According to Gronze, José Sanchis Mocho is in charge of pilgrim acogida in both Ibi and Onil. His phone is 676 14 96 42. Alan reports staying at his workshop in Onil.
GPS camino tracks always have a few kms difference from one to the other, so these are always rough estimates, but Torremanzanas to Ibi showed up with a range of difference of about 6 or 7 km. A little comparison of the maps shows that there seem to be two different routes.
One is the GR 330, about 23 km.
The other looks more direct, about 17 km. That would make the stage much more doable for those who walk shorter distances, but it won’t cut out the elevation.
Any opinions on this choice of route from the veterans or anyone else? Using google maps, and Alan’s reference point of the Puerto de Carrasqueta, both options go to the Puerto. It looks like the GR 330 takes a little loop before the puerto, and then from the puerto it takes a short ascent off the route from the pass to the actual “cumbre” (peak) of Carrasqueta, which is a detour of less than a km and an ascent of less than 50 m.
I suppose anyone who is thinking about walking from Torremanzanas to Ibi in one day might be inclined to take the shorter route, because it would be the difference between 35-36 and 41-42. Either way the elevation looks pretty daunting.
GPS camino tracks always have a few kms difference from one to the other, so these are always rough estimates, but Torremanzanas to Ibi showed up with a range of difference of about 6 or 7 km. A little comparison of the maps shows that there seem to be two different routes.
One is the GR 330, about 23 km.
The other looks more direct, about 17 km. That would make the stage much more doable for those who walk shorter distances, but it won’t cut out the elevation.
Any opinions on this choice of route from the veterans or anyone else? Using google maps, and Alan’s reference point of the Puerto de Carrasqueta, both options go to the Puerto. It looks like the GR 330 takes a little loop before the puerto, and then from the puerto it takes a short ascent off the route from the pass to the actual “cumbre” (peak) of Carrasqueta, which is a detour of less than a km and an ascent of less than 50 m.
I suppose anyone who is thinking about walking from Torremanzanas to Ibi in one day might be inclined to take the shorter route, because it would be the difference between 35-36 and 41-42. Either way the elevation looks pretty daunting.