Before reaching the 3rd kilometre of the route, we'll turn right onto an uphill dirt road with some paved sections that leads to the "Barranc Salat".

This segment of the route, before getting to the CV-758 road, is part of a diversion that is virtually unknown to most people: the "Camí del Peix". This is actually a very interesting cultural and artistic project aimed at promoting the flow of visitors between the inland areas and the coast, managed by the towns and villages of Villajoyosa/La Vila Joiosa, Orxeta, Relleu, Sella, Torremanzanas/La Torre de les Maçanes, Benifallím, Penáguila and Alcoy/Alcoi. More specifically, they've agreed to turn it into a new "product" based on hiking, culture, nature and tourism, by recovering one of the oldest routes in the whole of the Iberian Peninsula.

We should warn you that, at the end of the "Barranc Salat", there is a part of the road that can be quite technically demanding. However, since it's a short section, we can get off the bike and walk if we find it too hard.

We'll turn left once we reach the CV-758 road and, after 400 metres, we'll turn right again. Here we'll begin a hard and long climb to El Xarquer through a road which is almost completely paved. During the climb, we'll have the chance to enjoy the stunning view of the western side of Els Castellets, a well-known mountain range to rock climbers all over Europe.

After reaching the top of El Xarquer at the 16th kilometre of the route, we'll begin a fast descent to the "Barranc de l'Arc" cliff, with the beautiful view of the town of Sella in the distance. Just before we get to the dirt road, we'll see a fountain next to a house on our left-hand side. This fountain, known by locals as "Font de L'Alcàntara", is quite hidden and not easy to find, and has water all year round.

Once we reach the trail that runs at the bottom of the cliff, we'll head towards  Benimantell. The road that joins the towns of Sella and Benimantell is called PR-CV 9. We'll keep going until we arrive at the Font de l'Arc fountain. This is a good spot to rest for a while due to the beauty of the area and the fact that, even in the summer, it stays quite cool regardless of the temperatures. From there, we'll be able to admire one of the most magnificent sanctuaries for rock climbers in our province: the Divino hill.

We'll go past the Font de l'Arc climbers' shelter and the Casas de l'Arc and Bodegueta areas to join the PR-CV 12 road towards Finestrat. At this point, we'll have to face one of the last and hardest climbs of the day, going through an area known as Barranc del Xarquer until we reach the Alt de Sacarest. This road runs between some impressive limestone mountains until it reaches its highest point through a tree-covered road, just before facing the descent to Finestrat by the Font del Molí (1851). The Font del Molí is one of the most remarkable fountains in the province, with a volume of flow of 20 litres per second (according to the average measurement taken over the last years), which is really high and rare for this area.

From this point, the highest on our way at 732 metres of altitude, to the end of the route in Finestrat, we'll always feel the presence of the magnificent Puig Campana watching over us. On the way down, we'll need to pay attention in order to avoid going the wrong way when we get to the paved road that gives access to the residential area. Once we go past the fence at the entrance of the Sacarest area, we'll keep going down until we get to a fork on the 29th kilometre of the route and we'll take the road on the left. After this, and up until the recreational area by the Font del Molí, we'll just need to follow the paved road.

We can either stop again at this recreational area or carry on all the way down to Finestrat to enjoy its varied cuisine and its colourful streets. By doing this, we'll have finished a physically-demanding route that doesn't present any difficulties from a technical point of view and offers amazing views, which will help us forget we're as close as 6 kilometres away from one of the biggest towns in our province, Benidorm.