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Bueno, la caminata de hoy es la primera después del viaje a Chile y Bolivia. No va a ser una ruta larga y complicada; es más bien una toma de contacto con las sierras alicantinas, una forma de romper el hielo.
He elegido las sierras del Carrascalet y del Flare para este último día de octubre, en el que me acompañan Pedro, Reme, Jesús y Paco.
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Dejamos el auto en la Replana del Pino, junto a la carretera CV-8170, la que une Petrer con Castalla, y tomamos la pista que conduce a las casas (ruinas) de Planisses.
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Esta pista llega hasta otra (PR-CV 85) y nosotros nos dirigimos, por el ramal derecho, en ascenso, hasta el cruce con el Pou del Carrascalet.
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Descendemos después hasta llegar al Collado del Portell.
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Aquí el camino vuelve a ascender llegando hasta lo alto del Despeñador, con su vértice geodésico homónimo (1.259 msnm)
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Ahí, en lo alto, con unas magníficas vistas de las sierras del alrededor, junto al vértice, las fotos de rigor.
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Comenzamos ahora el descenso y el retorno, tomamos la pista (PR-CV 141) que, en dirección noroeste, lleva hasta las Peñas del Soldado.
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Antes de llegar a ellas, hay un desvío a mano derecha, que desciende hasta enlazar con la PR-CV 85, que, en dirección sureste conduce hasta la carretera de Petrer-Castalla y 500 metros de asfalto después llegamos al vehículo.
Regresamos a Alicante.
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Valoración: 3***
Recomendable: Por supuesto. Han sido cerca de 8 kilómetros, con un desnivel de 360 metros y, todo ello, hecho en un tiempo más que correcto.
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