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#172 of 300 · Caldera de Taburiente National Park, La Palma

Caldera de Taburiente

SpainCanary Islands (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)

Descends from the Los Brecitos lookout into a vast erosion caldera ringed by 2,000 m walls, through Canary pine forest to the Taburiente stream and out along the Barranco de las Angustias past the ochre Cascada de Colores.

Distance
14 km
Point to point
Ascent
300 m
High point 1,080 m
Time
6 h
Day hike
Difficulty
Moderate
Sustained climbing or a long day, no exposure.
Best months
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Los Brecitos
Finish: Barranco de las Angustias car park

Route

Topographic map of Caldera de Taburiente, from Los Brecitos to Barranco de las Angustias car parkLos BrecitosPlaya de TaburienteBarranco de las Angustias car parkStart: Los BrecitosFinish: Barranco de las Angustias car park© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartFinishWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Los Brecitos
  2. Playa de Taburiente
  3. Barranco de las Angustias car park

Wildlife along the route

This hike hasn't been surveyed yet. Its species list is built from iNaturalist records around the route by the survey script — see how the data is made.

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