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Tenerife Samara – Hiking between volcanoes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Today’s hike on Tenerife around mount Samara is once again a small hike that is suitable for everyone. In a leisurely round trip, you will go on an impressive tour over and between volcanoes at an altitude of approx. 2000 metres below the Teide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If the 2 hours long tour is not enough for you, there are still some good additional routes and variants. But no matter what you choose, good views in all directions are guaranteed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Water extraction and pine forests on Tenerife<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In other articles I had already mentioned the so-called Galerias, tunnels that were driven into the mountains on Tenerife for water extraction. But also a tree helps with the water extraction on some Canary Islands. When hiking between 700 and 2000 altitude meters you will meet on Tenerife and the other Canary Islands mainly a tree species. And this is the Canarian pine. If you do the Samara hike, you will also see the Canary pine standing all along the way in this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Canary pine belongs to the pine genus and is endemic to the Canary Islands (except Lanzarote and Fuerteventura). It is only found in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Palma, El Hierro and La Gomera. No wonder that it is also the most important tree species of the Canary Islands economically and even a natural symbol of the island of La Palma. The pines grow to an average height of 15-25 metres. In individual cases, however, individual specimens with a height of more than 50 metres are said to have been sighted on Tenerife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Canary pine – resistant with long roots and long needles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The life span of the Canarian pine is considerable and lies between 250-300 years. The pine is very resistant and sprouts quickly even after forest fires. Therefore, on the five Canary Islands mentioned above, there are many forests with black charred tree trunks caused by forest fires, but fresh coniferous greenery. The Canarian pine is characterized by particularly long roots. These protect them from „falling over“ during major storms and make it easier to absorb water from deeper soil layers.<\/p>\n\n\n

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