The mountains that surround the valley
This second stage that will take us from Bocairent to Aielo de Malferit, is the longest of the crossing and also the most uneven. We will travel almost entirely the two most important mountain alignments that surround the Vall d’Albaida: the mountain of la OmbrĂa of Ontinyent, which is actually an extension of the Agullent mountain (Covalta) and the Grossa mountain, which closes the valley from the northwest. It is the most mountainous stage and has solitary stretches, since we will only pass through one town: Fontanars dels Alforins. From Bocairent we will go back up the mountain range of the Ombria to the farmhouse of Ponce to travel the entire mountain range through its high parts on an aerial path that largely coincides with the GR-7. We will descend to Fontanars dels Alforins to cross the Pla and climb again this time to the Grossa Mountain range, mountain alignment that separates us from the region of La Costera and that we will also cross in its entirety. From the ruins of the balarma house we reach the port and continue to finish in Aielo de Malferit descending a spectacular ravine.
