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WALK 3

Femés to Puerto Calero

Start Roundabout, Femés Finish Roundabout, Puerto Calero Distance 12km (7½ miles) Total Ascent 270m (885ft) Total Descent 610m (2000ft) Time 3hrs 30min Terrain Mostly clear paths, initially on steep, stony and rocky slopes. A vague stretch later, then clear cliff coast paths. Refreshment Bar restaurants at Femés, Playa Quemada and Puerto Calero. Transport Occasional buses serve Femés on weekdays from Arrecife, Playa Honda and Tías. Regular daily buses link Puerto Calero with the airport and Playa Blanca.

Apart from a rocky, stone-strewn path on a steep slope early in the walk, most of this route is easy. A descent through an empty barranco leads to the sandy beach of Playa del Pozo, then a cliff coast path leads to the village of Playa Quemada and onwards to a holiday resort and marina at Puerto Calero.

Route uses PR LZ 10 and 11. The last bus stop at Femés is near a little supermercado. There is a nearby roundabout with a palm tree at its centre and this is where the walk starts, around 370m (1215ft). First, take a look around the village – especially the plaza, church and a mirador overlooking distant Playa Blanca and Fuerteventura. There are bar restaurants, as well as the cheese-making Quesería Rubicón. A signpost for the PR LZ 09 stands at the roundabout, pointing up a tarmac road that gives way to a track. Climb past a notice for the Monumento Natural Los Ajaches, with views of Femés and the Valle de Femés.