Autoguiado, con postes numerados. Punto más alto de la isla (Alto de Garajonay) con grandes panorámicas: la Fortaleza de Chipude, El Hierro, La Palma y Tenerife, a veces Gran Canaria. Conexiones: ruta 9,17, Alto de Garajonay a Chipude, 14, 18, y PRLG3.

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Route dataFuente: Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales

Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

113 m

Drop

113 m

Highest

1472 m

Lowest

1359 m

Which way round

Clockwise

Recommended

Anticlockwise

Clockwise: Climbs 18% for 350 m early on, comes down 11% for 200 m midway.

Anticlockwise: Climbs 11% for 200 m early on, comes down 18% for 350 m near the end.

Better clockwise: you climb the steeper side (0.4 km at 10%+, 0.4 km of it 15%+) and come down 0.2 km of steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.

Main climb: km 0.0–1.2, from 1359 m to 1472 m.

How the 2.5 km splits

Flat

0.2 km

Climbing

0.7 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.4 km

Descending

1.1 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.2 km

Very steep climb · 18% for 350 m

km 0.3–0.7 · gains 62 m

Steep descent · 11% for 200 m

km 1.6–1.8 · drops 23 m

Link it with other walks

Gran Ruta Circular - Pajarito - El Cedro - Tajaqué - Pajarito

Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.7

16.29 km

Laguna Grande-Alto de Garajonay- Laguna Grande

Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 0.1, 1.9

10.17 km

Ruta 18

Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 0.1, 1.5

12.88 km

Pajarito-Alto de Garajonay- Pajarito

Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 0.7

4.56 km

Ruta 19

Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 0.7

12.14 km

El Contadero-Chorro del Cedro-El Contadero

Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.0, 2.4

11.96 km