Hiking trails in Valencia: the most impressive of the Comunitat de Valencia

The Valencian Community has a wide variety of hiking tra ils, each with its own characteristics and natural beauty.

For the lovers of outdoor adventures valencia and its surroundings are an ideal destination. Among the best hiking trails you can enjoy in the Zone is the impressive “Caminito del Rey Valenciano”.

Here are some of the best hiking trails in Valencia.

Grail Route

It is not a single route, but multiple paths that come together in the Grail Route through 18 Valencian municipalities. Among them are Height one of the rural villages of 2024. It is a route divided into 7 stages and 120 kilometers in total that can be done in sections until you reach the cathedral of Valencia, where the Holy Chalice, used by Jesus at the Last Supper, is located.

🗺️ Grail Route: stages and municipalities.

Benagéber reservoir circular route

In the environment of the benagéber reservoir one of the most popular routes is the circular route, which starts and ends at the Benagéber reservoir. For about 10 kilometers, the trail crosses the Turia River canyon, the Chorros de Barchel, the Cueva de Barchel, the hanging bridge and the Pico Franco, with an elevation of 869 meters. This Zone was declared a Municipal Natural Site in 2016.

🗺️ Benagéber circular route.

Relleu footbridge route

Known as the “Caminito del Rey Valenciano” the footbridges of the Relleu reservoir in Alicante is an impressive route inaugurated in 2022. This 9-kilometer route through the 17th century swamp takes us to the impressive footbridges at the halfway point. A perfect activity for any weekend and a way to discover one of Relleu’s best kept secrets.

🗺️ Route and difficulty of the Relleu route.

Forat de Bernia

The circular route of the Forat de Bernia is the best option to discover this natural Balcony overlooking the Valencian coastline. The route, identified with the initials PR-CV 7, is about 9 kilometers long and has a medium difficulty. The difference in elevation is 200 to 400 meters. It can be started from different points, although the most common is Cases de Bernia. It takes about 4-5 hours to complete.

🗺️ Route and difficulty of the route of  Forat de Bernia.

Anna Waterfalls Route

Discover one of the most spectacular hiking routes of the Valencian Community in the interior of the province of Valencia. This 3 km route in the municipality of Anna takes us through 3 waterfalls, the river and the famous lake of the town. From the Albufera the walk starts at Avenida Diputación de Anna, where you can park your car.

🗺️ Route and difficulty of the 3 waterfalls route.

Mascarat Canyon Route

Between the Marina Alta and the Marina Baixa, the “Mascarat Canyon” is an impressive rocky crevice that separates Altea and Calpe and divides the Sierra de Bernia from the Morro de Toix. In less than 1 km, this adapted trail takes us through a landscape that looks like something out of North America, as we cross old railroad bridges and the national road N-332.

🗺️ Route and difficulty of the Cañón del Mascarat route.

Penyagolosa Natural Park

Located in the province of Castellón, between Vistabella del Maestrazgo, Villahermosa del Río and Chodos, it was declared a Natural Park in 2006. The Penyagolosa peak, the second highest in the Comunitat, is located there. It is 1,800 meters high and that is why it is called the ‘Stone Giant’.

In this park you can enjoy three different routes: the one that runs along the Barranc de la Pegunta, which is parallel to the forest track and then crosses it; and two other routes that follow this one, the one that climbs to the top, and the circular route to glimpse the south face of the peak.

🗺️ Route and difficulty of the Penyagolosa route.

Route of the Hanging Bridges of Chulilla

In this Valencian village you will be able to walk a path known as “la Pantaneros Route which was the road formerly traveled from there by the workers who built the Loriguilla Reservoir in the 1950s to their place of work. This route goes over suspension bridges that cross the river and the canyon created by the ticket of its bed in Chulilla, with rock walls of more than 80 meters.

🗺️ Route and difficulty of the route of Chulilla.

Sierra de Mariola Natural Park

Declared natural park in 2002, it is located between the regions of Hoya de Alcoy and Condado de Concentaina, in the province of Alicante, and the Albaida Valley, in the province of Valencia. Four official routes await you at this natural site:

• in the shadow of the Cavas’, of medium difficulty and passing through the Cava del Teix and the Cava Gran.
• the ‘Camino de Aguas’, which runs along the upper section of the Vinapoló River, is the easiest trail.
• an appointment with history’ that runs through the lands of Cocentaina County, with unique buildings, chapels and churches as the main points and of medium difficulty.
• miradores de solana’, which takes us to the cross of Sant Cristòfol in a route also of medium difficulty.

🗺️ Route and difficulty of the Sierra de Mariola route.

The Aitana Mountains

It is the highest point of the system formed by the mountains of Puigcampana and Ponotx, in the province of Alicante. It is 1558 meters above sea level, but cannot be visited by hikers as it is inside military installations.

However, the secondary summit of this mountain range is accessible. The route to reach this summit is circular and starts at the Font de Partegat and passes through the Passet de la Rabosa.

🗺️ Route and difficulty of the Sierra de Aitana route.

Ojos Negros Verde Route

We know that Ojos Negros is not from the Comunitat, but is in Teruel, but this route starts there and ends in Sagunto (Valencia). It is the former route of the now abandoned railroad that transported ore between these towns. Cycling the entire route, about 200 kilometers, requires several days, so it is recommended to do it in sections or stages.

The route runs parallel to the commuter train tracks, making it easy to transfer and schedule your route.

🗺️ Route and difficulty of the Ojos Negros route.

The Water Route

At the town of Chelva in the province of Valencia, there are two different routes of low difficulty that you can do. The Water Route combines in the walk the river landscape with emblematic places and neighborhoods of the locality. The trail is signposted with information panels and has a circular route.

🗺️ Route and difficulty of the Water Route.

Peña Cortada Aqueduct Route

For its part, the route of the Peña Cortada can also be done from Tuejar, Calles and Dueño. The trail is signposted and marked and runs along the aqueduct as well as through caves and tunnels carved into the rock.

🗺️ Route and difficulty of the Route of Peña Cortada.

Benissa Ecological Walkway

In summer, this route is ideal. The ecological walk of Benissa proposes a route on foot between paradisiacal coves. It has two different itineraries (north and south), which we detail in this other article, and that will take you through the different coves of Benissa. These beaches are between the best in the Valencian Community in particular, the baladrar cove the end point of the northern route.