ROQUE DEL CONDE
The track starts in the municipality of Arona, precisely in the Vento area, which can be reached by the TF-511, just about 200 m. before the Km point number 3, going up the Camino del Vento on the left. The track goes on along an unpaved path for about 30m and then along a narrower path crossing Las Casas ravine, amid spurges, buglosses, lavenders and cactus spurges (indigenous vegetation), and then through Las Arenas ravine. It goes on amid cactus and spurges until you get to El Rey ravine, very steep and deep, located between the municipalities of Arona and Adeje. As you get into the ravine, the track starts going down in a zigzag. You may still see some of the original cobblestones. There are impressive examples of spurges and cactus spurges. When you get to the bed of the ravine, you will be struck by the beautiful contrast of the greyish-blue pebbles and the yellow and reddish tones of the sides. Once you cross El Rey ravine, you leave the cobblestones behind and start overlooking the coastline of Granadilla, San Miguel and Arona. On the left there is a derelict traditional house and abandoned terraced fields. The cobblestones appear again and the path widens and goes to the top between stone walls and spurges and cactus spurges fields. Now the path narrows again into a steep climb, with no cobblestones or terraced fields. The top (Roque del Conde) is quite flat, table-like. Again, you can find important species such as purple flowered spurge, buglosses and cactus spurges. There is a dramatic view from Montaña Roja (Red Mountain) to the Cliffs of Los Gigantes and, on clear days, even La Gomera and Gran Canaria.
Auf den Conde (turn-by-turn directions)
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