Showing posts with label GR 7 in Valencia; GR 7 in Castellon. Show all posts
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Hiking through Castellón - Days 1 and 2 to Jerica

Although I'm really pleased with the walk through Castellón as a whole I wouldn't do the first two day's of my itinerary again.  It's a flat, fairly monotonous route with the first day in particular involving a lot of road walking. Cycling along this route, particularly given the wonderful weather we enjoyed, would have been brilliant. 

The roads followed on the first day were minor rural ones, which in Spain are virtually traffic free, and on the second day the route joins a disused railway line which, with its gentle gradients, was a perfect for cycling. The first three days of the walk through Castellón are based on the relatively new 'El Cid' route which extends over 1,000km and goes all the way from Burgos in NW Spain down to Elche on the SW coast.  The route is probably designed as an alternative to the popular Camino de Santiago and as well as walkers has been developed to attract road and off-road cyclists and even motorists. The website is brilliant providing trip notes, accommodation suggestions, and GPX trails with variants  for each type of traveler.