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Walking on Lanzarote and Fuerteventura

Including sections of the GR131 long-distance trail

ISBN

9781852846039

Availability

Published

17 Nov 2014

Reprinted

11 Jan 2019

Edition

Second

Pages

240

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.40cm

Weight

270g

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This book offers 45 walks on Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, including 14 walks on the long-distance GR131 trail, which crosses both islands. Lanzarote has a fascinating volcanic national park; Fuerteventura has famous golden beaches. Both islands are crossed by new trails.

Seasons

both renowned for being dry and sunny, but with strong winds; often a short wet spell in winter, followed by a rapid greening of the landscape and a wealth of flowers around February/March; summers can be too hot for walking

Centres

Lanzarote: Arrecife, Costa Teguise, Puerto del Carmen, Playa Blanca; Fuerteventura: Morro Jable, Costa Calma, Puerto del Rosario, Corralejo

Difficulty

many of the routes have been cleared, signposted and waymarked; hill and mountain trails are often fairly easy, but can be steep, stony and rocky in places; coastal walks range from sandy beaches to rugged cliffs of broken lava; always carry water and guard against the sun

Must See

Lanzarote: volcanic national park at Timanfaya; vineyards at La Geria. Fuerteventura: famous beaches; splendid mountain paths, recently cleared, signposted and waymarked. Both: the long-distance GR 131

ISBN

9781852846039

Availability

Published

17 Nov 2014

Reprinted

11 Jan 2019

Edition

Second

Pages

240

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.40cm

Weight

270g

Delivery & Returns

Overview

A guidebook to 21 day walks on Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Isla La Graciosa plus 14 stages of the GR131. Exploring the varied scenery of these Canary Islands, the walks are suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike.

The day walks range from 5 to 22km (3–14 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2–7 hours. The GR131 trek crosses all seven of the Canary Islands, and the Lanzarote and Fuerteventura sections are described in 14 stages covering 241km (150 miles).

1:50,000 maps included for each walk
Detailed information on planning, facilities and public transport
Highlights include Timanfaya volcanic national park
Part of a 5-volume Cicerone series on the whole of the Canary Islands

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Map key

Overview map

Introduction

Location

Geology

Wildlife

National Parks

The Fortunate Isles

Getting there

When to go

Accommodation

Health and safety

Food and drink

Language

Money

Communications

Walking on Lanzarote and Fuerteventura

What to take

Waymarking and access

Maps

Emergencies

Using this guide

Lanzarote

Introduction

Getting there

Getting around

Accommodation

Food and drink

Tourist information offices

South Lanzarote

Walk 1 Femés and Barranco de la Casita

Walk 2 Femés and Pico de las Flores

Walk 3 Femés to Puerto Calero

Walk 4 Femés to Playa Blanca

Walk 5 Playa Blanca to El Golfo

Walk 6 Yaiza to Tinajo

Walk 7 Mozaga to Uga

Walk 8 Cueva de los Naturalistas

Walk 9 Mancha Blanca and Caldera Blanca

North Lanzarote

Walk 10 Tinajo, Sóo and Caleta de Famara

Walk 11 Tiagua, Sóo and Caleta de Famara

Walk 12 Teguise to Caleta de Famara

Walk 13 Costa Teguise and Montaña Tinaguache

Walk 14 Teguise to Guatiza

Walk 15 Arrieta to Caleta de Famara

Walk 16 Ye and Salinas del Río

Isla La Graciosa

Walk 17 Caleta del Sebo and Montaña Amarilla

Walk 18 Caleta del Sebo and Montaña Bermeja

GR 131 – Playa Blanca to Órzola

Walk 19 GR 131 – Playa Blanca to Yaiza

Walk 20 GR 131 – Yaiza to Montaña Blanca

Walk 21 GR 131 – Montaña Blanca to Teguise

Walk 22 GR 131 – Teguise to Haría

Walk 23 GR 131 – Haría to Órzola

Fuerteventura

Introduction

Getting there

Getting around

Accommodation

Food and drink

Tourist information offices

Jandía

Walk 24 El Puertito and Las Talahijas

Walk 25 Gran Valle and Cofete

Walk 26 Pico de la Zarza

Walk 27 Costa Calma and Playa de Sotavento

Mid-Fuerteventura

Walk 28 Cardón and Montaña de Cardón

Walk 29 Vega de Río Palmas to Ajuy

Walk 30 Tiscamanita and Morro Jorjado

Walk 31 Antigua to Betancuria

North Fuerteventura

Walk 32 Casillas del Ángel, Tefía and Tetir

Walk 33 Tindaya, Vallebrón and La Matilla

Walk 34 Lajares, El Cotillo and Playa de Esquinzo

Walk 35 Lajares and Calderón Hondo

Walk 36 Parque Natural de Corralejo

GR 131 – El Puertito to Isla de Lobos

Walk 37 GR 131 – Punta de Jandía to Morro Jable

Walk 38 GR 131 – Morro Jable to Barranco de Pecenescal

Walk 39 GR 131 – Barranco de Pecenescal to La Pared

Walk 40 GR 131 – La Pared to Pájara

Walk 41 GR 131 – Pájara to Betancuria

Walk 42 GR 131 – Betancuria to Tefía

Walk 43 GR 131 – Tefía to La Oliva

Walk 44 GR 131 – La Oliva to Corralejo

Walk 45 GR 131 – Isla de Lobos

Appendix A Route summary table

Appendix B Topographical glossary

Appendix C Useful contacts

Updates

April 2018

Route updates and corrections

Walk 7, 8, 20 & 21 - The small bar at Montaña Blanca is usually closed, but occasionally opens for special occasions

Walks 33 & 43 - Casa Alta, at the top end of Tindaya, contains archaeological information, but rather worryingly also promotes an 'artistic' scheme that would involve quarrying huge cubic holes into the sacred mountain of Montaña Tindaya. Access to the mountain might be affected.

Walks 38 & 39 - A new road is being constructed parallel to the existing main road at the Barranco de Pecenescal. It is not known for certain if pull-in spaces for buses will be incorporated. The Chiringuito Bar has been replaced by a surf school and refreshments are no longer available.

Walks 39 & 40 - There is a fine hotel at La Pared, and they operate a shuttle bus to and from Costa Calma

Walk 45 - There is a new visitor centre on the island, at El Puertito

By Paddy Dillon

Paddy Dillon is a prolific walker and guidebook writer, with over 100 guidebooks to his name and contributions to 40 other titles. He has written for several outdoor magazines and other publications and has appeared on radio and television.Paddy uses a tablet computer to write as he walks. His descriptions are therefore precise, having been written at the very point at which the reader uses them.Paddy is an indefatigable long-distance walker who has walked all of Britain's National Trails and several European trails. He has also walked in Nepal, Tibet, Korea and the Rocky Mountains of Canada and the US.

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