Montaña Colorada & Las Casas de Teresme

This walk started from the Las Lajas recreation and camping area on the Teide road above Vilaflor. The route initially followed the marked trail to Adeje as it headed for Montaña Colorada, which certainly lived up to it's name 'Red Mountain'. The next landmark was the ruins of the Casa de Teresme, where I paused for a break as the cloud slowly began building up. I then crossed a number of barrancos and in the first of these I passed the Galeria El Rosario before climbing steeply out and heading towards Alto de Chimoche. After crossing the Barranco del Agua and Barranco del Rey,I descended via Guayero to Ifonche before finishing in Arona. The whole walk was 13.5 miles/21.7 kilometres and took 7.25 hours, passing through some quiet, spectacular countryside, although some of the far reaching views to the coast were spoilt by the haze.