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… […]
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… […]
Featured Walks
Walking on Tenerife’s Coast, Who Needs Hills and Forests?
The Rambla del Castro route in Los Realejos is our favourite coastal walk on Tenerife. It possesses a tropical beauty that exudes an exotic flavour of the Caribbean. It also has history, secret coves and quirks galore. […]
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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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. […]
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Walking on La Gomera, the Secrets of the Rainforest
An hour and a half into our route walking through the Garajonay rainforest and we emerged into a clearing to be met with a vision that not only out-wowed the… […]
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Planning a Walking Holiday in Tenerife
Walking on Tenerife is rapidly becoming the holiday choice of more and more people as the word gets out about its diverse landscapes, stunning vistas and ancient paths where you can walk all day and barely meet another soul. […]
Flora & Fauna
Walking Amongst the Almond Blossom in the Santiago del Teide Valley
Anyone walking in the hills above the south west coast, especially in the Santiago del Teide area, over the last few weeks will have not only experienced… […]
North Tenerife
Walking Above the Clouds on Tenerife
You’ve got your heart set on stepping out into the sunshine and making tracks for the great Tenerife countryside to explore virgin forests and breathe in sweeping vistas that will make your heart soar… […]
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A Walking Route Through the Bananas in Isla Baja
There’s been one part of the north west coast of Tenerife that has whispered ‘come explore’ for years. We’ve driven passed the area on countless occasions, each time commenting on how good it would be to trek along paths through the forest of bananas, grand haciendas… […]
Teide National Park
The Boxing Day Walk To La Fortaleza
We were ready to set off on our traditional Boxing Day walk and we´d chosen to hike to La Fortaleza.
When we set off, we discovered that we’re not the only ones who traditionally take a walk on this day as the path that leads from behind the visitor centre was unusually busy with hikers of every nationality. […]