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There are lots of aloes, while prickly pears are almost like trees. Cross a couple of barrancos close together. The path winds and climbs steeply and ruggedly to outflank a crumbling cliff, heading in and out of gullies, then generally on a downward traverse. Cross a scree slope and turn up around a corner for a view of villages ahead. The path heads down across a slope and easily crosses a steep boulder scree slope. Wind downhill, with some stone steps, to cross a streambed. A short climb reaches a signpost at a junction with a track at a dragon tree beside the hamlet of El Draguillo, at 170m (560ft). A left turn links with ssss1 and can be extended to return to Chamorga.

Follow the track between the houses, then go down a concrete road to leave the hamlet. Turn a corner, and apart from a stretch of dirt road over a crest, it is mostly downhill to a junction with a tarmac road at Benijo (bar on the right, Restaurante El Mirador). Turn right and squeeze past it to find a path down to a bouldery beach. Turn left to pick a way along the beach and cross the mouth of the Barranco de Benijo. Follow the marked path onwards, which rejoins the road and passes the black ash Playa de Benijo, popular with surfers. Use another path to avoid a further stretch of road.