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PR-CV 385 SENDA MALOS PASOS - UMBRÍA BALLESTEROS

Promoter: Ayuntamiento de Chiva

Certification status: No quality controls

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There is no proof of quality control on the record of this trail in the last years. For this reason, it is unknown whether it complies with the optimal signage and maintenance conditions for hikers to take the trail following these signs exclusively.
Hikers have to take into consideration that the information about the signage and maintenance of the trails for which the promoter entity is responsible might not be up to date anymore, since it refers to its state on the date of its approval. Furthermore, mountain sports entail risks associated with the activity itself and the environment where they take place, for which any person is fully liable. For this reason, hikes need to be planned properly and adequate training, equipment and sensible use of the trails are required.

This long circular route through the Sierra de Chiva mountain range takes you along the Malos Pasos path and through the Ballesteros ravine, an area on the shaded side with huge pine trees and surrounded by lush vegetation.

Trail:
Loop with some overlapping out and back sections
Technical data:
Length:
31,50 km
Estimated walking time:
08:40:00
Elevation gain:
900 m
Elevation loss:
900 m
MIDE ratings:
Level of natural risks:
3
Navigation on the trail:
2
Hiking difficulty:
3
Fitness level needed:
4

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Difficulty rating according to FEDME:
Unknown
Starting point:
Useful information:
Date of certification:
15-03-2010
Date of the act of registration in the Public Register:
20-10-2015
Reference municipality:
District:
Province:
Valencia/València
Cartography IGN MTN25:
0721-1; 0695-3

Downloadable from the Catalogue of the IGN Map Library

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Protected Natural Spaces:

We advise you to look up the regulations and/or authorisations for using the trails in these conservation areas on the website of the Conselleria de Medio Ambiente, Agua, Infraestructuras y Territorio

  • Sierra de Chiva (Municipal Natural Site)
Key points of the route:

Chiva Railway Station - Fuente de Vista Alegre (spring) - Collado Royo (col) - Corral del Gato (corral) - Fuente Umbría (spring) - Barranco de Ballesteros (ravine) - Los Parapetos

Route description (only available in Spanish)

Desde la estación de ferrocarril de la localidad de Chiva nos dirigimos por la carretera asfaltado hasta la Fuente de Vista Alegre, donde cogeremos el ramal a la izquierda para llegar al Collado Royo, desde donde por caminos rurales y pistas seguiremos el azagador de Cutanda, empalmando con el de las Eras y el de Cueva Morica.
Continuamos por el camino de la Incolla, y poco antes de llegar a la fuente del mismo nombre, giramos a la derecha (N) para bajar al barranco Grande y posteriormente por el Barranco de Ballesteros alcanzar el Corral de Gato.
Seguiremos el camino de la Umbría en fuerte ascenso hasta llegar a la Fuente de la Umbría, desde donde descenderemos al barranco de Ballesteros, donde caminaremos por su cauce.
Una vez abandonado el barranco ascenderemos de nuevo a la loma de los Parapetos, desde donde por la Senda de los Malos Pasos, volveremos al camino de la Umbría por donde vinimos y de nuevo hasta el Corral del Gato.
Una vez en el Corral del Gato, obviamos el camino por el tomamos a la ida y cogemos la pista que sale a la izquierda (Sur), el camino de la Fuente de Corachán, donde empalmando con el camino de la Murta, llegaremos al azagador de Cutanda por el que desembocaremos en el camino de Pizarro hasta la Fuente de Vista Alegre, y desde donde seguiremos el camino de nuevo hasta la estación de ferrocarril de Chiva.

 

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