This province of Alicante full of precious Rnatural corners deserves a getaway to get to know them. One of the most magnificent and yet lesser known, Cint Valley, a route through the interior nature Park Sierra de Mariola and we can see in griffon vultures in freedom.
Route via Barranc del Cint
HE chint valley Very close to Alcoy. The path starts in the Preventionorio recreation area and continues by following the GR7 indicators. Then continue your way through the mountain pass, which gets narrower as you walk the walls. At the same time, the walls are increasing in height and at the top we can see how the vultures fly over the space. The road continues past the vultures and leads towards the Sant Cristòfol hermitage. Finally to the road starting point, next to Alcohol Prevention.
The Benissaidó River used to flow along the existing route, which is now diverted to supply the city of Alcoy with drinking water. Also, this mountain pass was used in the past to reach the town of Bocairent on the other side of the Sierra de Mariola.
The track is 9 kilometers long and of medium difficulty, so it can be done by adults and children as long as they are used to walking and this type of walking. The route is circular and has a drop of 560 meters. It will take you about 4 hours to watch the vultures fly silently, passing through it at medium speed and stopping to take pictures.
How to get to Barranc del Cint de Alcoy?
As we mentioned earlier, the route starts and ends at the Preventiontorio recreation area, so you can park your car there. To reach the recreation area, you must use the CV-796 road from Alcoy.
After leaving your vehicle in the area, you must go back a few meters until you leave the Preventionorio building and continue on the path that leads to the right. This road will take us to the entrance of the valley. From this point we will have to walk within 1.5 kilometers of steep walls, of which we will already be able to see some of them. vultures are flying.
After about 30 minutes inside the pass we will reach a fork where we have to follow the path on the left and walk for another half hour. That way, we’ll get close to the field. vultures
Then we continue on the PR-CV 133.1 route, which will take us to the center. Sant Cristofol hermitage We can stop here to relax and take panoramic photos of Alcoy.
After the break, we will continue on the path in front of the hermitage, which will take us back to the starting point. All that remains is to cross the wooden bridge and follow the path that takes us to the asphalt where we left the car.