Ignore all side turnings. Park at the crossroads in the centre of the urbanisation. From Benitachell church: Follow the road below church (away from Jávea) to the crossroads, turn right into calle l’Abiar (signed to Les Fonts Urbanisation); Down the hill and past the Windmill and take the first road on the right (calle Lluca). Follow calle Lluca, ignoring all turnings, and go up into Les Fonts urb. Park at the crossroads in the centre of the urbanisation by the bins.

Walk Description

1. Walk away from the car parking area up the Cami Vell de Teulada road towards Javea. At the edge of the urbanisation the road dips slightly and bends to the right and then left. Continue up the slight incline and after approximately 100 meters from the apex of the left hand bend you will reach an opening into the woods on your right hand side (a small tree is marked with yellow on the right of the track).

2. Go down the slight embankment andfollow this single track through the wooded area until you reach a T junction with a villa in front of you. Turn left onto the double stony track and walk up the slight incline until you reach a single track on your right after approximately 100 meters. At this point turn right past the small tree with yellow marking and continue along this track passing a ruined finca on your left. The track bends left at the finca and eventually takes you back to the Cami Vell de Teulada main road via a small steep embankment.

3. On the main road turn right and continue along until you pass a tarmac road on your left. Immediately after this junction take the single track on the right hand side which goes diagonally back up into the woods. At the top of this track turn right and continue down this old tarmac path, after approximately 300 meters the path becomes a dirt track.
4. At the location where old tarmac road ends turn sharp left and continue along this narrow dirt path until you reach a T- junction and a wide track, turn right and follow this track round to the left. Just after the bend and to the right you will have great view of Benitachell church and village (providing the weather is good).
5. Just ahead and on the edge of the tree line turn right down a small embankment onto a lower terrace and then onto a rocky path down the hill. Continue down this rocky path until you reach a tarmac road with views of Javea golf course to the left.
6. Turn right at the tarmac road and follow this road past the vineyards on your left until you reach the end of the tarmac road and the beginning of a wide track with houses on your left and right. Travel between the houses up this slight incline until you reach the wooded area. At this point take the single track in front of you and into the woods.
7. Continue up this stony track until you reach a T junction. At this junction take the double track to the left and follow this path until you reach a T junction and tarmac road, just past the high garden wall of a villa on your left.
8. At the T junction turn left onto carrer Ciceron and continue down this road until you reach a multi junction. Carrer Tito Livio is directly ahead and there is a small road sharp right, ignore both of these roads and take the middle road that is sign posted to Les Fonts.
9. Continue along this unmarked roadtowards Les Fonts ignoring all roads and tracks to the left and right. Just after the “S” bend turn right at the T- junction with Camino de Liuca (no signpost visible at this point). Continue up and along this road ignoring the turns on the left and right until you reach the Les Fonts car parking area.