Los Gigantes to Tamaimo, Arguyo, Chio and Guia de Isora

21.6 km by bus and 15.7 km walking.

Catch the bus from Guia de isora, Calle Campo. Bus 494 or 493, destination Los Gigantes. Get of at the end of the line. Walk SE, uphill. Branch left onto the higher road still climbing. At the roundabout, bare left, north, and keep climbing. The good views start already. Follow this main road, uphill, out of town. Before the coast road, TF-454, turn left, north, onto the signposted lane. The lane bends right, NE, and heads past banana plantations, climbing most of the time. Soon the lane dwindles to a footpath and the ascent to Tamaimo continues. This is way-marked and there is little chance of error on this leg. Near Tamaimo, at lava eroded smooth by water flow, turn right, east, and head to the church. Zigzag east to the main road, TF-82. Turn right along the TF-82, back towards Los Gigantes for 220 metres. Turn left, east, up Calle la Rosa. Ignore the first left turn in la Rosa. Take the second left turn and head up onto the way-marked footpath. Follow the path uphill, SE, for some distance. Zigzag south and climb up to the tarmac lane. Turn left, NE, and continue up on the road. Very soon, leave the road when it bends right. Continue NE on the footpath. Follow the steps where the path has been re-engineered to go under the TF-1. Cross under the TF-1 using the tunnel. Continue up towards Arguayo. Cross the TF-375 and enter the village. Use the smaller old road, roughly south and start the descent. This soon becomes a pretty tree-lined lane with a wide parking bay. Just after the cemetery, turn left, east of south and head up the farm access track. Ignore the vehicle barrier and continue SE. This is a very nice road with fine views and few gradients. Continue SE when the road fades to a good footpath. Continue SE when the footpath becomes a farm track again. Head south to Chio and cross the TF-38. Continue south on the lane down, not easily seen until you cross the road. Cross the TF-82 and head into Chio along Calle Pino del Aire passing a playground, left. Head south towards the church. At the SE corner of the church square, head south down a steep smooth paved road. At the end of the smooth paving, turn sharp right, west, downhill, on a stony road. This road swings left, south. Follow it all the way to Guia de Isora. At first it heads south, ignoring a few zigzags. Then it swings SE. Emerge onto the TF-82 and head right, SE, for 300 metres. Use the quieter parallel road, SE. After the supermarket, head east, zigzagging up to Calle Campo and the bus stop.