El Hierro, Canarias
Description
This smallest (apart from La Graciosa) and westernmost island of the Canaries is a huge landmass rising out of the sea to a height of 1500 m. The erosion of the coastline is dramatic, and from space the island looks most like a flintstone. Roads wind up against steep and loose slopes. The top of the island is more friendly.
From east - virtually at the airport - to west runs the GR131, Camino de la Virgen, climbs to the ridge and follows it with breathtaking views. A pity that a road runs nearby. The mountain flanks are covered in shrub and trees, a welcoming contrast to the otherwise dry island. Elsewhere, traces of agriculture can be found, with dry stone walls around arid red earth. And many pumice cones can be explored.
Apart from this GR, there are some 25 local trails on the island, often making considerable climbs. El Hierro counts many villages where you will find food and accommodation.
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Books
United Kingdom
2023
- Walking on Tenerife
- 45 walks including El Teide and GR 131 Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
2023
- Wandelgids Walking on Tenerife | Cicerone
- 45 walks including El Teide and GR 131 Read more
United Kingdom
2019
- Trekking in the Canary Islands
- The GR131 island-hopping route Read more
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
United Kingdom
2019
- Trekking in the Canary Islands: The GR131 island-hopping route
- This guidebook provides a comprehensive and detailed description of the GR131, an island-hopping trail across the seven Canary Islands. The 560km (348 mile) route begins on Lanzarote and finishes on El Hierro and is presented in 32 daily stages. The route is well waymarked but some navigational skills are required, and the remote and occasional... Read more
Netherlands
2019
- Wandelgids Trekking in the Canary Islands: The GR131 Island Hopping Route | Cicerone
- Guidebook to the GR131, an island-hopping trail that runs coast to coast across each of the 7 Canary Islands, a sub-tropical Spanish archipelago. Described over 32 stages, the route begins on Lanzarote, finishes on El Hierro, measures 560km (348 miles) and would take an average trekker about 1 month to complete. Read more
United Kingdom
2020
- Walking on Gran Canaria
- 45 day walks including five days on the GR131 coast-to-coast route Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
2020
- Wandelgids Walking on Gran Canaria | Cicerone
- Guidebook describing 45 day walks on Gran Canaria, generally averaging 10 to 12km each. A long-distance coast-to-coast route on the GR131 is included, and shorter walks can be linked to form longer itineraries. One of the larger Canary Islands, Gran Canaria is a popular destination but offers many peaceful, rural areas perfect for walking. Read more
United Kingdom
2020
- Walking on La Gomera and El Hierro
- 45 day walks and treks for all abilities Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
United Kingdom
2019
- Walking on La Palma
- Including the GR130 and GR131 long-distance trails Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
2019
- Wandelgids Walking on La Palma | Cicerone
- Guidebook to 45 walks and scrambles on La Palma in the Canary Islands, ranging from 7 to 31km. Some walks combine to complete the GR130 long-distance trail (eight days) and GR131 trail (three days). Areas explored include Santa Cruz and Buenavista. Contains a Spanish-English glossary. Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
United Kingdom
2022
- Canary Islands Walks Sunflower Guide
- 80 long and short walks on the Canary Islands Read more
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
United Kingdom
2022
- Canary Islands Walks Sunflower Guide: 90 long and short walks on the Canary Islands
- The go-to travel guide for discovering the best walks on the Canary Islands; Strap on your boots and discover the Canary Islands on foot with the Sunflower Canary Islands Walks travel guide. The Sunflower Canary Islands Walks guide is indispensable for walking and hiking on all 7 Canary Islands - Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote,... Read more
Netherlands
2022
- Wandelgids Canary Islands Walks | Sunflower books
- The go-to travel guide for discovering the best walks on the Canary Islands; Strap on your boots and discover the Canary Islands on foot with the Sunflower Canary Islands Walks travel guide. The Sunflower Canary Islands Walks guide is indispensable for walking and hiking on all 7 Canary Islands - Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote,... Read more
United Kingdom
- El Hierro: Tourist Map - Hiking Paths - Road Map - Tourist Information [English / German / Spanish]
- Tourist Map - Hiking Paths - Road Map - Tourist Information Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
United Kingdom
2020
- La Palma and El Hierro Sunflower Landscape Guide
- The go-to La Palma and El Hierro travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours. Strap on your boots and discover La Palma and El Hierro on foot with the Sunflower La Palma and El Hierro travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower La... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
United Kingdom
2015
- La Palma GERMAN
- This Rother Walking Guide to La Palma (ALL TEXT IS IN GERMAN), presents the hiker with 64 varied and entertaining tour suggestions incorporating every region on the island - the guide includes 112 colour photos and colour hiking maps at 1:50.000 or 1:100,000 scale, and an overview map for general planning at 1:250,000. From physically demanding... Read more
Netherlands
2013
- Walking on Gran Canaria
- This guide, the fourth in a series of five to the Canary Islands, offers 45 walks including a five-day coast-to-coast route on the long-distance GR 131 - an island-hopping trail that stretches across all seven of the Canaries. All routes Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Belgium
2013
- Walking on Gran Canaria
- This guide, the fourth in a series of five to the Canary Islands, offers 45 walks including a five-day coast-to-coast route on the long-distance GR 131 - an island-hopping trail that stretches across all seven of the Canaries. All routes Read more
United Kingdom
- Lanzarote Tour & Trail Super-Durable Map
- Lanzarote Tour & Trail Super-Durable Map 5th edition covers this big island at a scale of 1:40,000 resulting in the most detailed and toughest map of Lanzarote that you can buy. Large 960mm by 700mm double sided map sheet with generous overlap, to reduce turning the map in use, folds to 235mm by 120mm pocket size using our special `concertina... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Netherlands
- Bol.com, Belgium
Netherlands
- Lanzarote Tour & Trail Super-Durable Map
- This map is being replaced by a new 4th edition published on 9 May 2016 ISBN 9781782750277. Lanzarote Tour & Trail Map 3rd edition Super-Durable version covers this big island at a scale of 1:40,000 resulting in the most detailed and toughest map of Lanzarote that you can buy. All the country walking routes from our new 3rd edition of Walk!... Read more
Belgium
- Lanzarote Tour & Trail Super-Durable Map
- This map is being replaced by a new 4th edition published on 9 May 2016 ISBN 9781782750277. Lanzarote Tour & Trail Map 3rd edition Super-Durable version covers this big island at a scale of 1:40,000 resulting in the most detailed and toughest map of Lanzarote that you can buy. All the country walking routes from our new 3rd edition of Walk!... Read more
Maps
United Kingdom
- Gran Canaria
- Gran Canaria, Las Palmas and the island’s main resorts on a clear and informative, waterproof and tear-resistant map from Berndtson, with both the road map and the street plans indexed and highlighting the island’s 15 top rated sites and other places of interest, as well as providing general tourist information. On one side a map at 1:100,000... Read more
United Kingdom
- Lanzarote Kompass 241
- Lanzarote at 1:50,000 on a contoured and GPS compatible map from Kompass, with extensive tourist overprint, plus street plans of Arrecife, Puerto del Carmen and Teguise. Coverage includes the nearby islands of Graciosa, Montaña Clara and Alwegranza.Topography is vividly presented by contours at 50m intervals, enhanced by relief shading plus... Read more
United Kingdom
- La Restinga 25K Hierro CNIG Topographic Survey Map No. 1108-I/II
- Topographic coverage of the Canary Islands at 1:25,000 published by the Instituto Geográfico Nacional – Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals and colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks and... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
- Wandelkaart - Topografische kaart 1108-II/I La Restinga (El Hierro) | CNIG - Instituto Geográfico Nacional
- Topographic coverage of the Canary Islands at 1:25,000 published by the Instituto Geogr Read more
United Kingdom
- Hierro CNIG Topo 1105-1108
- Hierro, map No. 1105/1108 in the topographic coverage of the Canary Islands at 1:50,000 from the Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Centro Nacional de Información Geograficá, Spain’s civilian survey organization. Maps in the MTN50 (Mapa Topográfico Nacional) series begun in late 1990s have contours at 20m intervals enhanced by relief shading, plus... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
- Wandelkaart - Topografische kaart 1105/1108 El Hierro - Ferro | CNIG - Instituto Geográfico Nacional
- Hierro, map No. 1105/1108 in the topographic coverage of the Canary Islands at 1:50,000 from the Instituto Geogr Read more
Netherlands
- Kanaren/DVD-ROM
- Deze digitale wandel-, fiets- en skiroute kaarten van Kompass op CD of DVD zijn bruikbaar met GPS • je kunt inzoomen op de kaart tot een schaal van 1: 10 000 • prima manier om je eigen route te plannen, met hoogteprofielen • zeer eenvoudig om de gekozen route te printen of te downloaden op mobiele telefoon of PDA • vlieg vogelvlucht over een... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Belgium
- Kanaren/DVD-ROM
- Deze digitale wandel-, fiets- en skiroute kaarten van Kompass op CD of DVD zijn bruikbaar met GPS • je kunt inzoomen op de kaart tot een schaal van 1: 10 000 • prima manier om je eigen route te plannen, met hoogteprofielen • zeer eenvoudig om de gekozen route te printen of te downloaden op mobiele telefoon of PDA • vlieg vogelvlucht over een... Read more
Netherlands
- Tenerife Hikers Maps
- Our latest hiking research on Tenerife has resulted in new editions of Walk! Tenerife and Tenerife Hikers' Super-Durable Maps being published in 2017. Thanks to Jan Kostura's 2016 research we have several new hiking adventures described in detail in Walk! Tenerife. Jan's gps records of his research for new routes and updating of current routes... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Belgium
- Tenerife Hikers Maps
- Our latest hiking research on Tenerife has resulted in new editions of Walk! Tenerife and Tenerife Hikers' Super-Durable Maps being published in 2017. Thanks to Jan Kostura's 2016 research we have several new hiking adventures described in detail in Walk! Tenerife. Jan's gps records of his research for new routes and updating of current routes... Read more
Netherlands
2015
- Wegenkaart - landkaart Spanje | Borch
- Espana (Spanien) 1 : 1 875 000 ab 9.9 EURO Espana del Oeste, Espana del Este, Islas Canarias Borch Map. 9. Auflage Read more
Netherlands
- Wandelkaart - Wegenkaart - landkaart El Hierro | Freytag & Berndt
- Freytag & Berndt kaarten op schaal 1:50.000 (of kleiner) zijn zeer overzichtelijk, wandelpaden werden erop ingekleurd, ze bevatten voldoende details om een wandeltocht in te schatten. Overigens vinden wij dat de Freytag & Berndt kaarten van de Spaanse en Portugese eilanden iets meer gericht zjin op algemeen toerisme en iets minder op wandelen;... Read more
Netherlands
- Lanzarote WK241
- Toeristische kaart voor wandelen, fietsen en vrije tijd met activiteitengids en stadsplattegronden • goed leesbare schaal van 1:50 000 • te gebruiken met GPS • met praktische informatie over de regio • wandel- en fietspaden • aanbevolen routes • kastelen • uitzichtpunten • stranden en baaien • toeristische informatie • veel topografische... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Belgium
- Lanzarote WK241
- Toeristische kaart voor wandelen, fietsen en vrije tijd met activiteitengids en stadsplattegronden • goed leesbare schaal van 1:50 000 • te gebruiken met GPS • met praktische informatie over de regio • wandel- en fietspaden • aanbevolen routes • kastelen • uitzichtpunten • stranden en baaien • toeristische informatie • veel topografische... Read more