Walking in the Canary Islands: Vol 1 West

This guidebook includes a rich and varied selection of 50 mainly mountain walks on the islands of Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro. The islands have a sunny, hot climate with little rainfall and snow only on 3718m El Teide. Mountain ridges and peaks, deep and rocky barrancos, rugged coastlines and extensive forests.

Walking in the Canary Islands: Vol 1 West

Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro

Author

Paddy Dillon

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

Edition

First

ISBN_13

9781852843656

Availability

Published

Price

£12.00

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Seasons

Year-round walking in generally warm, dry conditions. Inland mountain regions generally cooler. Mists can be problematic. Accommodation difficult in high season.

Centres

Valverde on El Hierro; Santa Cruz de la Palma on La Palma; San Sebastian on La Gomera; Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Puerto Cruz and Las Cristianos on Tenerife.

Difficulty

All grades of walking, from easy walks to exposed steep scrambles on narrow mountain routes and around volcanic craters.

Must See

Ascent of El Teide, Garajonay and the volcanoes of La Palma. La Palma is one of the steepest islands in the world. The Laurisilva forests of unspoilt La Gomera.

Map of the Canary Islands

Introduction
Location
Geology
Discovery & History
Weather
Landscape
Language
Topographical Glossary
Island Trees & Flowers
Island Birds
Island Animals
National Parks & Protected Areas
Getting to the Islands
Getting Round the Canary Islands
Accommodation
Tourist Information Offices
Maps of the Canary Islands
The Plan of this Guide

El Hierro
Walk 1    San Andrés to La Restinga
Walk 2    La Peña to Fuente de Llania
Walk 3    Fuente de Llania to Sabinosa
Walk 4    Ermita de los Reyes to Fuente de Llania
Walk 5    Fuente de Llania to Valverde

La Palma
Walk 6    Los Tilos Reserva de Biosfera
Walk 7    Pico Bejenado
Walk 8    Caldeira de Taburiente
Walk 9    Puerto de Tazacorte to Mirador del Time
Walk 10    Mirador del Time to Roque de los Muchachos
Walk 11    Roque de los Muchachos to Refugio del Pilar
Walk 12    Refugio del Pilar to Fuencaliente
Walk 13    Fuencaliente to Faro de Fuencaliente

La Gomera
Walk 14    San Sebastián to Las Casetas
Walk 15    Las Casetas to Hermigua
Walk 16    Hermigua to Vallehermoso
Walk 17    Vallehermoso to Chorros Epina
Walk 18    Chorros Epina to Valle Gran Rey
Walk 19    Valle Gran Rey to Garajonay
Walk 20    Garajonay to Hermigua
Walk 21    La Fortaleza & Garajonay
Walk 22    Los Roques to Playa de Santiago

Tenerife
Walk 23    Puerto de la Cruz to Cuesta de la Ville
Walk 24    Cuesta de la Ville to La Caldera
Walk 25    La Caldera to El Portillo
Walk 26    El Portillo to El Teide
Walk 27    Ascent of El Teide
Walk 28    El Portillo to Icod el Alto
Walk 29    Las Cañadas
Walk 30    Montaña Majua
Walk 31    Roques de Garcia
Walk 32    Ascent of Guajara
Walk 33    Circuit of Guajara
Walk 34    Las Cañadas to Vilaflor
Walk 35    The Cañadas Rim
Walk 36    Valle de Ucanca
Walk 37    Las Cañadas to Las Lajas
Walk 38    Boca de Tauce
Walk 39    Boca de Tauce to Tejina
Walk 40    Barranco del Infierno
Walk 41    Chinyero to Fleytas
Walk 42    Fleytas to Mirador de Baracán
Walk 43    Mirador de Baracán to Punta de Teno
Walk 44    Barranco de Masca
Walk 45    La Cabezada
Walk 46    Igueste to Chamorga
Walk 47    Chamorga to Taganana
Walk 48    Taganana to Taborno
Walk 49    Taborno to Punta del Hidalgo
Walk 50    Taborno to Santa Cruz