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Getting Around
Over the years there has been a big expansion of the road network in the area. The maps
in this guide are believed to be up-to-date BUT, there may be changes - let us know if you
find anything new. As a general rule it is worth avoiding towns where possible since they can
be horribly slow and busy. The final sections on some crag approaches are on dirt tracks of
variable quality. These can become particularly exciting after rain - be aware of any excess on
your car-hire contract if you head off-road!
Satellite Navigation
GPS
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A SatNav can make it much easier to get to the crag but the best policy is to use it
in conjunction with the maps in this book. All the parking spots are indicated with a
precise GPS location in the form of two decimal numbers (blue box - left). Different GPS
devices accept these numbers in alternative formats; some devices are happy with two
comma-separated numbers, others require a
N
orth and
E
ast value to be entered separately
(Note: a negative value for the lower number means it is west of the Prime (Greenwich)
Meridian which pretty much goes straight down the Mascarat Gorge. This means that we
have both
E
ast and
W
est values in the book. Some devices require
W
est to be entered as a
positive number, others will interpret the negative sign as meaning 'west').
There are many cheap, and free, SatNav apps now available for smart phones but many
require a constant Internet connection although NavFree (
www.navfree.com
) offers offline
mapping for most of Europe for free. Some offline apps don't have an offline input for the
long/lat GPS co-ordinates we give, so you either need to pre-program your destinations
when online before you set off, or just aim for the nearest town and then use the on-paper
instructions from there.
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Alicante Benidorm Calp
Xaló
Gandía
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Where it all began back in the late 1980s.
Alan James on
Plata
(6a+) -
page 315
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at Toix Este. Photo: Stephen Horne