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Little casetas are passed soon after the start of the walk alongside Risco de la Fortaleza

Buses stop at just over 900m (2950ft) at Degollada de Peraza, where there is a viewpoint, map-board and a nearby bar restaurant. Between the viewpoint and the bar, steps drop down from the road, passing a little house. Follow a path down into a barranco, passing palms and agaves, to around 750m (2460ft). Climb gradually to reach a junction on a ridge, beside ruined casetas at Berruga. Turn left to continue along the combined Rutas 25 and 28.

Go down rugged and easy stretches of path, passing palms, agaves, prickly pears, cistus, tabaibal and tagasaste. The path is mostly downhill, but there are a couple of short, steep, stone-paved ascents on the slopes of Alto de Tacalcusie. Eventually, the path turns gradually left and levels out among palms and agaves. Rise past terraces to reach a gentle gap at Llano de la Cruz, at 722m (2368ft).

There is a path junction, and the plan is to turn left along Ruta 28, return to this point later on Ruta 25 and then retrace the route back to Degollada de Peraza. First, turn left as signposted for Morales. The path climbs gently before descending, Note a solitary ruin, but keep an eye on yellow flashes as the path crosses old terraces covered in tabaibal. Drift towards the edge of the Barranco del Cabrito, then away from it, then back towards it.