During Chris & Nick's visit to our place last week, we enjoyed a sunny morning playing on a local via ferrata. The Las Marujas via ferrata is on a crag overlooking the town of Tavernes de Valldigna, close to Gandia. It was installed in 2006 and has a protected route of 180 metres. To get onto the route there's a short abseil followed by a 3-wire rope bridge that spans a small gully.
Once on the route proper, despite the iron rungs, it was surprising strenuous - vertical for the most part with a short overhanging section followed by an 'interesting' traverse. The route is marked by the red line on the photo of the main crag.
The day was complemented by sightings of Black Wheatear, Blue Rockthrush and Sub-Alpine Warbler and concluded by a coffee by the beach - perfect!
Welcome to the blog Dave. looks like a good day out and sme nice birding ticks. Look forward to more postings.
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