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WALK 5

Playa Blanca to El Golfo

Start Avenida Marítima, Playa Blanca Finish El Golfo Distance 25km (15½ miles) Total Ascent/Descent 150m (490ft) Time 8hrs Terrain Easy promenade at first, then good paths, then awkward, stony areas. After a stretch of road-walking there is a short beach walk and an ash path. Refreshment Plenty of choice in Playa Blanca. Bar restaurants at El Golfo. Transport Regular daily buses serve Playa Blanca from Arrecife and the airport. A pick-up or taxi is needed at El Golfo.

Many walkers stroll along the promenade at Playa Blanca and continue across bleak and barren lava flows, wondering where it all might end. This walk includes rugged paths and roads, stretching all the way to El Golfo and taking in remarkable sights. There is no transport at the end, so a pick-up or taxi needs to be arranged.

Early morning at Playa Blanca, when you can have the beach all to yourself

Start at the tiny sandy beach at Playa Blanca, which is reached from the Avenida Marítima. Face the sea, turn right and walk past several bar restaurants. Later, two flights of steps lead down to a pebbly beach, so use either of them to join and follow a tarmac road past the ferryport. (You could park and start from here if you need to save a few minutes’ walking time.) The promenade path passes bungalow apartments at Puerto Chico and then the Iberostar development, with views across the sea to the islands of Lobos and Fuerteventura. Pass a kiosk, bar restaurant and a couple of shops, then climb a little to pass a lookout/bunker. Pass the Timanfaya Palace Hotel and descend a little, crossing a footbridge over the rocky bed of a barranco. Pass the Hotel Natura Palace, then there is a shop inland and bar restaurants overlooking a little beach. The promenade passes the H10 Rubicón Palace, then there are lots of sun loungers belonging to the Royal Mónica on Playa de Montaña Roja.