Walking route
From Murla to the Green Horse.

Penyal Roig.
This challenging walk goes from the small village of Murla to the top of the Penyal Roig or Cavall Verd, the Green Horse. The route first passes the hermitage of San Sebastiá and a little further to a cross with beautiful views of Murla. Along the way and at the top you have beautiful views of Xaló, the Gorgos river, the Seguili mountain, the ruins of Castellet, the Segària, the Carrascar, Dénia, the Montgó, the Mediterranean Sea, to Xortà, Serrella and even the Aitana. From the top you descend and walk through orchards, where you can enjoy the spring blossoms in spring, back to Murla.
Distance: 8 km.
Time: 4h00.
Grade: Heavy.
Type: Circular.
Gps Track: Yes.
Route description: Yes.
Wheelchair: Not suitable.
Dog: Not possible due to secured passages.
Height gain: 650 meters.
Trail: Mostly unpaved.
Marking: White-Yellow and own route.
Hiking shoes recommended.
Cavall Verd.
The walk goes through the village to the Ermita de Sant Sebastià which was built in the 15th century to ask for protection against the plague. You climb further to reach a cross from where you have a beautiful view of Murla. The next destination is the Penya del Migdia at an altitude of 617 meters. Here you have a unique view of the Pop valley, one of the most beautiful valleys in the region. You now get to see the top of the Penyal Roig with its impressive fold structures that are typical of the Sierra del Penyal. At the top of the Penyal Roig you have an impressive view of Xaló, the Gorgos river, the Seguili mountain, the ruins of Castellet, the Segària, the Carrascar, Dénia, the iconic Montgó, the Mediterranean Sea, to Xortà, Serrella and even the Aitana. The Cavall Verd has the shape of a camel due to its double top and looks like a saddle. The name derives from the Iberian name of the wetlands, 'bart', specifically the old wetland of Fontilles, which would eventually derive from 'Vert'. The Latin 'Caput Vallis' means the head of a valley. Cavall Verd would therefore be the head of the valley of the wetland of Fontilles. It was one of the last strongholds of resistance of the Moors in the old kingdom of Valencia. In the autumn of 1609, thousands of Moors took refuge on the top of this mountain, resisting their forced exile. After a brutal confrontation, the army of Philip III slaughtered thousands of Moors. The survivors took refuge in the steep rocks of Cavall Verd, waiting in vain for the legendary green horse to come to their aid. This legend says that an imposing green horse would appear to save the Moors in their moment of greatest despair, but its arrival never happened. Finally, without water or food, the survivors surrendered and later about 42,000 Moors were expelled from the ports of Denia and Javea to Oran. From the top you descend and go past orchards, where you can enjoy the spring blossoms in the spring, back to Murla.
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When descending you pass a section with chains and crampons, which unfortunately means that dogs are not allowed on this walk.