Walking

Good morning U3A Jávea Thursday morning walkers! Not long now until our first walk of the Winter 2024 season, Thursday 26th September. Let’s hope today’s rain has moved on by then!Our first walk will be a fairly gentle stroll of around 4.5km and 90 minutes, nothing too strenuous. Full details of the walk and meeting point will be sent on Sunday morning to members registered with the Walking Group. We look…

Good morning U3A Jávea Thursday morning walkers! The team have decided that walks will resume on Thursday 26th September.  According to the long-range weather report the daytime temperature will be mid-20s and partly cloudy, which sounds fine for our walks. We will still make sure that our first walks of this season are in at least partially shaded areas.  The details of the first walk will be sent out (as usual) on…

Moraira Shore A beautiful day for our last walk of the season before the summer break. A nice easy walk from Moraira along the coast to El Portet and back was just right. We really do live in a beautiful area. Nicely led by Wendy, Theresa and Ian. Ally, Tom, Ivan and I would like to thank our loyal and happy walkers who have joined us over this last season…

Granadella Woods 15 of us took a stroll through the woods of the Granadella area this morning. Pleasant countryside but due to the lack of rain an awful lot of the trees and scrub looked brown and tired. I’ve included a shot of Milo as he missed the group photo. The walk was led by Ally; nice to have you back with us again. Next week’s walk From Moraira to…

Las Laderas There was a bit of cloud cover today for our walk, but we still made use of the shade for the group photo. A lovely varied walk from Las Laderas – thank you to the 16 members who joined me. And thank you Wendy for leading us on this lovely walk. Next week’s walk We walk through the woods around Granadella. Note: Due to the increase in temperature…

Around Jésus Pobre A shorter walk today from the Marriott Hotel and around the village of Jesus Pobre. Mostly on tarmac road, but with a section towards the end through the trees. We benefitted from the earlier start as it did get quite warm later on – thank you Ivan for leading us. Next week’s walk We head to the countryside of Las Laderas between Jávea golf course and Benitachell.…

La Plana Merendero 21 walkers completed a route from the Merendero (picnic area) on La Plana along to the Monastery, up to the windmills and then finished the loop back to the picnic area. Beautiful scenery along the way with some great views of the sea, and of course the ever-present Montgó. A very pleasant walk on good quality tracks surrounded by verdant greenery. Thanks to Ian and Theresa for…

Las Ramblars Loop 22 walkers, sadly without dogs, completed a 5km loop from Las Ramblars out towards Vall de Cavall and around the hillside, with some spectacular views. We crossed the riverbed twice and navigated across some tricky surfaces. Thanks to everyone for coming along. Next week’s walk We return to La Plana for a more gentle walk, hopefully led by Ally. Dogs welcome subject to the normal requirements. We…

Les Valls A fair-sized group of 34 walkers, led by Tom and Milo , had a great walk around the Valls this morning. A beautiful warm, sunny day, it was a lovely route and took us into the area that was devastated by the recent big fire. Sad to see, but uplifting to see the new shoots/signs of regrowth! Thank you Tom for an interesting walk Next week’s walk This…

Las Ramblas Well it was quite a dull day this week for our walk, but much easier to walk when its not so hot. Ally led us on tracks around the Ramblas area, and it’s so much nicer walking there now they have moved the rubbish depot elsewhere. At one point we passed some beehives, and were told not to talk near them and, believe it or not, the group…

Pinomar – Val de Sol A new walk for our group today, walking along the paths where we had the huge fire in 2016. Its wonderful to see how its all grown back up again. Good views all around across to the Montgo, and down to the sea. A slightly more strenuous walk, but lots of chat and laughter, and all managed it very well. The walk was led by…

Cumbre del Sol Absolutely perfect weather for our walk this week from the Hipica on Cumbre, out to the Mirador, and then back again. Although there wasn’t a cloud in the sky, we did notice some mist out at sea, and towards the end of the walk it did start to roll in, but did not affect us. Thank you to the 19 happy walkers who joined.  And thank you…

As some of you know, there is a U3A walking group on Thursday mornings. We’ve had some issues with the mailing list lately, and want to make sure we’re not missing anyone who has asked to be added, or have neglected to delete anyone who no longer wishes to hear from us. If you are not receiving the weekly emails and would like to, please send an email to walking@u3ajavea.com.…