El Paso to Visitor Centre
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 6.24 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,040 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 394 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,019 ft
- TrailRank
- 32
- Min elevation
- 2,112 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 2 hours 14 minutes
- Time
- 2 hours 51 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1781
- Uploaded
- February 7, 2024
- Recorded
- February 2024
near El Paso, Canarias (España)
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This is a one-way tour from El Paso to the Visitor Centre of the National Park. I planned it in that direction so that I could look in at the Centre if there was lots of time to be spent at the bus stop. In fact, I think the #300 guagua is pretty frequent, so I need not have bothered. In fact, it is better to go to El Paso since that way the route is downhill; not only that, but you pick up one of the paths much quicker. The bus stop for the Visitor Centre is confusingly called Las Piedras.
Anyway, having said that, I started it from the Mirador in El Paso. A better place to start (or finish) would be the little park near the Tourist Information office. I followed streets climbing steadily out of El Paso and found the town to be much bigger than I thought. It took me about 45 minutes to walk out of the town.
I misread my route when I was near the Ermita de la Virgen and had to retrace my steps when I found out what was wrong; this added about a mile of unnecessary walking. I’d seen a signpost and turned right unthinkingly.
It is definitely worth seeing the Ermita, although it involves a climb up the road. There are great views here of the mountains.
Eventually, I was able to take a footpath after the asphalt road. This was one of the first footpaths on the island that I found was flat. Quite near to the Visitor Centre I saw some huge piles of stones and wondered what they were. Apparently, they had been built there to resemble a giant.
This was a pleasant undemanding hike with the Ermita and the piles of stones as its highlights.
Anyway, having said that, I started it from the Mirador in El Paso. A better place to start (or finish) would be the little park near the Tourist Information office. I followed streets climbing steadily out of El Paso and found the town to be much bigger than I thought. It took me about 45 minutes to walk out of the town.
I misread my route when I was near the Ermita de la Virgen and had to retrace my steps when I found out what was wrong; this added about a mile of unnecessary walking. I’d seen a signpost and turned right unthinkingly.
It is definitely worth seeing the Ermita, although it involves a climb up the road. There are great views here of the mountains.
Eventually, I was able to take a footpath after the asphalt road. This was one of the first footpaths on the island that I found was flat. Quite near to the Visitor Centre I saw some huge piles of stones and wondered what they were. Apparently, they had been built there to resemble a giant.
This was a pleasant undemanding hike with the Ermita and the piles of stones as its highlights.
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