On the small Canary Island of El Hierro, there is the long-distance trail hike GR-131 Camino de la Virgen. It runs from the coast in the northeast of the island across the entire Cumbre to the southwest of El Hierro. You can start either in Tamaduste (Variant a) or in Puerto de la Estaca (Variant b). Both variants are roughly the same length and signposted as GR-131 Camino de la Virgen. The trail is named after the patron saint of the island, the Virgen de los Reyes. Every 4 years, on the first Saturday in July, the statue is carried approximately 29 kilometers along the Camino de la Virgen from the chapel Santuario Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de los Reyes to the capital of the island, Valverde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n