El Hierro has a small airport with several daily links to the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Also from the Port of La Estaca (Valverde) is connected by ferry to Tenerife.

A short taxi transfer will take you to the Boomerang Hotel, which is located in the Capital Valverde.

Depending on the arrival time, optional walk.

The day begins in the capital of the island, Valverde, the only capital of the Archipelago located at 600 mt. a.s.l. and not on the coast. Your first walk will take you to discover the history of water on the island from the past to the future represented by the mythical sacred tree Garoé surrounded by its “pools” and by the pilot project of the hydro-wind power plant. A circular route with rapid changes of landscape from meadows to evergreen forests and stretches of red clays.

12 km, 5 hours, 550 ascent/descent

A taxi transfer will take you to the Mirador de la Peña, overlooking the majestic El Golfo natural amphitheater. From here the road soon runs through the highlands of the Nisdafe Plateau between volcanic cones crossing “the land that sounds”. After walking a long stretch of the GR 131 Camino de La Virgen you will arrive at the forest of Fayal Brezal de La Llanía to discover it with a circular route. The Mirador de La Llanía offers a different perspective of El Golfo with its almost 1400 meters of altitude.

A taxi transfer will take you to the Apartments.

16 km, 6 hours, 800 meters ascent, 100m descent

Your walk starts today from the apartments. The route runs through a flat landscape and open countryside. This is an area famous for the production of banana, pineapple and various tropical fruits. The visit to the Eco Museum of Guinea and Lagartario will offer you a historical view of the island; the village is one of the three oldest on the island, turned into a museum in the 80s. From the Hotel Punta Grande, the smallest in the world, the path follows the wonderful cliffs of Las Puntas until you reach the natural pools of La Maceta.

13 km, 4 hours, 200 meters ascent, 200m descent

Today’s route begins, after a taxi transfer, at the Hoya del Morcillo in the heart of the Canary pine forest. The path, traditionally used to connect the villages of the two slopes of the island, crosses from south to north offering a variety of ecosystems and views. The Canary pine forest soon gives way to the forest of Fayal-Brezal. You will walk on the crest of the island, near the highest point, by stretches of volcanic ash and with panoramic views of the south until the path begins to descend towards Tigaday.

13 km, 5 hours, 400 meters of ascent, 1050m descent

After a transfer to the Sanctuary of the Virgin, the patron of the island and starting point of the traditional “Bajada”, your walk begins through the pastures of the “Dehesa” to the Sabinar, endemic juniper forest that Tradewinds molded in incredible twisted shapes. From the Mirador de Bascos, with its breathtaking views of El Golfo, the path goes downhill, in the thick forest of Monteverde, until you reach the picturesque village of Sabinosa, the westernmost of Spain.

12 km, 5 hours, 200 meters of ascent, 800m descent

On the last day of the trip, an easy and interesting walk in a spectacular volcanic territory: the walk starts from the Hotel arriving at the beach of Arenas Blancas, the only one on the island formed by fragments of shells dragged inland by the winds and currents, from where a coastal path leads between lava fields that seem freshly erupted, with views of the cliffs sculpted by the sea in magnificent basalt arches.

10 km, 3 hours, the ascent of 50 meters, 50 meters of descent

A taxi will pick you up at the hotel. The transfer to the port/airport requires about 45 minutes.