La Palmita - Franceses

Follow the access road down to La Palmita until a signpost "Gallegos/Santo Domingo" is reached, then turn left onto a red-marked hiking trail. Here you are on the "Camino Real de Gallegos", which shortly after the turn already crosses a small gorge. On the other side, you reach a concrete track, follow it to the right onto a ridge and continue straight on a dirt path (red marked). Soon you are back on a beautiful hiking trail and reach a signpost "Santo Domingo" to the left. Now follows the descent into the Barranco de Gallegos with an ascent to the few houses of Lomo de la Crucita (information board "Franceses"). Afterwards, you must cross another ravine to reach Gallegos. In this settlement, turn right and follow a driveway downhill, which becomes a concrete track at the lower end of the town, passing through plantations. Soon turn left onto a field path and reach the Fuente Elgant with the Mirador de la Costa Norte, which offers a beautiful view of the coast. Here turn right and go downhill on an old stone path, reaching the bottom of the Barranco Francese in many switchbacks. On the other side, the path leads steeply uphill again in switchbacks and the view widens noticeably. Shortly after a signpost, you reach the Mirador de Franceses, which represents a beautiful turning point.

You hike back on the same route to La Palmita and, with some luck, can also stop at a small bar in Gallegos.