Difficulty: middle
Fitness: high
Fear of heights: middle
Surefootedness: middle
Distance: 10,1 km
Duration: 4:30 h
Heights: 866
Start/End:
Realejo Alto

Hike 89: Risco Miguel
A hike in the laurel forest in the north above Los Realejos, I would not have expected that. But this hike even tops tours in the
Anaga. With a rental car, you have to go up to Realejo Alto. In the sat nav, you should enter Calle El Medio Arriba and then turn right
into the dead-end street.
From the car park head up to the junction. My recommendation is to take the steep climb on the right
first to have a slightly less steep descent at the end. It goes up 700 metres in altitude over a distance of 2 km to El Asomadero, a
radio mast. The ascent is often over steps through laurel forest and requires a good level of fitness.
From the radio mast follow a camino and after 2.2 km you will reach a small refuge. Here you can take a well-sheltered break. You
are now on the Risco del Miguel. After a few hundred metres, the descent begins at the Punta del Risco. The path again leads through
beautiful cloud forest. It is less steep than the ascent. Behind the Fuente Pavos, a tree had fallen. You had to climb over it.
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After 9.4 km we reach the ascent path. Now we still go down to the car park. The round in the cloud forest was wonderful. However, a basic level of fitness is necessary to manage the ascent. A detailed description of the route and the GPS track can be found in the Hiking Guide Tenerife.
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