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Santuario - Fontalbres - Sierra de la Fontanella - Santuario

In the Menetjador Mountains

Regional route25 km · 16 miBest Sep–Jun

Next nearby hike: Castalla - Planises - Castalla 6 mi · 10 kmExplore Menetjador Mountains →

Alicante, SpainAlicanteCamí dels Geladors Enlace · AlicanteStart / end5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Sep–Jun · highs 11–26 °C (52–79 °F)

  1. J11°2°36
  2. F12°2°38
  3. M15°4°38
  4. A17°6°50
  5. M21°9°51
  6. J26°14°27
  7. J29°17°9
  8. A29°17°15
  9. S24°14°58
  10. O19°10°53
  11. N14°6°50
  12. D11°3°37

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Santuario - Fontalbres - Sierra de la Fontanella - Santuario is a regional hiking route in Alicante, Spain, about 25 km (16 mi) in length. It is in the Menetjador Mountains. It lies about 1.7 km east of Biar.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
25 km · 16 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Menetjador Mountains (Prebaetic System › Baetic System; GMBA)
Nearest town
1.7 km E of Biar (Provincia de Alicante, Valencia) · GeoNames
Best months
Sep–Jun
Country
Spain
Region
Alicante
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Ref
PR-CV 55
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
38.6543, -0.7168
Route start
38.6295, -0.7450
OpenStreetMap
relation 5828444
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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