Going for a Walk Around Fuerteventura

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Going for a walk around Fuerteventura - Lines I to V

five walks around Fuerteventura.

I. Costa Calma - Playa de Sotavento - Playa de Esquinzo - Playa de Butihondo- Playa del Matorral - Morro Jale [appr. 21km]

Taking one of te alf-ourl! "uses tat ead nort from #and$a to %osta %alma& 'espiritaligted at a rounda"out near te nortern outskirts of town. Te (oast was )ust a sort walkawa!& sligtl! upill and around te nortern edge of te "ea(front otels. 'espirit startedis soreline ike from te old wartime defensive *pill-"o+* [,]near to were te sand runs outnort of %osta %alma. Te dire(tions from ere are simple sta! wit te edge of te sea allte wa! sout to te final impassa"le wall of "la(k ro(k at orro #a"le. Te route passeseigteen "ea(es and "a!s of wildl! var!ing si/es& separated "! eadlands and ro(k!out(rops tat o((asionall! ave small pat(es of sand in front of tem. 0is(ounting rest stops&it took 'espirit an our to rea( te start of te "iggest "ea(& 'la!a de otavento []& and)ust sort of two ours to rea( te windsurfers *'ro %enter* at te start of te ne+t long "ea(


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[%]. Tree ours and fift! minutes of walking "rougt im to is otel& Fuerteventura 'rin(ess[3]& were e finised is first attempt at tis ike. 3e (arried on furter at te se(ondattempt four and a alf ours "rougt im level wit te Faro del atorral ligtouse [0]& ande+a(tl! five ours of iking "rougt im to te end of te line at orro #a"le [4].

II. Costa Calma - !os Boquetes - Costa Calma [appr. 12km]

,gain taking a "us nort from #and$a to %osta %alma& tis time 'espirit aligted at souternoutskirts of town& opposite te 4l 'almeral sopping (entre [,]. 3e applied sun(ream to isfa(e and arms& ten set off along te road immediatel! to te rigt of te sops. ,fter a fewminutes te road turned to dust and te ike (ommen(ed. %rossing te flat& firm& sand! 'aredIstmus (ould not ave "een simpler& "ut onl! ten minutes into te ike e eaded left for a(lose-up look at te (luster of uge wind generators. 5eturning to te tra(k after alf an our&e (ontinued in a straigt line for a furter alf an our until e was standing on te (lifftopsoverlooking te west (oast. 'espirit took a few potos and ten s(ram"led down a slope toget (loser to te raging sea. 3e wandered a little wa! sout& ten an even greater distan(e tote nort. Towards te nortern end e (ame a(ross a paradise-perfe(t near-deserted little"ea( wit nort- and sout-fa(ing sores. #ust five minutes furter nort is te end of te

line& "e!ond Los o6uetes []& an impassa"le wall of "la(k ro(k. eginning is return&'espirit eaved imself up te nearest sand dune a took a final view from te ig point overLos o6uetes. From ere it took fort! minutes to ike a(ross ston! (ountr! to te norternend of %osta %alma& and a furter twent! minutes to rea( te sea at te east (oast.

III. Jand"a - Pi#o de la $arza - Jand"a [appr. 17km]

tarting from te "us stop dire(tl! "eind te Faro del atorral in #and$a& 'espirit set offalong various roads towards were e imagined te iking trail (ommen(ed [1]. ,fter a fewpresumed false starts and un(ertain leads& e eventuall! rea(ed te end of an aspalt roadimmediatel! to te east of #and$a Golf (ourse. 3e ad "een walking for almost an our "utwas on te wrong tra(k& eading into a valle! wen e sould ave "een on top of its eastern

ridge. Ten minutes into te valle!& "e!ond a (ouple of small goaterd farms& e passed a8ational 'ark sign. 9en te tra(k dwindled and disappeared e new for sure e*d got itwrong. 3e was fa(ed wit a range of peaks straigt aead& and te prospe(t of aving tos(ram"le undreds of metres up one side. 3e pi(ked out te ro(k fa(e tat looked te leastunfavoura"le and "egan is as(ent. ,fter a gruelling our*s (lim"& e finall! rea(ed te :90road tat e sould ave "een on from te start. Twent! minutes later te road "e(ame afootpat& and after a furter fifteen minutes e rea(ed te fen(e tat prote(ts te rare plantson te summit. 3e (lam"ered troug and five minutes later e was standing on top of teigest peak on Fuerteventura [2]. Te ; views were as stunning as an! 'espirit asever seen from a mountain top. True desolate "eaut!. a(k-tra(king for te return ike& emade sure to sta! on te :90 road te full lengt of te ridge. It took a little under an ourand a alf to get "a(k to te start of te trail [1]. For good measure e ten soaked is wear!feet in te sea at Faro del atorral [0]and finised off wit te our long walk around te

"ea( to otel Fuerteventura 'rin(ess [3].

IV. Morro Jale - Cofete - Morro Jale [appr. 2?km]

'espirit "egan tis ike from te port of orro #a"le [4]. It took tree-6uarters of an our walkingwest along te road out of town& passing a (ur( and (emeter! gardens& to rea( te roug little(ar park were te iking trail "egins. It is marked wit a sign announ(ing @5ed de %aminos de'Ara)a G5,8 V,LL4 - %BF4T4@ [1]. Te trail is wide and well maintained. ,fter )ust fift! minutessustained effort e was at te top of te ridge of peaks tat divide te peninsula [2]. 3eadingdown te oter side& e de(ided on impulse to veer rigt and (e(k out te m!sterious Villa9inter [;]. 3e rea(ed it in a little over alf an our& and en)o!ed e+ploring ever! room and

(orner. oving on& is ne+t stop (ame five minutes later at te little town of %ofete [:]. 3e restedere "riefl! "efore (ompleting te last fifteen minutes of is ike down to te water*s edge on tewest (oast [7]. ,fter wandering up and down te "ea( for an our or so e started te return


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ike& not e+a(tl! retra(ing is steps "ut in parallel (ross-(ountr! until e rea(ed te point weree*d 6uit te trail in favour of te villa. 3aving passed te sign in te (ar park at 1117am& earrived "a(k at 7:7pm after an e+(ellent leisurel! da!*s ike. For (ompleteness& e walked for afurter 6uarter of an our down to te east (oast at 'la!a de las %oloradas& tere"! making it atrue (oast to (oast effort.

%. Costa Calma - &e'ollada de Mo(ones - Playa de Sotavento - Playa deEsquinzo [appr. 22km]

,s on 3ike II& te da! started wit a "us nort from #and$a to te 4l 'almeral sopping (entreat %osta %alma [,]. 'espirit (arted a similar route in te dire(tion of te west (oast (liffs&arriving on te our. a(k-tra(king a"out 2==m to te last tra(k e*d (rossed& e ten eadedsoutwest a(ross te dunes following te line of te (oast. Te tra(k divides after a"out anour& "ut "efore )oining te spur tat would lead im east 'espirit (ontinued on to te top ofte last dune ill overlooking te rest of te ma)esti( soutwest (oast []. ,fter admiring teviews& e set off towards te souteast& )oining a gravel road after alf an our. 3e sta!edwit it for )ust fifteen minutes "efore dit(ing it in favour of a dr! river"ed tat took im"eneat te main nort-sout FV2 road Cten minutesD and all te wa! down to te east (oast

[%] Ca furter twent!-five minutesD. 3e emerged on te "ea( near te surf"oarders* @'ro%enter@ "e!ond te soutern end of 'la!a de otavento. From ere& 'espirit (ontinuedsout along te (oast and arrived "a(k at is otel [3] an our and a alf later.

0I%L,I45 It is strongl! re(ommended tat visitors take a good lo(al map wen setting out ontese walksE 'espirit a((epts no responsi"ilit! if te use of tis we" page results in visitors "e(ominglost& in)ured& maimed& killed or assailed "! ar"ar! Ground 6uirrels.

Distance:13 km Elevation gain:750 m Duration:5 hours The cresting of Janda is a comb

of peaks, a linear wall of nearly 3 km, east!west border of the southern tip of

"uerte#entura$ %n the middle of this range, there is a passage that connected the ancient

fishing settlement of &ofete with the town of 'reat (alley$ )ur ascent takes the first part ofthis road, then follow the line, great balcony o#erlooking the east and west, leading to the


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highest point of the island$ The trailhead is marked with a sign at the entrance 'reat (alley

and is located about 3 km track starting$ %t is called the way of the *risoners, which runs

from +orro Jable to &ofete$ The trail, made with stones on both sides, it runs through the

center of 'rand (alley$ The lines of mountains that flank it on either side are the deer knife to

our left and art -olana two chordal height taking as we mo#e$ is appearance changes from

ocher and yellow that dominates the island to different shades of green$ ere most of theendemic species of the island are concentrated$ The reason is the a.uifer wealth, both by

clouds, which #ery often make o#erburden peaks, such as springs that hide its slopes$/fter a

slight increase llanea with about 0 minutes to reach the homes of 'reat (alley, an old

farmer settlement of great importance in the past, because the goats maoreras cabin was

long the barn of &anarias$ %f we walk towards the southwest you can #isit one of the springs

that supplied water to the community and the 'arden +oreno, natural pantry families up to

four decades occupied these houses$ +et cutthroat &ofete$ The climb e2tends for about 300

meters of altitude in two distinct etas$ The #iew is spectacular about &ofete$ The normal

path continues to the #illage on a slope of about 5 minutes$ 4e not lose, we ha#e to start

following the crest to the east$ %n two hours we spend near the summit of the peak of a

*alma 658 m9, not without se#eral ascents and descents to a#oid skirting$ %n this section the

road is poorly marked and referrals are the hills such as cutthroat erb 'arden$ 4e will pass

through se#eral areas of large cactus 6:uphorbia canariensis9 that clustered, block the

way$ /fter skirting the +orro reach &a#adero the highest peak in "uerte#entura, surrounded

by cacti, the ancient #egetation of the island$ The descent is made by the ;oard of

(inamar$ The track is the most direct route< the ra#ine is marked and is nicer, but you ha#e to

add 0 minutes$ %n both cases you reach the hotel ;arcel=$

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Going for a Walk Around Fuerteventura