Sunflower Books: Landscapes of the COSTA BLANCA: WALKS AND CAR TOURS

Costa Blanca, 4th ed (2009), updated 28/09/09

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Updates for walks and car tours (drives) in the Costa Blanca region given below supplement those provided in the guidebook. It is vital that this Update is read in conjunction with the text of the book, but note that the Update applies only to the edition stated and not to any earlier editions. (If you have an older edition of this book and want to "upgrade" to the latest edition at half price, click here.)

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Walk 6: We did this excellent walk a few days ago. I took along my GPS receiver (which many walkers are using these days), and thought that GPS waypoints would be a useful addition to the route. Here are the GPS waypoints for the Serpis Gorge walk (User 2006):

Parking (0min):         N38°51.015, W000°19.424
Ruin (9min):             N38°51.141, W000°18.929
Tunnel #1 (30min):       N38°51.563, W000°18.077
Dam #1 (46min):          N38°51.793, W000°17.771
Track (1h14min):         N38°52.085, W000°17.114
Ruined bridge (1h23min): N38°52.426, W000°16.907
Tunnel #2 (1h28min):     N38°52.414, W000°16.702
Dam #2 (1h38min):        N38°52.507, W000°16.291
Tunnel #3 (1h41min):     N38°52.565, W000°16.234
Bridge (1h49min):        N38°52.738, W000°16.034
Tunnel #4 (1h55min):     N38°52.814, W000°15.783
Tunnel #5 (2h05min);     N38°52.693, W000°15.530
End (2h30min):           N38°52.941, W000°14.699