JAVEA – La Plana Roads, paths and windmills – Thur

Walk leaders: Jacqui & Andy

Meeting Point	Amanecer Restaurant on La Plana, Carretera Cabo San Antonio, 2, 03730 Xàbia, Alicante. GPS: 38°48’12.5″N , 0°09’48.4″E
Walking Route	Distance : 4 kms	Around the roads and paths, passing the windmills.
Terrain	Walking Surface	Roads and paths. Path to the Windmills is quite rocky.
	Ascent	Mostly flat. Modest hills.
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 turn right at the signpost which directs you to the lighthouse. The Amanecer restaurant  will come into view on your right after approximately 300 meters.  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 turn right  at the signpost which directs you to the lighthouse. The Amanecer restaurant will come into view on your  right after approximately 300 meters.

Walk Description

1. From Amancera Restaurant walk left back towards the Javea–Denia road and then take the first turning on the right along a gravel road. Continue on this road.
2. The road bears right at a ruined finca and very shortly after this bend (~2 metres) there is a dirt/mud path on the left. Turn left onto the dirt path and walk alongside the ruin.
3. Follow the dirt path until it emerges to join the track Cova Tallada (unmarked). Turn sharp left into Cova Tallada and follow it all the way back to the main road, passing the basura/bins.
4. At the main road, cross straight over into Cami dels Molins and keep walking straight on.
5. Continue past Cami de Creuat (on the left) and follow Cami dels Molins up a hill. Before reaching the top there is a small path to the right that leads to three windmills. Take this path to visit the windmills. Great opportunities for photos here. Afterwards re-trace your route to the road and turn right..
6. A little further on, the road bends around to the left and provides fine views of Jávea.
7. Go past the trees blocking the view and as the road starts to bend left, there is a path to the right which leads over the rocks, down and then up to the Windmills. It is signposted to the “Mirador Els Molins”. Follow this path.
8. The path is rough to start with as it descends and care is needed but gets better as it rises. Walk up to the level of the windmills and enjoy the view of the Jávea area.
9. Continue on behind the Windmills following the path past all these windmills to the small car park at the entrance.
10. Here you will join Cami del Monastir which leads to the Monasterio. Ignore the turning to the right (Carrer Penáguila) and continue down the tree lined dusty lane.
11. Near the bottom you will see the wall of the Monasterio, seemingly blocking the lane.
12. When you get about 100 metres before the “wall”, there is a narrow path off to the left. It has old low stone walls on both sides. [If you reach the “wall” then you have missed the turning]. Turn left onto this path and follow it towards the house in the distance. It will dog-leg around the house and eventually join Cami de Pedres.
13. Turn left here and then immediately right down Cami de Creuat. It dog-legs left and right before it appears to bend to the left again. Do not turn left but continue on the track straight ahead (still Cami de Creuat). Soon you will reach a T-junction.
14. In a masterpiece of town planning and urban control, someone has built a house right across the route of Cami de Creuat. Luckily, there is a path to the left which skirts this folly. So turn left at this T junction, the path then turns right and runs alongside the offending house.
15. Notice the white dome shaped igloo-like building in the trees on the left. The path then turns right and left to rejoin Cami de Creuat. Walk down Cami de Creuat away from “that house”.
16. At the T-junction, turn right into Cami dels Molins. Walk back to the main road Ctra del Cap de Sant Antoni and turn right return the short distance to the Amanecer restaurant.