SPAIN - Canary Islands.
Hiking El-Hierro.
04/Dec/2024 to 14/Dec/2024.
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The El-Hierro island, 269km², 12k cencus,
2nd-smallest of the main islands of the Canaries. |
Wednesday 04/Dec/2024.
Home to El-Hierro journey.
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Boarding in Cologne,
cold and grey weather |
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Landed in Tenerife,
sunny and warm. |
---- Ryanair flight FR1035 from Cologne (CGN) to Tenerife South (TFS), 13:15-17:05, 4h50, 119€/2p incl backpacks.
---- Titsa Bus #40 from the airport to Los-Cristianos, 3.20€/p
|---| Pension Playa, Los Cristianos, Tenerife, 60.99€/2p.
Thursday 05/Dec/2024.
Home to El Hierro journey (Cnt'd).
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| Los Cristianos. |
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| Los Cristianos beach. |
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Awaiting the ferry for El Hierro,
sailing at 17:00, for a 2h30 journey. |
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| The ferry boat. |
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| Leaving Tenerife. |
---- Navira Armas ferry from Los-Cristianos to Valverde, 17:00-19:30, 2h30, 59.88€/p.
|---| Apartamento Puerto Estaca 3, Puerto-de-la-Estaca, El-Hierro, 69€/2p.
Friday 06/Dec/2024.
HIKE 1 - Puerto-de-la-Estaca to Valverde and to near to Arbol-Garoé.
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Puerto-de-la-Estaca harbour,
as seen from the little house. |
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Ermita de San-Telmo
(patron saint of the sailors). |
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| Along the GR131. |
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| Valverde, the annual fair. |
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| Valverde. |
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| Valverde, Bar Los-Reyes. |
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| Tomato plants used as decoration. |
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| Climat and vegetation change. |
Ruta del Agua. |
| Tent setup. |
|---| Tent night #1, some 500m before Arbol-Garoé (27.799357N 17.942487W).
Saturday 07/Dec/2024.
HIKE 2 - Arbol-Garoé to San-Andrés and to Ermita-de-la-Caridad.
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Casa Goyo, bar and restaurant,
San Andrés. |
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| Casa Goyo. |
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| Refugee camp. |
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| Ermita-de-la-Caridad. |
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Descend from the Mirador-de-Jinama,
eventually closed. |
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Changing mind, avoiding the steep descent and fines.
Now heading towards Malpaso along the GR131. |
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| Tent setup, where we got a visit from the Guardia Civil. |
|---| Tent night #2, along the GR131.
Sunday 08/Dec/2024.
HIKE 3 - Ermita-de-la-Caridad to Fuente de la Llania to Taibique (El-Pinar) and Fuente-de-Pino-Piloto.
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| Hoya deFireba crater. |
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| Fuente-de-la-Llania. |
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Deviating to El-Pinar
along the Camino La Fuente. |
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| Descent to El-Pinar. |
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| Leaving the forest. |
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| Entering Taibique (El-Pinar). |
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Mural near the Terencio supermarket of El-Pinar.
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| El Pinar, Bar Chachi. |
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| El-Pinar, Bar Chachi. |
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| El-Pinar, Bar Chachi. |
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| El-Pinar, Nativity scene. |
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| El-Pinar. |
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| Cueva del Mocan. |
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| Pino-Piloto. |
|---| Tent night #3, at the Fuente-de-Pino-Piloto (27.718740N 18.015438W).
Monday 09/Dec/2024.
HIKE 4 - Fuente-de-Pino-Piloto to Cruz-de-los-Reyes and to Sabinosa.
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| Cold and wet wakeup. |
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| Drying tomatoes. |
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| The local supermarket. |
|---| Casa Abuela Juana, little village house, Sabinosa, 50€/2p.
Tuesday 10/Dec/2024.
HIKE 5 - Sabinosa to Pozo-de-la-Salud, to Punta-de-la-Dehesa and to Ermita-de-los-Reyes.
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| Casa Rosa. |
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| Balneario Pozo de la Salud. |
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| Punta de la Dehesa. |
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| Natural arch, Punta de la Sal. |
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| El Hierro's southern water separation point. |
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| Natural arch Arco de la Tosca. |
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End of the 10km hitchhike ride
(meanwhile sheltering from the heavy rain). |
Cueva del Caracol. |
| Exquise dining-out in one of the lava caves. |
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| Sunset. |
|---| Tent night #4, near the lava caves of Ermita-de-los-Reyes, Cueva del Caracol.
Wednesday 11/Dec/2024.
HIKE 6 - Along the Camino de los Pastores to next to Las-Casas (Isora).
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| Ermita de Nuestra Señora de los Reyes. |
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| Virgen de los Reyes. |
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| El Pastor. |
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| Water well near the Montana del Tomillar. |
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| Leaving the paved road. |
|---| Tent night #5, next to Las-Casas (27.718253N 17.976782W).
Thursday 12/Dec/2024.
HIKE 7 - Las-Casas to Timijiraque.
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| Bar & Restaurant El Pueblo, Isora. |
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| Lunch at El Pueblo. |
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Start of the descent from Isora to Timijiraque.
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| Bar at Timijiraque, end of the hikes. |
Valverde.
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| Valverde. |
Transportation:
---- Bus ride from Timijiraque to Valverde, 1.35€/p.
|---| Mi Placer, apartment, Valverde, 50€/2p.
Friday 13/Dec/2024.
Transportation:
---- Bus from Valverde to Puerto-de-la-Estaca.
---- Navira Armas ferry from Puerto-de-la-Estaca to Los-Cristianos, 13:30-16:00, 2h30, 59.88€/p.
|---| Pension Playa, Los-Cristianos, Tenerife, 62.30€/2p.
Saturday 14/Dec/2024.
Return Home journey.
Transportation:
---- Bus ride from Los-Cristianos to the airport.
---- Eurowings flight EW253 from Tenerife-South (TFS) to Cologne (CGN), 11:45-17:25, 4h40, 206.99€/2p incl luggage.
|---| Home.
