There are four distinct itineraries. The first road, for condition for hiking: the
GR-236 (over 90 km in length), the second route, access to the monasteries with vehicles. The four routes are different and each one goes through different towns, but both routes pass by the five monasteries. • On foot (GR-236). • By car. • Bicycle (
MTB). • By horse (IE-001).
Route GR-236 The route on foot The walk route passes through ancient medieval historical paths as the
Pas del Pobre (passage of the poor), riding trails, mountain trails, old roads and railroad tracks. It starts at the train station in Gandia and ends in Alzira, to connect to public transport. The route begins in
Gandia Railway Station and ends on
Alzira Railway Station. The
GR-236 is the international code of the Monasteries route by foot. It is a GR (
GR footpath) officially approved by the Valencian Federation of Mountain Climbing. The GR-236 begins in Gandía and finishes in Alzira passing by these monasteries: • 1
Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, in
Alfauir. • 2
Monastery of the Corpus Christi, in
Llutxent. • 3
Monastery of Santa María de la Valldigna, in
Simat de la Valldigna. • 4
Monastery of Aguas Vivas, in
Carcaixent. • 5
Monastery of la Murta, in
Alzira. All the paths are perfectly signposted from the Train Station of Gandia to Alzira. There are road signs in problematic forks with location signs and direction signs. The signs are white and red and they all have the path code (GR-236). To walk round this route you need 2 or 3 days. There is a main route (3–4 days) and there is another way where you can take a short cut in the route (2–3 days), but with the last option you can't see one of the monasteries (Corpus Christi, in Llutxent).
The route by car • 1
Monastery of the Corpus Christi • 2
Llutxent • 3
Benicolet • 4
Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba • 5
Gandia • 6 Marxuquera • 7 La Drova • 8
Barx • 9
Simat de la Valldigna • 10
Monastery of Santa Maria de la Valldigna • 11
Monastery of Aguas Vivas • 12 La Barraca d'Aigües Vives • 13
Alzira • 14
Monastery of la Murta The route by bicycle (MTB) The itinerary by bicycle (
MTB) is a circular route of 123
km which starts and ends in
Alzira and which crosses the central regions of
La Safor, la
Vall d'Albaida and
La Ribera Alta. The itinerary has a specific signaling and a special path adapted to mountain bike.
The route by horse IE-001 The itinerary by horse has a specific signaling and a special path adapted to horses and homologated by the Royal Spanish Equestrian Federation (RFHE) and their code is
IE-001. It is the first route in Spain and the second in Europe to be approved as equestrian route. The itinerary starts in the
Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, near Gandia. == Credentials ==