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Cueva de Agua

Sunday - 16th October 2022

A circular walk from Canillas de Albaida. Leaving the plaza by the narrow street to the right of the church, the path arrives at the cemetery, where it drops down into the valley. Crossing the bridge you arrive at a sign indicating the route to Cueva de Agua. Good views of La Maroma in the distance.

 

Distance Time Elevation in meters

Km		 Elapsed
Hrs-Mins		 Moving
Hrs-Mins		 Gain Loss Min Max
9.94 5H06   920 903 431 867

   

   
Note: Garmin Forerunner 245 data; may be inaccurate: Colletts sheet says 450m elevation gain

 

The walk excluding the Bodega extension.
(Map information courtesy of Colletts)

The route with the Archez extension and Bodega visit.
Courtesy of David Brawn of Discovery Walking Guides Ltd.

 

Strava data as far as the Bodega
(Information from Jim Knight)

 

The two groups preparing for their respective walks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zig-zagging down over broken rock

 

 

Reaching the Río Cajulá at the bottom

Steps up the other side for the route back to Canillas de Albaida

The Roman Bridge

 

Instead we took Sendero Los Molinos towards Archez. Galvanised grating has
been installed over the water channel or acequia.

 

 

 

 

Passing Molino Matiaz

 

 

Avocados. They demand a lot of water to grow and are resulting in a problem
due to over planting.

 



Entering Árchez

 

 

The old mosque’s minaret, which is attached to the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación, is a 14th-century Almohad architectural jewel. This 15-metre-high red-brick square tower is the only Nasrid jewel that is preserved in the district. Designated a National Historic-Artistic Monument in 1979, it is considered one of the best examples of Almohad architecture that still stands.

 

 

Árchez

 

 

 

 

Pomegranate tree

 

What a cool dwelling!