East Tenerife
Taking a peek at our walking routes in Anaga on Tenerife
Whenever any friends who are into hiking visit us for the first time we always take them to Anaga for a guaranteed spectacular introduction to walking on Tenerife. […]
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Featured Walks
Walking Conditions on Tenerife in Summer
In summer it’s a hell of a lot hotter in some places where people continue to walk than it is on Tenerife and the rest of the Canary Islands. […]
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Taking a Peek at our Walking Routes in the West of Tenerife
The west of Tenerife is a bit like nature’s supermarket, offering the equivalent of aisle after aisle of yummy ingredients. There are historic towns such as Garachico, one of the prettiest in all of the Canary Islands, and… […]
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Walking With Water on Tenerife
Although surface water isn’t common, there are places on Tenerife where streams trickle constantly through narrow ravines, occasionally creating jade pools in hollows in elephant skin coloured boulders. […]
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Tenerife Walking Routes that Don’t Make the Grade
Recently we enjoyed a walk in the viñatigo (a relation of the avocado) forest above Tacoronte. There is a maze of paths in the area and we pieced together a few to make a circular route… […]
Recent News
Los Organos Walking Route Still Closed
After more than a year it would have been nice to be able to report the walking route in the Orotava Valley which skirts the upper valley above Los Organos was finally open once again… […]
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Walking the Costa Acentejo Coastal Path
At the Mirador de Las Breñas in El Sauzal there’s a sculpture dedicated to the fishermen who played an heroic part in an incident which took place off the coast below on 16th September 1966… […]
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A Christmas Walk in Barranco de Ruiz in the North of Tenerife
We hadn’t been to Barranco de Ruiz on Tenerife’s north west coast for a while so, as it’s relatively nearby, it won the privilege of hosting the first of our festive walks. […]
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Never Underestimate Walking on Tenerife
At this time of year there are two to three cases every week where people have to be rescued from Tenerife’s great outdoors. […]
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Barranco del Infierno Closed Again – November 2015
The Barranco del Infierno in Adeje has been closed again following the tragic death of a German walker. […]
Walking Tips
The Problem With Cyclists and Cairns on Tenerife
Walking Guanche and goat trails is something that dates back centuries on Tenerife, journeying along them on foot is a tradition. […]
North Tenerife
Town and Country in Tegueste
We like Tegueste a lot. It’s a pleasant northern town with a great market, some historic areas and fabulous fiestas. The council had recently announced three themed walking… […]
Featured Walks
Tenerife Has a New Walking Holiday… and it’s Not in the North
Earlier in the year we spent quite a bit of time working closely with specialist UK slow holiday specialist Inntravel to put together a brand new walking holiday for Tenerife. […]
Featured Walks
The Barranco del Infierno in Adeje is Open Again
I’m being a bit premature here as the Barranco del Infierno isn’t actually due to be open to the public until Wednesday 3 May. And here on Tenerife, there’s no… […]
Featured Walks
El Médano and Costa del Silencio, as different as Red and Yellow
Mid march and there’s not a cloud in the Tenerife sky, neither is there a breath of air. It’s beautiful weather for a coastal walk. […]
Featured Walks
The People You Meet Walking the Masca Barranco
The Masca Barranco is beautiful but there’s a danger of it being ruined by people who simply don’t have a respect for the countryside. […]
East Tenerife
Walking into the Past in the Barranco de San Blas
The trail through the Barranco San Blas beside the Sandos San Blas Resort in San Miguel de Abona has to be one of the most unusual walking routes in Tenerife. […]