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Cross a slope of agaves, cistus, tabaibal and verode, turning a rocky corner for a sudden view of Imada at the head of the Barranco de Guarimar. The path crosses the scrubby slope, with lots of prickly pears at the top, tagasaste later, then agaves and palms further down. Wind down and cross bare rock in a streambed, climbing stone steps to leave it. Walk along a terrace, then down paved steps to a road-end. Walk down the steep and bendy road, through a bouldery cutting, to reach the Bar Cafeteria Arcilia in Imada. The route can be finished, after only 5km (3 miles), by catching a bus to Playa de Santiago.

Looking from the forested crest near Pajarito to El Teide on Tenerife

Walk down the road as signposted for Playa de Santiago, levelling out beside a small sports pitch. Turn left down steps, then right along a road to pass the Ermita de Santa Ana. Follow the road onwards, and while flights of steps descend to the left, only one of them is signposted. A stone-paved path, jointly used by Rutas 20 and 24, runs down through the Barranco de Guarimiar. Cross terraces and pass a ruin. Huge boulders lie on slopes where palms and almonds grow. The path runs down a soft band of rock then drops down smooth, bare rock, continuing along the valley side to pass an upstanding dyke. Turn a crumbling corner and look back to Imada for the last time.