LLIBER – Lliber zoo – Thur

Walk leaders: Jacqui & Andy

Meeting Point	The Lliber public parking at Travesia el Pla. GPS: 38.74194 N, 0.00765 E
Walking Route	Distance : 5,35 km	Starts in the village and follows the valley paths returning to Llíber by the village back roads.We pass a small zoo hidden between Lliber and Gata. Excellent views of the valley and the campo behind Llíber.
Terrain	Walking Surface	Initially, the path is flat on concrete and compacted dirt. 800m uphill through the woods on rocky path. Tarmac for last 20 mins back to the village.
	Ascent	100m Steep tarmac hill after the woods. 90m altitude difference.
Directions to Meeting Point	Coming from Teulada, take the N332 towards Benissa. About 1km after the Benissa (Pedrera) trading estate stay on the new N332 Benissa bye-pass. After about 2km. take the slip road signposted for CV749 – Pinas and CV750 Xalo (Jalon). At the roundabout take the 1st exit to Xalo (Jalon) CV750. Continue towards Jalon for approx 4 km. After passing the AroMas restaurant on your right, turn right in 300m. The right turn has a small signpost showing LLIBER 1km. Go along this narrow road, crossing over two junctions. The parking (on the right) can be seen ahead from some distance.

Walk Description

1. Leave the parking and enter Carrer Benissa. Cross calle san Juan and walk along carrer san Fransesc. At carrer Colom turn left and walk past the public parking of the health centre.
2. From the car park walk along the concrete barranco towards the Jalon road. Pass under the road bridge and continue along the barranco. Follow this path which eventually follows the river jalon. The path comes to a split. Either way end up at the same point. Take the right-hand path close to the hill. You pass a sign for rock climbing ‘Escalada Penya Rotja’. Then you pass the gate of ‘Finca Erbalunga’ and after 100m the path comes to a sharp bend to the right and a small path straight ahead. Go to the right and
   follow ‘Cami de Gorgos’.
3. Follow the path as it leaves the river. After about 500m you reach the Lliber purification plant to your left. Below you will see the river bed. The path here is level and continues past the purification plant.
   Keep to the right and continue on this path. Ignore all little paths left and right.
4. As the path starts to descend slightly, you will reach the first crossing of the Jalon river. The concrete crossing offers a beautiful view and worth a short pause and a photograph.
5. Follow the path through the bushy valley until the path descents slightly to a concrete crossing. The second crossing of the Jalon river. I has a blue electricity mast on the left side when you pass the cross-ing. Continue on the path with now regular electricity masts on the left. After a 600m the path turns to the right.
6. Now, after 100m, the path turns left(reaching the main road to Gata CV-748) and has a small track ahead
   going into the woods. This path runs parallel to the CV-748. Continue on this path
7. The path now start climbing gradually for 800m. About halfway you reach the little zoo on the left ( mountain goats, special chickens, sealion, donkey, etc).
8. As the path continues, coming out of the woods, it reaches a square. Take the left road between the houses 100m steep uphill.

9. At the top, you reach the CV-748 Gata road. Turn right here and continue on the road until past the S- bend. You reach a junction, to the right Cami la Bassa and a sign to restaurante Vall del Pop. Take this road. To the right there are rubbish bins. Pass the bins and go onto the back road of Llíber.

10. Follow this tarmac road down the hill towards Llíber. There are one or two houses along the road. Ignore the first road (Calle Bassa) to the left going down a steep hill. Also ignore the Y-junction (at Y-junction 2 on map) and walk on to the next Y-junction (Y-junction 3 on map).

Here you have a choice.

11. Choice 1. Turn left at this junction (Y-junction 3) and follow the path down, around the church. At the bottom, turn left and walk down into the main Plaza.
12. Choice 2. (At Y-junction 3 on map) take the right hand path up a short steep hill and follow it to the cementerio. There are great views here. At the cementerio, turn sharp left and descend past the stations of cross and then past the church to the main Plaza.

13. The Plaza. There are some bars around the Plaza.
14. Return to the car. From the Plaza, walk down to the main road, cross the crossing and turn right, first left, first right and then past the medical centre back to the car park..