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Teguise-Montaña climbs out of the village over the ridgeway. Gorgeous views back towards the village and El Jable in the distance. The higher you climb the more of the island is revealed.

As you crest the ridge the views ahead are towards the Risco de Famara. Further on you can see down into Famara itself. At the end of the valley you have the views both up and down the ravine. On the top of the Famara massif you occasionally catch a glimpse of the the church Ermita de Las Nieves

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The Lalaland walk varies between 2 and 4 hours depending on the route taken. There is a mixture of mountain path descents, dirt road climbs and short sections of tarmac.

Starting at the church in Ye, we head out of the village on an old mountain road. Cross onto the bluff following the mountain bike tracks.

On the valley floor we find the ruins of old water cisterns. The valley is a collection of vineyards and smallholdings. Crops include maize, potatoes, onions, also groves of fig, peach and almond.

The Lalaland Walk gets its name from the small holiday cottage of the same name about halfway round. From here the walk may be extended from 5 to 10km .

In the centre of the village there is a small village shop which sells drinks and snacks. At the east entrance to the village there is Restaurante Volcan de la Corona, which is well worth a visit.

To read more on the history of the area you can check out Historia de Haria – Ye.

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Spiders aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but just thought this guy was so pretty.

The walk I was on was volcan templo, the bit with the chestnut trees is in part 2. I found this site which helped with the identification.

The Haria Cemetery Circle is about 5.5km, 2 – 3 hours and is well marked. There is a bit of a climb in the middle section and the path is quite narrow in places, but well worth the effort. Views back towards the coast, and down into both the Tabayesco and Haria valleys.

Haria is a great place for a coffee or a spot of lunch. A couple of my favourites are the Mercado Municipal de Abastos de Haría and the Centro Cultural La Tegala. Both found easily enough on google maps. Historia de Haria is a good site covering the general history of the area.

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Barranco Elvira Sánchez is a circular walk of about 3 – 4 hours, between 7 and 10km depending on route.

After the climb up the Barranco Elvira Sánchez, there is the Restaurante Los Helechos for a coffee / lunch. And then, it’s down hill all the way back to the start. Historia de Haria is a good site covering the general history of the area.

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The Tabayesco Circular walk is quite strenuous for the first leg, in total it’s about 3 – 4 hours (about 10km), but is well marked.

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Tabayesco Circular – History

To read more on the history of the area you can check out the Historia de Haria website. The site is in Spanish, so if it helps I have tried to summarise a few topics of interest in the History section.

As an aside, you might even find out about Angel Hair…

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The Templo Cardona & Ortiz walk is a good 3 – 4 hours or so, mostly flat and for the most part well marked. There is one tricky part using an old hunters path over a section of lava flow.

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This walk has a little of something for everone, I even found some chestnut trees! There is also the old hermits cave, Cueva de Ortiz to explore.

Templo Cardona & Ortiz – History

To read more about the history of the island you can check out Historia de Teguise and Historia de Haria websites. The sites are in Spanish, so if it helps I have tried to summarise a few topics of interest in the History section.

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