Every few months we like to offer a
more challenging walk
The idea is to allow the group to sample a relatively easy mountain walk
In the past these have included Montgo,
Olta, Benimeli Aerials and Col de Rates
Today it was Montgo Iberian Settlement
This is a very popular walk with Costa
Blanca Mountain Walkers
It has long been one of our favourite walks
And one that we always considered one
of the easier CBMW walks
When I planned the walk the weather
forecast was a comfortable 22c
By Monday it was 26 to 30c, depending
on the forecast
There were 19 on the walk, a
respectable number for a challenge walk
The route starts at Los Lanos and immediately enters the woods there
As soon as we entered the woods we
found a large tree across the track
We crossed this obstacle with a little
difficulty
The remainder of the path through the
woods was clear
However it was obvious there had been
a lot of tree felling
After the woods we walk along the
lower slope of Montgo for about an hour
This is followed by a steep climb to the
“tail” of Montgo
By the time we reached the foot of the
Iberian Settlement hill we were all feeling the heat
Jan decided to wait at the bottom in
the cool shade of a large tree
The rest of us climbed up the Iberian
Settlement, where we had our picnic lunch
We returned by the same route and collected
a refreshed Jan from her shaded lunch spot
The return journey followed the same track, but of course downhill
We were fortunate to have a cool
breeze which made it much easier
We also managed to avoid the fallen
tree in the woods
The walk was considerably longer than
expected, mostly due to the heat
Temperature – 22-28c
Time taken – 6 hours
Distance – 8km
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