14 November 2019 – Juvees de Alt

Dry but very cold when we met at Benichembla

For the first time this year more long trousers than shorts

We set off at a fast pace just to warm up

But slowed down as we reached the start of the 2000 steps

This is a very impressive zig zag morazabic trail down to the valley

It is very easy walking downhill on the well preserved track

And we had frequent stops to admire the views and take photographs

It took about an hour to reach the bottom

And then, of course, we had to climb up the other side

It is less steep than the descent, but has more rough sections

So we were all ready for our banana stop

And consider what a hard life it must have been to live in such an isolated place

We were now sheltered from the wind, and very comfortable walking

Some of the group were even down to shirtsleeves

We were still quite fresh when we reached the top

And impressed to find a table and chairs at the abandoned village

It was more exposed on the next stage of the walk, but still no rain

That arrived just as we sat down for our picnic lunch

The rain did not last long, but the biting cold wind did

Not many photos after lunch, we were all too busy trying to get to the bar as quickly as possible

Stats

Distance – 11 Km

Time Taken – 5 hours

Total Ascent – 542 metres