Are you up for the Mirador Challenge in Javea?
Do you fancy a real challenge while enjoying the spectacular coastline of the northern Costa Blanca?
Some 150 walkers will be doing just that in April when they will take part in the fifth edition of the annual javeamigos.com Mirador Challenge, a 29 kilometre trek along the coast of Jávea which follows an established walking route which links 15 of the official viewports (“miradores”) of the municipality.
Mirador challenge, Javea
2015 is the biggest yet with 30 teams of five walkers registered to take part in one of two disciplines: the Sport category is for those who want to cover the distance as fast as possible · without running, of course · while the Leisure category is preferred by those who would rather take a more leisurely approach · while still racing · with time spent at each mirador removed from the final time. And this year the Challenge has received the support of Villas-Plots-com and Bar Quo Vadis who have become the joint main sponsors of the event and the organisers thank them as well as all the other sponsors and the Ayuntamiento de Jávea for their support in helping make the javeamigos.com Mirador Challenge one of the premier events in the sporting calendar of Jávea.
Mirador challenge, Javea
The event will also be supported by a team of almost 50 checkpoint supervisors, marshalls and route support teams, with the two-person team from Blanca Fit once again walking the whole distance themselves at the back of the field to clear and close down the route and we thank them and all the volunteers for their time and effort for without them the event could not take place. The route, which begins at Mirador La Granadella and, having passed through 13 stunning viewpoints along the coast, finishes at the iconic windmills of Mirador Els Molins, was created in the spring of 2011 by six friends who were curious if they could trace an extended walking route along the coastline of the municipality and covered the distance in a fairly relaxed 8 hours and 22 minutes. In 2014, the winning Sports team finished in 4 hours 16 minutes.
Taking part in the Mirador challenge, Javea
A route modification for 2015 has added over two kilometres to the total distance which means that this record will never be beaten. However a new one will be set and some 30 teams have already registered to face the challenge of walking across the municipality of Jávea from its very southern border to the northern ridge of La Plana. More information can be found at www.javeamigos.com and on the Facebook page ‘The Mirador Challenge’.
All smiles for the Mirador challenge, Javea
