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. […]
Great circular walk from Soria around Lake Chira
Lakes Hiking tour from Soria to Chira Lake Today’s hike on Gran Canaria starts in Soria. It does not only lead you through two small typical Canarian villages. The special feature is the crossing of the gigantic dam wall of Lake Soria. Then you hike to the top of the Lomo de la Palma. But […]
From Adeje to Ifonche – Hike over the south coast of Tenerife
Mountains, Barrancos and lots of nature Today’s hike, which starts in Adeje, takes you up over the south coast to the Ifonche mountains. On the quite long hike you can always enjoy fantastic views of the neighbouring mountain ranges, deep Barrancos and the wide south coast. You will circle the famous Barranco del Infierno and […]