Top 5 Mountain Passes around Llanos Centrales

Incredible mountain pass. It is quite easy to get to. The village is small and has a fountain.

Historically, it was part of the Encomienda de Les Coves de Vinroma and with it it was the lordship of Blasco de Alagón between the years 1235 and 1242. Later, it was the Templars who were in charge of governing the town. In the archives and annotations of the town map of Albocácer it appears that originally the town was called Sierra de Biarach. During the first half of the 16th century, it took the name of Sarratella de Biarach and it was not until the last third of the same century when the place name of Sarratella was made official. The demographic indicators of the town have been growing throughout its history until it surpassed the barrier of 700 inhabitants in the first years of the 20th century. Since 1900 the population has been constantly reducing until it currently reaches 93 registered people. Its geographical location and orography seduced prehistoric groups. Very close to the hill where the hermitage is located there was an Epipalaeolithic site. Furthermore, in several areas of its territory, cave paintings have been discovered that are part of the Levantine rock art, declared a World Heritage Site. Social media Economic activities are dedicated to agriculture and livestock. Agriculture is traditionally based on dryland agriculture, with olive and almond cultivation predominating. Livestock farming is mainly based on grazing and pig and poultry farms. The scarce industry is related to agriculture and oil. Urban tour La Sarratella is a small town, which is very easy to get around. During the tour you can see the harmony that the houses maintain with each other, the tranquility of its people and the dark green of the mountainous landscape that can be seen from almost any area of the town. Despite being a small town, the places of interest that we can find are many and quite varied: The building of the old oven, with clear medieval traces. The torrent, located in the lower part of the town, whose complex is made up of a fountain, a water trough and some washing places. The town hall inaugurated in 1958 with some porches that limit the public part of the common part of the town halls of the medieval period. The hermitage of San Juan and the Church of San Miguel, where there is a front of the green velvet altar on which you can see Saint Michael embroidered fighting against the devil. Landscape The landscape is very mountainous, with large slopes that provide impressive views to the sea. Holm oaks and bushes scented with rosemary, thyme, lavender and other aromatic plants predominate. The climate is cool and pleasant in summer contrasting with the cold winter. The town is located at about 800 meters above sea level, although the highest point in the area is at 937 meters where the hermitage of San Juan Nepomuceno is located with an unbeatable panoramic view.

It is a beautiful and entertaining climb, without major complications and with magnificent views. In the first part, we start with gentle slopes, which will be very useful for "warming up" the legs, as from km. 4 things get a bit more serious. The gradient will start to increase, with some ramps close to 10%, and hairpin bends will appear, until we reach a first pass at km. 12. Afterwards, we will have a short rest with a descent included to the village of Serratella, and we will only have the final stretch, quite gentle, until we reach the summit at 844 m. altitude. At that point, we can decide between descending towards Albocàsser, or giving ourselves a little "warm-up" by climbing to the hermitage of S. Juan Nepomuceno via a paved track that goes off to our left, about 500 m. long and with ramps of 20%, until we reach an altitude of 920 m.

It is a short but very hard ascent, which will probably surprise us with its difficulty. We will start the climb with an initial section up to the crossroads of the CV-15 with some hard ramps already, we will cross the town of Rosildos, going around the church to look for the street that leads us towards Mas de Cervera, where we will join the "main" road towards Serra Engarcerán. Upon reaching a somewhat more wooded area, we will find a small rest, but let's not be overconfident, because after taking a left turn and the trees disappear, we will encounter the hardest part of the ascent, where the gradient reaches a maximum of 16% on a 500 m section that does not drop below 10%. We will finish somewhat more easily, but undoubtedly this climb will have pleasantly surprised us.

La Plana Alta has several road passes, but this one is undoubtedly among the most picturesque. You can reach it either by road or with some gravel track variants from many directions.

One of the most picturesque ports in the Plana Alta. Very beautiful landscapes rolling on asphalt in perfect condition and practically without traffic. It is short but intense and depending on where you attack it from, the slopes will be more abrupt.

With its almost 14 kilometers in length and overcoming just over 540 meters, this third-category mountain pass is demanding but also rewarding with the views you'll have along the entire route, especially once you get to the top. Go at your own pace and enjoy it!

Good views.