Inscription for 2 sendalhama routes opens 7th March

Limited places for 2 routes leaving from Alhama de Murcia to the Sierra Espuña and Ricote Valley

Inscription for these 2 routes opens on 7th March at 9am

The Sendalhama programme of walks is designed to encourage residents of the Alhama de Murcia municipality to get out and enjoy not only the attractions of their own municipality, but also those of neighbouring areas as well.

Walks cost 3 euros each, to cover the cost of the minibus transport and include the services of a qualified guide.
Pre-inscription is essential. This must be done IN PERSON at the tourist office in Alhama de Murcia. No inscription via any other means is accepted as places have been allocated to people in the past who have failed to turn up. One person can register a maximum of 6 participants and places are limited. ID, name, tel number and email address must be registered when booking.

It is strongly recommended that all participants carry 1 litre of water to drink during the activity and also wear strong shoes and carry walking sticks if they have one. Meals are taken afterwards in a local restaurant with participants paying for what they eat. If you are not intending to eat, then this must be advised at time of booking.
Places on the routes are only released for two routes at a time, nearer to the dates of each walk.
Click for Tourist information office, Alhama de Murcia

Sendalhama 2014
Route 1, Sunday 23rd March, Walking in the folds of the Sierra Espuña
Departure time 08.00am from the Recinto ferial de Alhama de Murcia. ( The parking area at the back of the Parque Cubana .)

The new edition of the SENDALHAMA programme begins on the 23rd March with a route uniting two different areas of Alhama de Murcia. The route follows the well signposted PR-MU 69, which will surprise participants with the fabulous views en-route. Always using the rambla de Algeciras as a reference point, we can see a view of El Berro which is well worth the effort of photographing, then leaving El Berro behind, we climb to the highest point of the route, (629 metres) to see part of the embalse de Algeciras below us, an attractive and popular route to begin the new series.

Data:
Type of route circular. Begins and concludes in Gebas.
 Route: Casas de la Venta – Bridge over the rambla de Algeciras– Tunnel – la Trinchera – Huertas de Camacho – GR 252 to El Berro – Path from El Berro to Gebas– Casas de la Venta. Distance: 10 km. Duration: 4 hours with stop-offs. Accumulated climb : 285 m.
Dificulty: low. All of the route follows pathways although there are points at which it is important to be careful due to loose scree. Following the walk lunch is taken in the restaurant “El Mirador” in  Gebas, with participants paying as they go.

Route 2.
Ricote valley, Walking via the watermills of Abarán
Saturday 26th April and Sunday 27th April
Departure at 08.00am from the Recinto ferial de Alhama.
On this occasion we travel to the Ricote valley, specifically to Blanca, to walk alongside the River Segura upstream, passing through a patchwork of fields and countryside. Before we realise it, we’ve arrived in the municipality of Abarán, where we´ll walk around the five watermills  set amongst the cultivated lands they fed.

Data:
Type of route: linear. Starts in Blanca and concludes in Abarán. Route: Plaza de la farola – Puente de hierro – barriada de Los Runes – rambla de Las Multas – El Jarral – norias – Noria Grande.
Distance : 9,5 km. Duration: 4 hours with stops. Accumulated climb, 74 metres. Difficulty level low. The whole route is on pre-made paths. Food: bring your own.