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Walking Trails In Vilaflor, Tenerife
Vilaflor in Tenerife is the ideal place for visitors who are looking to take advantage of the many walking trails. We have brought you just 3 of the trails ]which range in length from 2 to 5 hours] which you can walk along whilst on your Vilaflor holidays.
1. Camino del Pilón : 2 Hour Trail [Length 3,200m and of low difficulty] - This is a cleft which runs through pines, villages and terraces.
During the walk, you will have the opportunity to see typical farmhouses and traditional farmland interspersed with pine forests. The path runs along a track southwards, in a slight decline. You will begin the walk at 1,400m at El Pilón, and will finish at 1,100m. After passing a private property, the trail continues through a small plain surrounded by pine trees and covered with stone slabs [this is approximately 1km after the start].
The path then diverts in a westerly direction, parallel to a long stone wall that holds a pipe. Later, the path goes back into the pine forests. When you reach a water tank, turn right and the track crosses crops and reaches a traditional house. The track then continues south in the direct of a city water tank where the trail ends. The trail you walk is 70% land and 30% stones.
2. Forest Track - Madre del Agua to Las Martelas : 3 Hour Trail [Length 3,300m and of medium difficulty ] - This is along the gentle slopes of the volcanoes.
The trail is around the slopes of the volcanoes of the Colorada Mountain, with its distinctive red slopes. Scattered among the pine forests are fields of almond treest which are used in the making of the traditional cakes and sweets of the area. This is a beautiful agricultural and Canarian landscape. You will start in Madre del Agua which is just north of Los Llanitos at 1,700m, and will finish in Las Martelas at 1,200m.
The road runs south through the pine grove to the Vilaflor village of Martela, bordering the municipality of Granadilla de Abona. After the sign indicating the Corona Park Forest, the route runs through the Colorada Mountain. At a stone wall, the trail turns in a westerly direction, but you need to go in a southerly direction towards the walls of an ancient cultural area which features a large Canarian house. The road comes to a track after firstly crossing pineapple fiels and finally reaches Martel. The trail you walk is 70% land and 30% stones.
3. Las Lajas to the San Roque Viewing Point [Mirador] : 4 Hour Trail [Length 6,000m and of low difficulty] - A treasure amongst the pines.
The road runs along the natural pine forests of Vilaflor and leads to the secluded San Roque viewing point [or mirador]. You will start in Las Lajas at a height of 2,410m and will end at San Roque at a height of 1,450m. Besides offering panoramic views, the trek will enable you to see one of the best preserved natural pine forests of the Canary islands.
The road, which runs in a south-easterly direction, is well marked and then continues heading east. At the end of the trail, you will come to a potato growing area with jable [small lava pebbles which hold moisture and prevent weeds]. Continue in this direction until the end of the track in the vicinity of Villalba. This trail will involve you walking over 90% normal land and just 10% made of stones.
About the Author
Gail writes aricles for Corona Holidays who specialise in Tenerife holidays and
holidays to Vilaflor
. Take a look at their website to view details on the resort and the
Spa Villalba Hotel
- an ideal place to relax.
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