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Located to the south of the border between the provinces of Valencia and Alicante in the Valencian Community in Spain, and running approximately 40 kilometres between the towns of Gandia and Muro de Alcoy, the Serpis Greenway (la Vía Verde del Serpis, in Spanish) follows part of the route of the Alcoy-Gandia railway line along the course of the River Serpis as it passes through the landscape of "el Raco del Duc", also known by the Valencian name of el barranc de l’infern (“Hell’s gorge”).
Vía verde del Serpis | |
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Length | 40 km (25 mi) |
Location | Province of Valencia Province of Alicante, Spain |
Trailheads | Gandia Muro de Alcoy |
Use | Hiking, Cycling, Horse riding |
Elevation change | 388 m (1,273 ft) |
Highest point | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
Lowest point | 22 m (72 ft) |
Difficulty | Moderate |
Season | Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter |
Sights | Historic town centres of Gandia, Villalonga, Lorcha, Beniarrés, Muro de Alcoy Albufera of Gayanes River Serpis Serra Mariola Natural Park |
Surface | asphalt, compact gravel, earth |
Website | www |
Pending the establishment of the necessary cooperation agreements between the various municipalities through which the greenway passes, it currently unofficially forms part of Spain's 2,700 kilometre "Via Verde" rail trail network, which is coordinated and promoted by the Spanish Railways Foundation (Fundación de los ferrocarriles españoles)[1].
In Muro de Alcoy it connects with the Xixarra Greenway, which extends to Cieza in the Region of Murcia, and with the Alcoy/Ibi/Maigmó Greenways, which form part of the original route of the planned Alcoy-Alicante railway.