Camino Real del Sur between El Río and Villa de Arico The Camino Real del Sur leads along historic paths from Granadilla de Abona to Güimar. You can hike the entire route and, if you like, take the bus back, as it runs largely parallel to the TF-28. The description of the entire Camino Real […]
Ruta del Agua – Leisurely round La Guancha
Ruta del Agua – Interesting facts about water On this 8-kilometre hike, as the name Ruta del Agua suggests, you will learn a lot about water and water extraction on Tenerife and in La Guancha. On many different walks that I have published on Seven Islands, I have already told you a lot about water […]
Presa del Río – Hike over a dam, through wild landscapes and the Barranco El Río
Presa del Río – the unused dam El Río This beautiful circular walk through a wild landscape starts at the Presa del Río dam. The dam crosses the Barranco El Río. This enormous gorge descends from the Cañadas (in two separate gorges between the Guajara and the Roque de la Grieta) to the coast. In […]
La Zarza – Instructive round in impressive landscape
Round trip La Zarza – La Sombrera – Sabina Alta On the eastern slopes of Tenerife above Fasnia, this beautiful circular tour starts in La Zarza. In addition to La Zarza, it takes you through two other small impressive towns high above the east coast. It is educational because you can learn a lot about […]
Coastal hike in a special lava landscape – Malpaís de Güímar
Circular hike Malpaís de Güímar This small circular walk starts and ends on the coast near Güímar, in Puertito de Güímar. It is one of those hikes that I would almost call a long walk. Nevertheless, it is charming and highly recommended. You walk through a beautiful coastal landscape with views of volcanoes, lava fields, […]
Hike high above the Angustias Gorge – Hoya Grande and Torre del Time
Hoya Grande and Torre del Time – peaks with a view at the edge of the cliff The Hoya Grande peak, with its 1,387 metres of altitude, is part of the rock walls surrounding the Angustias Gorge. You will reach this peak on this hike and have a beautiful view from there. Afterwards you can […]
Hike to the Mirador de La Cumbrecita
Mirador de La Cumbrecita – impressive viewpoint of the caldera A road with little traffic (LP 302) leads to the Mirador de La Cumbrecita. But the way there is much more beautiful on the hiking trail built in 2007. It takes you from the small Virgin del Pino church at the foot of the Cumbre […]
Hiking in the Orotava Valley on the Pilgrim’s Way – La Crucita
Aguamansa – La Crucita – Hike on a pilgrimage route This hike on Tenerife from Aguamansa in the Orotava Valley to Cumbre Dorsal (Mirador La Crucita) is part of the Camino de Candelaria pilgrimage route. Every year from 14 August to 15 August (Assumption of the Virgin Mary), pilgrims walk up the 18.5-kilometre path in […]
Hike from Chanajiga to the impressive plateau of Fortaleza Cañadas
Hike from Oratava Valley to Fortaleza Cañadas on Trail 0.4.0 I recently described a hike in the western Orotava valley from the Mirador de La Corona to the Chanajiga rest area here on Seven Islands. Practically seamless with this hike, the hike continues over the Ladera de Tigaiga up to the Fortaleza in the Cañadas. […]
Chanajiga circular hike in the upper Orotava valley
Well-known hiking trail from Los Realejos to the Chanajiga rest area This really attractive and beautiful circular walk takes you to the large rest area of Chanajiga in the western Orotava valley. You start above the small village of Icod el Alto at the Mirador de La Corona. This is also where the paragliders take […]