Spain, Valencia, Alacant

Poble Espanyol to Xeraco 196.8 km. March and April 2008

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21^st March 2008 - Fri Arrival
22^nd March 2008 - Sat Poble Espanyol to Vila Joiosa
23^rd March 2008 - Sun Easter Sunday
24^th March 2008 - Mon Vila Joiosa to Finistrat
25^th March 2008 - Tue Finistrat to Altea
26^th March 2008 - Wed Altea to Calpe
27^th March 2008 - Thu Rest Day
28^th March 2008 - Fri Calpe to Teulada
29^th March 2008 - Sat Teulada to Xabia
30^th March 2008 - Sun Xabia to Denia
31^st March 2008 - Mon Rest Day
1^st April 2008 - Tue Denia to Oliva
2^nd April 2008 - Wed Oliva to Xeraco
3^rd April 2008 - Thu Rest Day
4^th April 2008 - Fri Finistrat to Polop
5^th April 2008 - Sat Altea Rio Algar
6^th April 2008 - Sun Departure

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2008-03-Poble-Espanyol-to-Xeraco.gdb - Download this Garmin GDB file. It can be opened with Garmin MapSource software.
2008-03-Poble-Espanyol-to-Xeraco.gpx - Download this Garmin GPX file. This can be loaded into Google Earth.

Had we walked right along the coast, this walk would have had little to offer apart from mile after mile of sea front. Whenever possible we headed inland an walked on quiet roads and on mountain paths. The terrain was varied and interesting. There were lots of wild flowers. We even found a few we had never seen before.

Date / Distance	Transport and Route Summary
Fri 21^stMar 2008	London Stansted to Alacant. Ian gave us a lift to Stansted. At Alacant, a different Ian took us to Altea. The flight was delayed by a paperwork error and our meeting-up arrangements were not ideal and took a long time to sort out. We still arrived in time to do a bit of food shopping for the Easter weekend.
Sat 22^ndMar 2008 28.1 km.	Poble Espanyol to Vila Joiosa. Train. The route was on quiet roads, and included the Amadorio dam. The best part was from Aigües to the dam.
Sun 23^rdMar 2008	Easter Sunday. Beach Picnic. We had a rest day and took Mini to the beach for a picnic lunch.
Mon 24^th Mar 2008 24.2 km.	Vila Joiosa to Hiper Finistrat. Train. We headed inland avoiding the coastal strip. The route included the Amadorio dam and lake. The main road on the north leg could be busy but, being a bank holiday, the traffic was minimal.
Tue 25^th Mar 2008 23.9 km.	Finistrat to Altea. Taxi. The first bus to Finistrat was too late in the day so we treated our self to a taxi. The walk was on mountain paths and dirt roads, then a river bed and finally on quiet lanes through orchards.
Wed 26^th Mar 2008 17.7 km.	Altea to Calp. Train (actually a replacement bus service during flood repairs). The Sierra Bernia ridge forces all the road and rail links into a narrow strip near the coast so this part of the walk was unpleasant. The start on quiet lanes and the end on a mountain track were very nice.
Thu 27^th Mar 2008	Train. We had a pleasant train ride to Crueta and back. This was mainly to see the scenery. Later we had a picnic lunch near Altea harbour.
Fri 28^th Mar 2008 17.5 km.	Calp to Teulada. Train plus a replacement bus service. The walk was on quiet lanes climbing slowly to 250 metres where the route followed a ridge with nice views. In Teulada the streets were being set up for the St Vicente festival.
Sat 29^th Mar 2008 26.0 km.	Teulada to Xàbia. Train, bus and a shepherd's old banger. The start and end of the walk were both nice. In the middle we got lost in a Bermuda Triangle of villa land streets. There were undocumented dead ends where the rich people had fenced themselves inside a Hollywood style gated community. The old banger took us past some dangerous bulls.
Sun 30^th Mar 2008 12.8 km.	Xàbia to Dénia. Bus and Train. Most of the route was on mountain paths or later on a beach side trail. We crossed the low ridge at the east end of Montgó. Very nice indeed.
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Spain, Valencia, Alacant

Poble Espanyol to Xeraco 196.8 km. March and April 2008

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