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Racing the Storm to see the Lunar Landscape in Vilaflor
A stunning November morning on Tenerife, perfect in every way but one. An alert level storm is heading our way, creeping in from out in the Atlantic… […]
hiking
Featured Walks
From Hotel to Mountain Top, Montaña Guaza
We enjoy the Montaña Guaza route, but it has one quite bizarre quality. We always pass people on the initial slope walking in either bikini top or bra. […]
Featured Walks
The Wonderful North Coast of Tenerife
Last week we swapped walking in Tenerife’s hills for checking some of the coastal routes we include in our Captivating Coastlines mini guide… […]
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Walking From Fuerteventura to La Gomera
Posts on Walking Tenerife are a bit thin on the ground over the summer months. There are a couple of reasons for this. Tenerife doesn’t attract a lot of walkers… […]
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Too Hot to Walk in the Anaga Mountains?
It’s ideal conditions for viewing the Anagas, if not for walking them. Too much cloud and the true beauty of this remote part of Tenerife can be obscured by misty bruma. […]
El Hierro
El Hierro, Hiking At The Edge Of The World
Before Columbus stocked the Santa Maria with supplies from the neighbouring island of La Gomera and set sail on his atlas-changing voyage, the wild and remote Canary Island of El Hierro was the very edge of the Ancient World… […]
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Lush and Lovely, Walking on Tenerife in March
Last March we enjoyed two of the best hikes on Tenerife we can remember, witnessing two of our favourite areas for walking, Anaga and Teno, at their glorious best. […]
Featured Walks
Autumnal Walking on Tenerife
Autumn is the ideal time to take to Tenerife’s walking trails and experience the joy of perpetual spring for which the islands are famous. […]
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What is our Favourite Walk on Tenerife?
Combined with slopes bedecked with regal carpets of wild flowers and a shimmering Atlantic at their base, this was surely my favourite walk on Tenerife… […]
Walking Tips
Tenerife Walking Tips, Walking in the Canary Islands is Different
How people from cooler climes with different landscapes might find walking on Tenerife just a little bit different. […]
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Advice for Walking on Tenerife in High Temperatures
On Sunday, a woman died while hiking on Gran Canaria in temperatures of 40ºC (100º+F) and two other women were airlifted to hospital suffering from heat exhaustion. […]
South Tenerife
Why Walking on Tenerife Can Be a Risky Business
When the dust clears, all semblance of a trail is gone and what’s left is me on one side of a landslide waiting to happen, and Jack on the other… […]
South Tenerife
Update on the Barranco del Infierno in Costa Adeje
Reports suggest that both the Tenerife Cabildo (Government) and the local authorities in Adeje want the Barranco to re-open but there has to be an agreement between both before it can happen… […]
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On a Scale of One to Ten, How Fit Do You Reckon You Are?
If there’s one sure-fired way to gauge your general fitness level it’s doing some fairly vigorous exercise like a bit of cardio-vascular work or a hike over a decent distance involving some lung expanding ascents and descents. […]
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Walking in the Picos de Europa in Asturias
Asturias boasts an exquisitely green countryside with an abundance of rivers and, in the Picos of Europe, snow topped mountains, glacial lakes and a ruggedly savage terrain where bears and wolves still roam… […]
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Easter Walking on Tenerife
I recently heard some interesting statistics – that 35% of Brits and 41% of Germans like to go walking while they are on holidays – and last weekend, I realised just how easy it is for anyone on their Tenerife Holidays to do just that. […]
Flora & Fauna
Walking in Tenerife is a Feast for all the Senses
Every time I head up into the upper La Orotava valley to hike around La Caldera, I’m assailed anew by the perfume of the pines and I wish there was some way that I could bottle it. […]