Explore the island of La Palma with a Cicerone guidebook

• Location
• Description
• Contents
• Introduction
• Sample Route
• Maps
• Updates

The Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), www.cnig.es, publishes maps of the Canary Islands at scales of 1:50,000 and 1:25,000. These are part of the Mapa Topográfico Nacional (MTN) series. To avoid disappointment, please check the style and quality of these maps before making a purchase, since they generally don’t show the sort of details that walkers require.

On La Palma, the best map of the island and its network of signposted trails is the 1:40,000 La Palma Hiking Map, published by the Cabildo Insular (island council). The next best map is the 1:50,000 Kompass map of La Palma, and this is available in Britain with an Automobile Association cover, as the AA Island Series 10 – La Palma. Tourist information offices provide a basic, but useful free map of the trail network, which can be used to supplement a topographical map.

Maps can be ordered in advance from British suppliers such as: Stanfords (12–14 Long Acre, London, WC2E 9BR, tel 0207 8361321, www.stanfords.co.uk), The Map Shop (15 High Street, Upton-upon-Severn, WR8 0HJ, tel 01684 593146, www.themapshop.co.uk) or Cordee (11 Jacknell Road, Dodwell Bridge Industrial Estate, Hinckley, LE10 3BS, tel 01455 611185, www.cordee.co.uk).