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10 ways people underestimate walking in Tenerife
In one 72 hour period in 2014 10 different walkers had to be rescued from Tenerife’s trails. Here are ten ways where walking on Tenerife is regularly underestimated. […]
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Changing views, Tenerife is an island of contrasts
Where Tenerife is more appealing as a walking destination compared to other islands is in the sheer diversity of landscapes you can encounter on trails across the island. […]
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Why people should stop building rock towers
I see a forest of rock towers along walking trails on Tenerife and I have a right old moan about people who don’t understand the etiquette of walking causing havoc. […]
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Dates when mouflon culls close walking paths on Tenerife
Mouflon culls on Tenerife take place over two different periods during the year. The first is between May and June and the second between October and early November. […]
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Scenes of Tenerife and the 2017 Tenerife Walking Festival
May, when the island’s spring flowers are in full bloom and temperatures aren’t too hot to trot yet, is an ideal time of year to showcase Tenerife as a top walking destination. […]
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News about the Los Órganos walking route in the Orotava Valley
Initially signs weren’t good mainly because there was a lack of them. Signposts relating to the Los Órganos route had been removed… […]
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Climbing Alto de Guajara in Teide National Park
Legend talks of a young Guanche princess named Guajara who, on hearing of the death of her husband in the Battle of Aguere, chose to throw herself from the top of a mountain rather than […]
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A day exploring Teno on Tenerife
circumstances had contrived to make Sunday the best day for making sure a couple of our Teno walking routes were up to date.
First stop was a shortish but delightful walk around the Erjos Pools. […]
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Walking with children on Tenerife
A question we are asked more and more is about family friendly walking routes. Where is good for walking with children on Tenerife? One of the appendices in our Walk this Way Tenerife guidebook lists […]
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Mount Teide cable car open to the public again
Following a breakdown on 15 March 2017, when 238 people had to be rescued from both cable cars and from the upper cable station, the Mount Teide cable car on Tenerife once again started started […]
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Problems with walking groups and buses on Tenerife
Half the time when walking the Masca Barranco we emerge at the sea filled with a mix of exhilaration at completing one of Tenerife’s classic routes and outrage at the dodgy practices by some, not all I hasten to add, of the walking groups descending the gorge. […]
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Taking a peak at our walking routes in the south of Tenerife
Although often described as arid, there’s quite a bit of diversity to be discovered following walking routes in the south of Tenerife… […]
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There are no shortcuts to creating walking routes on Tenerife
“This is the best walk you’ve taken me on,” announced our friend as he soaked the scenery. “How did you find this?” […]
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Going the wrong way on walking routes on Tenerife
Have you noticed on walking routes here on Tenerife, or anywhere for that matter, that most walkers travel in the same direction? […]
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Checking Out Walking Routes in La Orotava
“After 100m turn left up the steps signposted Camino de los Guanches and Llanos de Chimiche on the PRTF-35”, I read aloud. We were standing at the foot of the steps and there was no […]
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Is Tenerife a suitable winter walking destination?
Writing a post about whether Tenerife is a suitable winter walking destination at the start of January might seem as though I’ve been a bit slow off the blocks. […]
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Walking with water on Tenerife
On Tenerife, for the most part, reservoirs look like reservoirs. Some, like those hidden in volcanic cones, are quite interesting. […]