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A new edition of Walk! Tenerife is due to be published in September 2017 with completely revised and new walking routes. Comprehensive walking guide book to Tenerife's best walking. 46 fully detailed walking routes with 1:25,000 scale maps and GPS Waypoints. A real 'Rolls Royce' of a walking guide to the authors' home island. Contents:- The Authors. Introduction. Map Information. Walk Locator Maps. Map Notes & Legend. Walking Information: Using GPS on Tenerife.Symbols Rating Guide. THE WALKS. WALKS IN THE NORTH 1 Flora Loop - 3 walker, 1 hour, 3.8 kilometres, ascents & descents 180 metres, 3 refreshments (circular) 2 Downhill to La Florida - 2 walker, 11/2 hours, 5.5 kilometres, ascents 50 metres, descents 620 metres, 2 refreshments (linear) 3 Choza Classic - 4 walker, 2-21/2 hours, 9 kilometres, ascents & descents 320 metres, 2 refreshments (circular) 4 Chimoche Loop - 3 walker, 2 hours, 6 kilometres, ascents & descents 240 metres, 2 refreshments (circular) 5 Mighty Mountain Path - Los Organos - 5 walker, 41/2 hours, 13 kilometres, ascents & descents 650 metres, vertigo risk, 2 refreshments (circular) 6 King of the North - 4 walker, 51/2-6 hours, 21 kilometres, ascents 400 metres, descents 1000 metres, 1 refreshments (linear) WALKS IN THE SOUTH Geranium Walk 7 Life in the Raw - 3 walker, 2 hours, 7 kilometres, ascents & descents 150 metres, 2 refreshments (figure of eight) 8 Barren Grandeur - 3 walker, 3A hours, 14.7 kilometres, ascents & descents 200 metres, 4 refreshments (linear) Alternative Finish - Faro de Rasca to Los Cristianos 9 Mount Guaza - 4 walker, 21/2 hours, 9 kilometres, ascents & descents 430 metres, 0 refreshments (pan-handle circular) 10 Coastal Escapism - 3 walker, 3...hours, 14 kilometres, ascents & descents100 metres, 4 refreshments (linear) 11 Picos Las Americas - 3 walker, 1 hour, 3 kilometres (one way), ascents & descents 350 metres, 0 refreshments (linear) 12 Down to Town - 3 walker, 21/2 hours, 8.5 kilometres, ascents 130 metres, descents 650 metres, 0 refreshments (linear) 13 Adeje Skywalker & The White House - 4 walker, 3-3A hours, 12 kilometres, ascents 300 metres, descents 400 metres, vertigo risk, 0 refreshments (linear) Alternative (Drivers): Torviscas Alto The White House - 2/3 walker, 70 mins, 4.5 kilometres, ascents & descents 100 metres, 0 refreshments (linear) 14 Taucho Tour (La Quinta) - 3 walker, 11/2-2 hours, 6 kilometres, ascents & descents 300 metres, 0 refreshments (circular) 15 Wow!Spectacular to Adeje - 4 walker, 4 hours, 12 kilometres, ascents 150 metres, descents 1000 metres, vertigo risk, 0 refreshments (linear) 16 Queen of the South - 4 walker, 41/2 hours, 14 kilometres, ascents 250 metres, descents 900 metres, 2 refreshments (linear) 17 Walkers Who Lunch - new route 2012 - 2 walker, 31/2 hours, 15 kilometres, ascents 70 metres, descents 960 metres, 4 refreshments (linear) 18 Fantasia - 4 walker, 3 hours, 9 kilometres, ascents & descents 550 metres, 4 refreshments (circular, with linear option) 19 Table Mountain - 4 walker, 31/2 hours, 11 kilometres, ascents & descents 450 metres, 0 refreshments (linear) 20 GR131 Vilaflor - Ifonche - Arona - 4 walker, 51/2 hours, 18 kilometres, ascents 450 metres, descents 1200 metres, vertigo risk, 5 refreshments (linear) WALKS IN THE WEST 21 Wild West Tour - 3 walker, 2 hours, 7 kilometres, ascents 130 metres, descents 470 metres, 2 refreshments (linear) 22 An OK Corral - 3 walker, 1A hours, 5 kilometres, ascents & descents 170 metres, 0 refreshments (linear) 23 True Grit - updated version 2012 - 4 walker, 2A hours, 9 kilometres, ascents & descents 430 metres, 3 refreshments (circular) 24 Lasso La Hoya - new route 2012 - 3 walker, 1.5 hours, 5 kilometres, ascents & descents 450 metres, 2 refreshments (circular) 25 Laurel & Hardy - 3 walker, 2 hours, 6.5 kilometres, ascents & descents 300 metres, 4 refreshments (circular) 26 Saddle Up and Round That Mountain - 4 walker, 3 hours, 9 kilometres, ascents & descents 450 metres, vertigo risk, 0 refreshments (circular) 27 Picnic at Hanging Rock & Guegue - 4 walker, 21/2 hours, 10 kilometres, ascents & descents 400 metres, vertigo risk, 0 refreshments (linear) 28 Survival of the Fittest - 6 walker, 6 hours, 17 kilometres, ascents& descents 600 metres, vertigo risk, 4 refreshments (linear) 29 The Scenic Route to Masca - 3 walker, 3 hours, 9 kilometres, ascents 300 metres, descents 850 metres, slight vertigo risk, 3 refreshments (linear) CENTRAL HIGH ALTITUDE WALKS 30 Toffee Mountain - 3/4 walker, 3 hours, 13.5 kilometres, ascents & descents 200 metres, 1 refreshments (circular) 31 Arenas Negras: Black Sand Surprise - 3 walker, 21/2 hours, 9 kilometres, ascents & descents 300 metres, 0 refreshments (circular) 32 La Fortaleza - 4 walker, 4 hours, 15 kilometres, ascents & descents 250 metres, 1 refreshments (linear) 33 Roques de Garcia - 3 walker, 1...hours, 4 kilometres, ascents & descents 140 metres, 1 refreshments (circular) 34 Paisaje Lunar: a Tenerife Classic - 3-5 walker, 2 hours, 7 kilometres, ascents & descents 320 metres, 0 refreshments (circular) 35 Lunar Orbit 2 - 3 walker, 21/2 hours, 9.5 kilometres, ascents & descents 370 metres, 0 refreshments (circular) 36 Mighty Guajara - 5 walker, 41/2 hours, 10 kilometres, ascents & descents 720 metres, 1 refreshments (linear/circular) 37 Siete Canadas - 3/4 walker, 4 hours, 16.4 kilometres, ascents & descents 200 metres, 1 refreshments (linear) 38 The Big One - Crater Rim Challenge - 5 walker, 61/2 hours, 18 kilometres, ascents 300 metres, descents 900 metres, vertigo risk, 2 refreshments (linear) 39 Parador - Degollada de Guajara - Paisaje Lunar - Vilaflor - 5 walker, 6 hours, 18 kilometres, ascents 300 metres, descents 1000 metres, 2 refreshments (linear) 40 On Top of the World - Mount Teide - 4/5 walker, 4 hours, 10 kilometres, ascents 180 metres, descents 1200 metres, 0 refreshments (linear) ANAGA MOUNTAIN WALKS 41 Las Mercedes - Llano de los Loros - 3 walker, 11/2 hours, 5 kilometres, ascents & descents 150 metres, 2 refreshments (pan-handle circular) 42 Cruz del Carmen Circular - 4 walker, 4 hours, 10.8 kilometres, ascents & descents 460 metres, 2 refreshments (pan-handle circular) 43 Casa Carlos - Taborno - 4 walker, 21/2 hours, 6 kilometres, ascents & descents 390 metres, 1 refreshments (linear) 44 Las Carboneras - Taborno - 3 walker, 1...hours, 3 kilometres, ascents & descents 170 metres, 0 refreshments (linear) 45 Ensillada Recreation Area - Chamorga - 4 walker, 3 hours, 7 kilometres, ascents 100 metres, descents 450 metres, 1 refreshments (linear) 46 Chamorga Circular - 4/5 walker, 4+ hours, 9 kilometres, ascents & descents 780 metres, 1 refreshments (circular) Glossary. Appendix B: Other Walking: Montana Blanca & Barranco del Infierno Place Names Index |