Caldera de Taburiente

From the parking lot in the Barranco de las Angustias, follow the signposts towards Casas de Taburiente (marked in yellow) on a gravel path, which soon runs directly in the stream bed upstream. At a narrow passage, a footpath branches off to the left and continues a little above, later reaching the stream bed again. Upstream, the valley here turns into a gorge with a waterfall. The footpath leads out to the right over a ridge, crosses the stream bed several more times (signposts and yellow markings), and finally follows it a short way upstream. Later, a dam is passed, and the path leads left up the slope to soon reach the confluence of the Rio Taburiente (coming from the left) with the Rio Almendro Amargo, called "Dos Aguas." Because you must continue straight ahead, you need to cross the Rio Taburiente (possibly take off your shoes). Shortly after, at the sign "Al Lugar de Acampada," the ascent to Playa de Taburiente begins. However, before that, walk right along the watercourse to a small side stream joining from the right. Follow it to an artificial dam step, which is picturesquely colored dark yellow and red by minerals in the water and is called "Cascada de Colores."

Then return to the main path and follow it further upstream, where it soon climbs steeply in hairpin bends, leaving the valley of the Rio Almendro Amargo to the left and passing a rockfall-prone zone below steep rock walls higher up. At the upper edge of the pine forest, you reach a saddle and the vegetation suddenly becomes lush. Soon after, you arrive at Playa de Taburiente, where there is a visitor center and a campsite.

From the campsite, follow the signposts "Los Brecitos," cross the young Rio Taburiente, and hike on a very beautiful footpath through the open pine forest, gently ascending and crossing several side valleys until the end of the road at Los Brecitos, which marks the highest point of this tour.

For the descent, follow the signposts "Barranco de las Angustias," initially about 1.5 km along the road, then turn left onto a footpath into the forest (yellow markings). The path crosses the road three times in total and then leads right down towards Hacienda del Cura, where it joins the road again. After 1 km, leave the road to the left at a signpost "Barranco de las Angustias" to descend steeply and in hairpin bends along yellow markings, following an old Camino, which is partly covered by concrete and gravel tracks. Further down, the road is crossed twice more before finally meeting a gravel path, which you follow to the right, then descend to the ford in the valley floor of the Barranco de las Angustias and from there return to the parking lot.