Day 1. Valencia- Chiva (42km)
Left Hostal Center at 6am and made my way to the Cathedral to begin my Camino. I felt way marks limited but found my way through the suburbs mainly with gps. I didn’t take the park option but stuck with the conventional route.
As you can see on the joint documents, the first 10 km are urban and asphalt.
I explored recently the option of the Parque Fluvial, showed with a red track in this guide.
I think it's a good option as you change urban streets and asphalt for woody and earthy lanes on 7 km.
The negative point is that there is no place to stop and have a café or a drink, except if at point 37 of the map you take off the way (only 100 m) going straight instead of veering right. On the first corner, left side, is the bar 'El Paso'
But It is also 1,8 km longer.
Other option to reduce asphalt is, from the cathedral, instead of following the yellow marks, go directly by Calle Navelos to the old bed of the river (today a 9 km long park, full of gardens and sports areas), and when you reach it go left (west) through it, to reach the way at point 6 of the map. It is very few hundred meters longer.
On the other hand, although the Amigos en Requena say there is accomodation in Loriguilla, the staff of the Ayuntamiento told me there is not, and suggest to continue to Chiva. As there is a railway station in Loriguilla, it is possible to go back to Manisses, or jump to Chiva or Cheste, and the next day come back to Loriguilla.
Buen Camino