Walk Ref # 603The Salt River Walk
Day: FridayDate: 13th October 2017Time: 10.00am
Distance: 6 Km Height gain: 218mEst’d Duration: 2-3 hours.
Est’d Difficulty*: Easy
to moderate (1 long ascent) and with some technical issues (risk of
vertigo and 1 short steep scramble) which render this walk unsuitable
for dogs.
RV Location: RV as follows, but if you are unsure, meet Alan on the CV-873 exit from HDLF toward Alabatera at 9.30, just past the Theatre on the way out of the village towards Albatera.
Drive in: From the CV-873, Hondón de los Frailes to Albatera, turn right onto the canal road in the direction of La Murada, West, between Kms 4 and 5 stones; take this road carefully, watching out for high sleeping policemen, potholes and narrow places. At the 4th
bridge, turn right onto a newly refurbished road and follow this,
taking the left fork at a Y junction, until the new surface ends and
turn right onto a narrower, older, road. Follow this for 1.5 Km until you come to a place, where the asphalt stops. For those who have been before, the parking place has been fenced and planted, so park on the sides of the road. Be there to depart at 10.00 prompt! [Symbool] [Should
you miss this bridge, continue until you pass the sluice gate and turn
right over Bridge 24. Continue on this road, which is in reasonable
condition for some 3 Km]
(The RV is at: N: 38.233451°W: -0.926187° for those of you using Sat Navs)
Walk Description:The Salt River circular walk, may only be just over 6.3 Km
with a height gain of 218m, but it feels like more when you have done
it; nevertheless a very rewarding walk, one of our best, with ever
changing scenery and geology. Good unmade roads, rough tracks, walking
in old aqueducts, a bit of a scramble and a river bed between the Nacimientos de Sal and the Baron Negro and then a fairly long climb out of the baranca after we have visited the Baron Negro to take us back to the cars. If you don’t know what a Nacimiento de Sal or a Baron Negro is then come along and find out…!
Lunch: Nothing organised, but most people gravitate to one or the other bars/restaurants in HDLF.
Special Notes: Sorry, no dogs on this one.
Equipment:Because we will be walking in a wet river bed, waterproof boots and a stick or pole are recommended. It should go without saying that you should all be carrying adequate water and your first aid kit!
Alan
Please remember that you walk at your own risk.