Costa Blanca Mountain Adventures: The Bernia Ridge and other multi-activity adventures

by Mark Eddy

Overview

A guidebook to 60 mountain adventures in Spain’s Costa Blanca. This multi-activity guide details a selection of ridge scrambles, via ferrata, canyoning, sport climbing, trad climbing, hiking, trail running and mountain biking to inspire keen adventurers.

• The guide is particularly well suited to climbers interested in a multi-activity holiday - and there are plenty of mid-grade options.
• Adventures range from day walks to 500m trad climbs and technical canyon descents
• Bases in Alicante, Jalon/Xalo valley, Calpe/Altea area, La Nucia, Denia, Benidorm
• Maps and easy to follow route descriptions for each activity, along with topos for all rock climbs
• Detailed information on planning, access and bike hire

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786310330
Publisher:	Cicerone Press Limited
Publication date:	01/05/2023
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	4.25(w) x 6.75(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Mark Eddy is a mountain guide and outdoor activity instructor living in the English Lake District. He began climbing in the early 1990s and has put up a number of first ascents in the UK and Spain. Mark has been a regular visitor to south-east Spain for 30 years and is still discovering more of this wonderful place, always choosing the path less followed in the pursuit of adventure.

Table of Contents

Map key 8

Key to photo topos 9

Overview map 1 Ridges, via ferratas and canyons 10

Overview map 2 Sport and trad climbing 12

Overview map 3 Hiking, trail running and road cycling 13

Introduction 15

Landscape 16

Plants and wildlife 17

When to go 18

Getting there 18

Getting around 19

Accommodation 19

Food and drink 20

Language 20

Maps 21

Waymarking and access 23

Health and safety 23

Using this guide 25

Ridges 27

Route 1 Toix Ridge Integral (Este y Oeste) 29

Route 2 Bernia Ridge 34

Route 3 Sierra Ferrer Ridge 39

Route 4 Segaria Ridge 43

Route 5 Cresta del Migdia 48

Route 6 El Realet/Alt del Castellet 52

Route 7 Cresta del Canelobre, Cabezón de Oro 56

Route 8 Forada Ridge 60

Route 9 Benicadell Ridge 63

Route 10 Arista al Forat de la Forada 67

Route 11 Cresta dels Bardals, Serrella 71

Route 12 Cresta del Castellar 75

Route 13 Cresta del Maigmó 78

Via Ferratas 81

Route 14 Penya del Figueret 83

Route 15 Ponoch (Ponoig) 86

Route 16 El Cid 92

Route 17 Redován 95

Route 18 Callosa de Segura 99

Route 19 Castillo Salvatierra 103

Route 20 Aventador 107

Canyons 111

Route 21 Barranco del Pas de Tancat 113

Route 22 Barranco del Infierno 116

Route 23 Barranco dels Llidoners and de Racons 120

Route 24 Barranco del Pas de Calvo 123

Route 25 Barranco del Parent 125

Route 26 Barranco de l'Estret de Cardos 128

Route 27 Barranco de Mascarat 131

Route 28 Barranco del Curt o Pas de Bandolers 134

Sport Climbing 139

Route 29 Alcalalí 141

Route 30 Los Cerezos 144

Route 31 Sierra de Toix 148

Route 32 Candelabra del Sol 151

Route 33 Morro Falquí 157

Route 34 Ambolo 162

Route 35 L'Atzúbia (Adsubia) 167

Route 36 Sector Cuevas, Cabezón de Oro 170

Trad Climbing 174

Route 37 Aristotles and Pepsi Crest, Puig Campana 176

Route 38 Espolón Central, Puig Campana 181

Route 39 The Edwards Finish, Puig Campana 186

Route 40 Via Gene, Cabezón de Oro 188

Route 41 Arista Agullo, Cabezón de Oro 192

Route 42 Via Esther and Scorpion, Vail de Gulabdar 196

Route 43 Via Pany, El Peñon de Ifach 201

Hiking 205

Route 44 Mallada del Llop and El Regall 207

Route 45 Cova del Dalt and Es Crestall 210

Route 46 Xanchet circuit 213

Route 47 Bernia circuit and fort 216

Trail Running 219

Route 48 Castell d'Axia 221

Route 49 Aixorta and Les Arcs 224

Route 50 Corral de la Llacuna 228

Route 51 Les Arcs and Raco Roig 231

Route 52 Castell de Granadella 233

Route 53 Sierra de Olta 236

Route 54 Puig Campana 239

Route 55 Penya Gros and Forada 243

Route 56 Barranco del Infierno circuit 246

Road Cycling 249

Route 57 Col de Rates, Tarbena and Castell de Castells 251

Route 58 Vail de Gallinera and Vall d'Ebo 255

Route 59 Bernia circuit 259

Route 60 Serrella and Aitana circuit 263

Appendix A Activity summary table 268

Appendix B Useful contacts 273

Appendix C Castilian - Valencian - English glossary 274

Appendix D Further reading 277

Appendix E Climbing grades comparison table 278