Walking

La Plana and The WindmillsReport and Photos by Wendy RangerAt 9 o’clock this morning it was raining, but I still went to the start of the walk, as well as 26 others, and what a good job we did. The clouds cleared away and we had a lovely walk, starting from the picnic area on the Plana, going along to the old Customs House, across to the Windmills and back…

Around and About Gata de Gorgos Report and Photos by Wendy Ranger It was a nice morning but very windy for our walk this week. 20 of us met in Gata to walk along the lanes and paths around Gata. We started by walking up to the Ermita, then down towards the railway line. The path becomes steep in places but all our walkers made it safely. We did see…

Las Laderas Countryside Report and Photos by Wendy Ranger It was a glorious morning when 17 members joined me for the first walk of the New Year. There was lots of chat as we made our way from Las Laderas, across towards the Montgo, along beside the new vines, through the woods and back. A great start for our new season of walking. Thank you, Wendy, for leading us on…

Las Ramblars and the Beehives Circle Report and Photos by Tom Stevenson A small (but select!) group of walkers and their dogs tackled the hill behind the Asevi factory this morning. The weather was somewhat overcast but still pleasant. We passed through lots of beautiful greenery as we walked. One big surprise was that the beehives, which lend their name to this walk, have been removed! Many thanks to Ally,…

La Plana West Side Report and Photos by Wendy Ranger Its always good to walk up on the Plana, as you have really good views of the Montgo. This week’s walk was no exception, but when we started we could only see one side. However as the walk went on the cloud cleared completely to give us a super picture of our lovely mountain. After the rains of yesterday we…

Jesús Pobre Around the Windmills Report and Photos by Wendy Ranger On a bright and sunny morning 23 members of the U3A Walking Group met at Jesus Pobre to walk around the windmills, through the forest, along the railway line, past the pigeons and back. The members were very impressed when I had organised a walk-past by some horses and carts – the first photo of them was looking straight…

Pinomar and Val de Sol Report and Photos by Wendy Ranger On another glorious morning 24 members met for a circular walk from the El Campo Restaurant, around the Pinomar and Val Sol areas, and across the area devasted by the fire in 2016. We came across an interesting tree, which we think is a Kapok, unless anyone knows any different. For now we can still see views of Montgo…

It was a lovely sunny day for our walk this week, a nice ramble along the paths and back roads of Rafalet and Las Laderas. You will see from the photos that at one point our path had disappeared under some recently dumped earth, apparently the new owner of the land has decided he doesn't want people using the well established path any more! Once this was negotiated, it was…

After the torrential rain we had yesterday, we couldn't believe such good weather for this week's walk. 20 members joined Ally to walk from the La Guardia car park to the Mirador La Falzia.

Sadly, both the original and alternate walks planned for today had to be cancelled due to the wet weather. Better luck – and weather I hope – next week! Next week’s walk A circular walk starting from Las Ramblars heading out to Vall de Cavall, over the hill and back down to Las Ramblars. At the moment the forecast looks good. The walk will be led by Tom.