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Walking through the historic half of La Orotava
The very first time we visited La Orotava we got it completely wrong. It was a rush job at the end of the day and we hadn’t time to properly explore. We weren’t really blown away by what we saw. We’d...
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Ten things about climbing Mount Teide on Tenerife
It is quite simply the ultimate walking route on Tenerife, and possibly all of the Canary Islands. To hike to the summit of the highest Spanish mountain, Mount Teide, is quite an achievement to have on...
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The best walking experience on Tenerife
What is the best walking experience on Tenerife? As well as being subjective, it’s a hard question to answer. We have our favourite walks on the island, but even then it would be extremely difficult to...
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About short walking routes in Tenerife and the Canary Islands
We’ve just received a one star review on Amazon for our Walk this Way Tenerife Guidebook. That’s fine, we know not everyone is going to like what we produce. We don’t write for everyone, we write for...
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Masca Barranco isn’t the only ravine walk on Tenerife
News that ‘improvements’ to the Masca Barranco walking route are taking (much, much) longer than anticipated and the path is unlikely to be open before summer 2020 means that the route is out of bounds...
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The best festive season walks on Tenerife
Last week I enjoyed reading a Guardian article about readers’ tips for winter walks in the United (for now) Kingdom. Top tip was Mam Tor in Derbyshire. We’ve walked the route and it was a classic...
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Ten of the best hikes on Tenerife
Recently I spotted a blog post about the best hikes on Tenerife. It occurred to me that, apart from in an appendix in our Walk this Way Tenerife hiking guidebook, we’ve never actually listed what we...
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Long distance walking routes on Tenerife
A question we get asked on a regular basis is “are there long distance walking routes on Tenerife?” This is usually followed up with “I want to walk from A to B, staying at hotels/pensions/hostels...
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Why Tenerife is a top hiking destination
Every so often we experience something on our hikes across Europe which reinforces why we consider Tenerife, and other Canary Islands to be the consummate walking destinations. Recently in central...
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List of closed walking routes on Tenerife 2023
One of the offshoots of climate change is the impact it has on hiking. A decade ago, walking routes didn’t change that much. In fact, as they often incorporated old trading trails, many of our...
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