Camino de la Cueva de San Pascual

Religious

This itinerary constitutes a definite and safe route for the traditional pilgrimages that reach from the Vega Baja, through Crevillent, to the Cave of San Pascual in the monfortina parish of Orito. The starting point is located on the Ainach road, in the vicinity of the road of Hondón de las Nieves (CV-845), beginning the route between crops and cottages. This stretch remains practically straight, crossing the ravine of the River at the height of the Iron Channel before linking with the Carrasca road. The itinerary merges with the road of La Romana (CV-846), near the place of the Hondo de Las Fuentes. This recreational area is a traditional meeting place at certain times of the year such as "Mona's Day" or "La Jira". The city of Aspe is accessed through Avenida 3 de Agosto. The layout borders the Municipal Sports Pavilion and passes in front of the "Virgen de las Nieves" Nursing Home, located next to "La Cruz de Orihuela", a traditional religious element in the town. The route continues along Castelar Street, a road that receives the Virgen de las Nieves, patron saint of the municipality, every two years, and where the Wagner Theater is located, a modernist building built in 1922 and restored in 1995. The streets of San Pedro and San José leads to the historic center, leaving on the right the Plaza Mayor with the homes of the early s. XX, the Basilica of Our Lady of Socorro (18th century), of the Baroque Valencian style, and the historic building of the Town Hall (1641). The route runs along the Avenida de la Constitución where the "El Cisco" House (19th century) is located, which houses the Municipal Historical Museum, to turn onto Calle Lepanto towards the Tarafa River. The itinerary descends to the Tarafa riverbed through the park located behind the bus station. The path takes advantage of the cycle path that runs along the banks of this watercourse, enabled after an environmental restoration by the Hydrographic Confederation of Júcar. This river has a well-preserved fluvial ecosystem, where the olmedas or malls stand out, as well as historical elements such as the Rafa de Perceval (19th-century irrigation for the use of water for irrigation), the Fuente de Barrenas, which supplied drinking water to Elche through the aqueduct of which the Bridge of the Four and Five Eyes (18th century) are part, or the ruins of flour mills that existed in the area, such as that of Meseguera. Finally, on the Quincoces road the trail ends, to link with the Novelda and Monforte del Cid itineraries towards the San Pascual Cave. Time: 1h 53 min. Type of route: Hiking Difficulty: Low Distance: 7.504 meters