Fascinating canyon and high-altitude hike near El Jaral This circular walk near the town of El Jaral starts on the south side of the Barranco del Achacay or Barranco Pozo. First we go down into the deep Barranco Pozo and on the opposite side up again to the idyllic mountain resort El Jaral. From there […]
Fortaleza de Masca – a striking climb in the Teno Mountains
Fortaleza de Masca high above the Barranco of Masca Panorama – Fortaleza de Masca The hike to Fortaleza de Masca is another fascinating climb in the Teno mountains. Tenerife is cut by deep Barrancos in rocky stretches of the coast, such as the Anaga and Teno mountains. Therefore there are naturally high rock walls between […]
High-altitude hike via Los Carrizales (Abache Steig)
Los Carrizales – Abache Steig Los Carrizales is a small village in the Teno Mountains, not far from the famous village of Masca. It is a hamlet in the municipality of Buenavista del Norte, in the north of Tenerife. There are two districts, Los Carrizales Bajo and Los Carrizales Alto – one lower and one […]
Montaña Negra – A magnificent circular hike through an impressive volcanic landscape
Volcanoes Montaña Negra and Chinyero The Montaña Negra is a real eye-catcher in its dark colours with the reddish edge. On seven islands I have already described some tours in the foothills of the southern Teide region. If you have already read a bit here, you may remember the report about the volcano Chinyero. To […]
Adventurous water walk through a tunnel
Today’s walk takes you from Erjos through the Barranco de los Cochinos (pigs’ ravine) to a tunnel. There are many tunnels in the Teno Mountains. And some of them are easy to cross. In the article “Pure adventure” I had already described two of these tunnels. Today’s hike takes us through a tunnel again near […]
Coastal hike from Agulo to Hermigua
Short coastal hike to Hermigua Probably a long walk – but the small coastal hike from Agulo to Hermigua and back is part of the GR-132 hiking trail from Hermigua to Vallehermoso. Since the small tour takes you between the two places and over the romantic hamlet Lepe directly along the coast, the rough Atlantic […]
Great circular walk from Tijarafe to Pirate’s Cove
Spectacular circular walk below Tijarafe Today’s hike starts in the small village of Tijarafe on La Palma. It takes you on beautiful hiking trails across meadows, fields and lonely fincas and banana plantations towards the Atlantic Ocean. There is a spectacular descent on narrow paths directly at the steep coast. At the bottom you will […]
Garajonay – Circular walk over the Fortaleza to the island roof
Gara and Jonay became Garajonay. This beautiful circular walk on La Gomera takes you from Chipude to the striking rock plateau of Fortaleza. From there you continue to the roof of the island. The Garajonay is with its 1.487 meters of altitude the highest elevation on La Gomera. From there you will have a fantastic […]
La Graciosa – from seven to eight Canary Islands
La Graciosa the eighth island Since the end of June 2018, the small Canary Island of La Graciosa has been recognized as the eighth Canary Island. Because on 26.06.2018 the Canarian Parliament officially recognized La Graciosa as the 8th island. That was at the request of the party “PP” (Grupo Parlamentario Popular). In total there […]
Guergues Steig – Fascinating high-level hike over the Masca Gorge
Tenerife: Guergues trail one of the most popular hikes The Guergues Steig is the mountain ridge between the Barranco of Masca and the Barranco Natero. There the rock massif runs from the height of the Teno Mountains in a westerly direction towards the Atlantic Ocean. The entire mountain ridge can be walked on a footpath. […]