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Tenerife Sur: Short Walks Under 10 km Cabo Blanco - La Camella Circular (Arona)

Route Summary An interesting town and country walk, with some marvellous views, in a well-populated residential area close to the Southern resorts. Duration: 3 hours.

Route Overview Duration: 3 hours Transport/Parking: Titsa 416/418 from Los Cristianos. Parking in Cabo Blanco.

Length: 7.570 km / 4.73 mi Height Gain: 249meter Height Loss: 249 meter Max Height: 353 meter Min Height: 247 meter Surface: Rough, outwith the two towns. Child Friendly: No, but see note, below. Difficulty: Moderate. Dog Friendly: No, but see note, below. Refreshments: Options in Cabo Blanco and La Camella.

Description This circular walk provides an interesting and enjoyable contrast between the streets of Cabo Blanco and La Camella, and the wild countryside surrounding Roque Higara and Roque Chijafe. Cabo Blanco and La Camella are often driven through but this walk provides an opportunity to get to know them on two feet - always a good idea! Along the way, there are great views of Montaña Guaza, Los Cristianos, Roque del Conde/Arona, Roque Vento, Roque de Jama, Valle de San Lorenzo. Note: There is a short section of this walk which, although it provides superb views, may not be to every walker's taste. The path becomes very narrow and irregular, with a drop on the left-hand side. This short section of the walk can be easily avoided, as explained in the guide at Waypoint 11.

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Waypoints (1) Start walk outside church (28.07405; -16.66956) Walk to the rear of the church and head down and left into the formal garden area, walking down to Calle El Escobonal which turns right down to the main road (TF-567) where you turn left.

(2) Right down Camino El Lere (28.07272; -16.67002) After just over 300 m from the start, cross the road and turn right down the lane, Camino El Lere. (305 m)

(3) Follow rough path (28.07262; -16.67039) Very soon, in under 40 m, the lane descends into rough ground to become a path. Follow the path through the rough ground towards the houses ahead of you. (343 m)

(4) Left at end of Camino El Lere (28.07184; -16.67153) In 145 m, the rough path having joined a tarred section of road, walk onwards to the junction ahead of you where you turn left onto Calle Igara. (488 m)

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(5) Right onto Calle Campo Futbol (28.07131; -16.67136) Very soon, in under 70 m, you cross the road and turn right onto Calle Campo Futbol. (551 m)

(6) Left down Calle La Campana (28.07098; -16.67198) Again, in just 70 m, you cross the road and turn left down Calle La Campana. (622 m)

(7) Right up Calle Santa Elena (28.07019; -16.67182) In 90 m, turn right onto Calle Santa Elena where you will see the football stadium ahead of you after a car parking area. (712 m)

(8) Left onto path before stadium (28.06996; -16.67304) In another 120 m, or so, before the stadium, take the rough path leading off to your left into open ground with Roque de Higara in clear view ahead of you. (834 m)

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(9) Right onto rough road (28.06816; -16.67308) In under 170 m, you will arrive at a rough road where you turn right onto the road and follow it, veering away from the access road to the finca on the hillside and heading towards an electricity pylon. (1.0 km)

(10) Take path uphill (28.06708; -16.67688) In 500 m, when you arrive at the pylon take the obvious path that winds its way up the slope onto the ridge between Roque de Higara and Roque Chijafe. (1.5 km)

(11) Left at top of path (28.06640; -16.67825) On reaching the top of the winding uphill path in 200 m, turn left to follow the main walk. (1.7 km) NOTE: this section of the path, taking in Waypoints 12 and 13 loops around a section of the Roque de Higara hillside. At Waypoint 13 the pathway become a narrow ledge following a partly collapsed water channel. Some walkers may find the path too broken and narrow for their liking, with a steepish slope on their left-hand side. In which case, turn RIGHT here NOT LEFT (at this Waypoint 11), and carry on with the walk from the nearby Waypoint 14 (shrine). Alternatively, you can proceed to Waypoint 13 and make a decision there on carrying on taking the narrowing path or returning and proceeding to Waypoint 14 by the easy route.

(12) Right at boulder and down (28.06470; -16.67670) In 300 m, take the right-hand descending path at the large boulder and follow it as crosses the hillside, with great views down to Guaza and the southern coast. The path then crosses over a ridge to face in a westerly direction, with views towards Los Cristianos, La Chayofita and Las Americas (2.0 km)

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(13) Path narrows to ledge (28.06382; -16.67874) In around 400 m from the large boulder at Waypoint 12 the path starts to follow a broken water channel and becomes a narrow ledge. Take extreme care in this section! (2.4 km) Note: Some walkers may find the path too broken and narrow for their liking, with a steepish slope on their left-hand side. In which case, re-trace your steps to Waypoint 11 and proceed to Waypoint 14 by the easy route.

(14) Go past shrine and walk uphill (28.06646; -16.67839) After checking out the shrine, take the path along the ridge uphill towards the electricity pylons and the Roque Chijafe. (2.7 km)

(15) Take path left around hill (28.06825; -16.67878) In 200 m, after the pylons, take the path to the left of the hillside and keep on the path as it goes around the hill, eventually taking you to the outskirts of La Camella. (2.9 km)

(16) Take path left and up across rough ground (28.07486; -16.68056) Emerging onto a tarmac road from the hillside path, after 1 km, take the rough path up past the school. (3.9 km)

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(17) Pass school and up to main street (28.07595; -16.68109) In just over 100 m, pass the school and continue uphill on Calle Mostaza to the main road in the centre of La Camella. (4.0 km)

(18) Go left along street at roundabout (28.07812; -16.68140) In 300 m from the school you will have arrived at the main road at the roundabout where you should go left along the street for a short distance. (4.3 km)

(19) Cross road and up to church plaza (28.07896; -16.68220) In just 200 m from the last Waypoint (18) at the roundabout, cross the road and ascend some steps to arrive at the church and its plaza. There are cafes and restaurants nearby where you may want to take a refreshment. When you are ready, head back along the street, carrying on past the roundabout at Waypoint 18 for a short distance. (4.5 km)

(20) Down steps to Cabo Blanco road (28.07900; -16.68014) About 500 m from the church, along the main road to Valle San Lorenzo, descend these steps to join the main road to Cabo Blanco. Turn left at the foot of the steps and proceed downhill. (5.0 km)

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(21) Left and down Calle Aganzo (28.07978; -16.67580) After 500 m from the steps, turn left down Calle Aganzo and follow it as it turns down hill through the area known as Casas Viejas. At the end of the road take the short path downhill to another road, by refuse bins. (5.5 km)

(22) Left and down past bins (28.07833; -16.67452) In 300 m, emerging from the short path, by the bins, turn left and walk downhill to the first opening on the right, Calle Trujilla. Turn right here onto Calle Trujilla. (5.8 km)

(23) Across park (28.07641; -16.67300) After 500 m, at the junction with Calle Almadrabba, veer right and cross the small park, heading for the far right end. When you emerge from the park, across from the supermarket, turn right and walk along Calle Ernesto Castro Diaz until you reach the main road again. Turn left here and head for the roundabout. (6.3 km)

(24) Right down Calle El Llano (28.07488; -16.67464) In 200 m from entering the park, cross the main road near the roundabout and take Calle El Llano as it heads downhill, skirting the western outskirts of Cabo Blanco. (6.5 km)

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(25) Left down lane Camino del Coris (28.07189; -16.67409) In 500 m from the roundabout, turn left down the lane, Camino del Coris. (7.0 km)

(26) Left and up Calle Igara (28.07308; -16.67197) In a further 200m, emerging form the Camino del Coris walkway, turn left and up Calle Igara, heading towards the centre of Cabo Blanco. (7.2 km)

(27) Cross junction and along Avenida San Martin de Porres (28.07374; -16.67176) In just 100 m, cross the junction in the centre of Cabo Blanco and head along Avenida San Martin de Porres. (7.3 km)

(28) Right down Pasaje Azucena to church (28.07472; -16.67006) After proceeding for 200 m along Avenida San Martin de Porres, take the pathway on the right, Pasaje Azucena, which will return you to the church, plaza and gardens that you started from. (7.5 km)

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(29) End of walk back at church (28.07402; -16.66972) In 100 m you have arrived at the church plaza where you started the walk. (7.6 km)

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Route Map

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