The Tenegüime 2 walk is between 3 – 4 hours depending on breaks and photo ops. The inclines are fairly gentle, but there are quite a few places where you have to scramble up and over a few rocks and walls.
You will be walking up a Barranco (ravine) so not to be attempted during or shortly after heavy rain. In the winter with the increased rainfall the area offers some stunning scenery, but there may be the odd pool and muddy section.
After walking the ridgeline for a while, this walk descends down into the ravine just after the Tenegüime 1 walk climbs out.
Directions
Follow the LZ-1 out of Arrecife and take the first exit at the Tahiche round-a-bout. Continue along the LZ-1, past Costa Teguise. Take the Guatiza exit, past the petrol station and head into village. Take the very next left onto Av. Alfonso Tolosa and continue on the tarmac road. The next right (LZ-405) takes you past the cemetery, Cementerio Católico de Guatiza-Santa Margarita which is where I park.
Click on the map image above to open a Google map of the area in a new tab.
The Walk
Head behind the cemetery and take the small path which gradually climbs up onto the lip of the ravine. There are great views here down into the canyon and back towards the villages of Guatiza and Mala.
Follow the lip of the ravine until you see a small path on the right (The yellow path on the image). Down in the ravine you see a shear rockface with a wall built on top.
Continue ahead on the ravine lip. Around a fold in the mountain side and take the next small path leading down into the ravine. The blue path marked on the image below.
Once at bottom, continue ahead, look out for any small pools and any patches of slippery rocks. Keep you eyes peeled and you will see the best route to take where others have made the walk before you. There are a number of rocky slopes and man made walls to negotiate as you wind your way through the ravine.
Eventually up on the left hand side of the canyon, you will see an abandoned house. Continue to follow the bottom of the ravine until you see the path up and out past the old ruin. Once on the top path, turn left and head back down the valley.
Follow the lip of the ravine all the way back to the cemetery where you parked the car.
Tenegüime 2 – History
To read more on the history of the area you can checkout the following sites:
The sites are in Spanish, so if it helps I have made an attempt to summarise a few topics of interest in the History section.