After a terrific month on Tenerife, where we did a fair bit of hiking, for some reason we upped the activity quotient even further for our last 10 days in Europe, heading for more hiking on La Gomera, which is even more famous for its nature trails. In addition to a steeply sloped terrain leading from the remains of an old volcano in the middle of the island down to the rocky and expansive coastline, La Gomera is generally considered the best of all the Canarian islands when it comes to hiking. 10 nights, 9 days, 8 very different hikes. With more hikes to choose from than Tenerife, and far less online information, we chose to purchase a highly recommended guidebook: La Gomera: The Finest Coastal and Mountain Walks (Rother) and found it very useful. It was excellent for helping us choose which routes to hike from among the surprisingly…

As promised, here is a detailed list of 10 hikes you can do around Tenerife. Some are incredible, some pleasantly scenic, a couple are just an easy way to get a bit of exercise without straying too far from the comforts and beaches and bars of Puerto de la Cruz. Most of the hiking on Tenerife is easily done as day hikes, although a couple will involve some quality time on the “guaguas”, the local term for the buses. We did not buy a hiking guidebook or map, but used the Wikiloc hiking app extensively. I’ve included the Wikiloc number so you can follow the trail if needed. For some reason if you search for this number on the app it works fine but it won’t find the trail if you are using the website (you need to track location or title). Don’t ask me… Alto de Guajara – Teide…