PARCENT – Country Walk (Tue)

Walk leaders: George & Jill

Meeting Point	Park opposite the Tramonti Restaurant and not in their car park. GPS: 38° 44.652′ N 000° 04.114′ W
Walking Route	Distance : 4,8 km	Around the village and country lanes of Parcent, through orchards of Almonds, Olives , Mandarins and Oranges and pine wood.
Terrain	Walking Surface	Mostly well made surfaces (tarmac, concrete), some dirt road, some trail through the pine wood.
	Ascent	50m undulating, a few steep streets in the village, one short steep slope of 100m in the pine wood.
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) / Alcalali CV750. Drive through Jalon towards Alcalali and turn left at the junction in Alcalali, towards Parcent. At the T junction as you enter Parcent turn left. Continue 100m and on the right side is the restaurant Tramonti. We can park here wIth the permission of the owner, provided we have coffee there after the walk.

Walk Description

1. Going towards Pego from the meeting point, take the first road on the right ‘Av de la Constitucio’. Walk
   down this road which changes into Calle L’era until you reach a T-junction, go left here(carrer l’ embut)
   and take the first right(carrer de les Quintanes). Continue this road, passing 2 crossings, until you reach a
   T-junction( the last part of the road is a very narrow aisle), go right here.
2. You reach the main road ‘ Avenida de Denia’ Alcalali-Parcent. Across the road 10m to the left, starts a small path on the right side. Follow this path which crosses a riverbed. After 100m the path joins with a dirt-road coming from the right. Continue left.
3. After 70m you reach a Y-junction with another tarmac road coming from the left. Continue straight ahead and follow this road for 1km and ignore the 2 tarmac roads on the right-hand side. Here you walk through orchards of oranges, mandarins, and almonds.
   From here there 2 choices
   A- Route for dry weather:
4. After 1km, about 15min, You reach a crossing with another tarmac road. Go right here towards the mountains and follow this road for 800m. The road start climbing slowly, changes to gravel and becomes slowly narrower.
5. After 700m you pass a house with an entry arch with chain on the left. Continue for 100m until you see the building on the right-hand side( last house on this road, completely fenced). Just before, there is a small path sharp left. Turn left here.
6. Continue on the path which winds slowly up to join the bigger path. Go right here at the junction.
   
7. Follow the path through the pine wood for 500m until you reach a T-junction. Go right here. On the way, you pass a house on the right-hand side and as the path widens there to a dirt-road. Enjoy the views of the Parcent valley and Parcent on the hill. At the right time in February several beautiful wild flowers are spotted here.
8. Continue this road now for 1km, ignore all paths to left and right and continue downhill until you reach the main road to Parcent. Cross the main road into the road ahead uphill into Parcent where you pass a blue house. Take the first small road on the left and continue this road until the T-junction. Here you go left and the first right into Calle de l’Era.
9. Follow the Calle L’era, you pass restaurant ‘Era’ and continue straight ahead. You pass Bar/restaurant “EL Progres”, (where you can have a coffee) and at the end of the road you are back at the main road Pego-Benidorm. Go left and 100m ahead back at the starting point on the left side.
   B- Route after wet weather
   After par.3 on the main route:
10. After 1 Km about 15 min., you reach a crossing with another tarmac road. Go right here and follow the road for 600m, passing one turning on the right.
11. Take the second turning on the right. To the left is a fence with black plastic sheeting, and on the left ahead is a notice for ‘Mosquira Camping’. Turn before this sign.
12. Go up this tarmac/gravel road and after a short distance it bends left. Continue round the bend and very shortly turn right on to a gravel track.
13. The track is wide and level, keep on it ignoring any junctions. Eventually it turns right (at this turn there is a dog compound) and goes downhill.
14. After passing a finca (sofa outside) on the right a junction is reached. Turn left here.
15. This wide track will lead you back to the original route where you turn right towards Parcent.
16. Continue this road now, ignore all paths to left and right and continue downhill until you reach the main road to Parcent. Cross the main road into the road ahead uphill into Parcent where you pass a blue house. Take the first small road on the left and continue this road until the T-junction. Here you go left and the first right into Calle de l’Era.
17. Follow the Calle L’era, you pass restaurant ‘Era’ and continue straight ahead. You pass Bar/restaurant “EL Progres”, (where you can have a coffee) and at the end of the road you are back at the main road Pego-Benidorm. Go left and 100m ahead back at the starting point on the left side