13th January 2023

This was our second time doing this incredible walk.  The walk started at the Piscina Restaurant in Parcent as before, but this time we parked a car up at Coll de Rates which reduced the long walk back.  It’s still a long walk though, and the final stretch on a winding road down from the masts is the only real frustrating thing about this walk.  It is our hardest walk, with lots of climbing and whenever you think you have reached the top, there is another climb ahead!!  Still it is well worth the effort for the most incredible views all around.  The walk was around 9.4km with a gain of  670m (our biggest climb) and took about 4½ hours.

We met for coffee at the Cooperativa in Parcent and had lunch at La Solana in Alcalali.  Although lunch was nice, they earn the booby prize for the worst carajillo cremaet yet!!  It had no cinnamon, citrus peel or coffee beans, and far too much sugar!