The Great Outdoors - Hiking and so on…
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damn @endo why didn’t i look into this thread BEFORE our vacation? Looks like i was not the only walking IH ad on Tenerife last week. we even did the same hike on Tuesday (Chinyero?) could have shared a beer haha. now what are the chances of that? i’ll take it as a lesson to look here more frequently
anyways, we had a phenomenal time and here are some additions to the already great „endos finest Tenerife hiking selection“
I have to split this into two posts I guess.Day 1 (Anaga Mountains)
Hike from Taganana to Playa de Benijo
drove back to the car by bus
Day 2 (Teide national park)
Mt. Guajara
This was one of our absolute favorites, beautiful view on Mt Teide
Plus a little stroll around the Roques de Garcia with stunning evening light
Day 3 (South)
Barranco del Infierno
„Skippable“ (good views but very touristy and hot)
didn’t take many photos but this little friend is worthy to share
Day 4 (Teide national park)
Two shorter hikes in the Teide regionHike 1 (can’t recall which one it was, will add later)
beautiful view on Teide and quite relaxed with few height meters
Hike 2 Round walk at Roques de Garcia, short but absolutely recommended, best with afternoon light
Day 5 (Anaga Mountains)
Round walk from Chamorga to Faro de Anaga (most northern part of the island)
my personal favorite!
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@twin Just curious if you ever run across chestnut trees in your adventures. I was reading about them the other day and that there are still a few scattered around the north east. They are the last remnants due to the Chestnut blight and scientists are using them to try and repopulate the forests due to their natural ability to fight/withstand the blight.
I will put a link on here if I can find the article and the contact information if you do run across them.
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@goosehd We find them every so often. No big trees any more just small ones. Most have the Chestnut blight on them so they do not live to long maybe about 20 to 30 years. At one time they were the best timber tree on the east coast. Our old Wheelwright shop is made from this tree.
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Here is the link to the The American Chesnut Tree Foundation’s website with all relevant information: https://tacf.org/identification/
They have information on identification and how to submit the location for their inventory purposes.
Sadly, I can’t find the article I read a few months ago.
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@Alex you’re not far from me and that’s a regular cycling route for me. Birling gap and beachy head are Stunning, Firle Beacon is worth a look, I once cycled up it 91 times over 19 hours when I everested it. Devils Dyke is great too, Ditchling beacon and Mount Caburn, if you’ve not been to Lewes that’s definetly worth checking out, 20 minute drive from Severn Sisters.
Here we are during one of our ascents of Firle.
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