PR LP 05
Fuente Vizcaína – La Galga
Distance13.2 km
Time≈ 4 h
DifficultyVery hard
Ascent+0 m
Descent−1980 m
TypeOne way
Directions to the startOfficial trail sheet and status
What to take on this route
Plenty of water, food, warm clothes, a rain jacket, a hat and sun cream, hiking boots and a charged phone. Check the weather and tell someone your route. And if you want to wear La Palma, our island T-shirts.
For the sunGorra básica€18.00
La Palma T-shirtCamiseta La Palma ofrece nuevos horizontes€22.00
La Palma T-shirtVolcán Tajogaite – La Palma€23.00- EssentialWaterAt least half a litre. For this route, about 1.5 litres per person.
- EssentialSun protectionPut on sun cream before you set off and reapply every two hours.
Before you go
- It is a long, solitary, physically demanding walk. Between roughly 900m and 1,300m, the rapidly growing evergreen vegetation can obstruct the path. In that case, follow the track, which is longer, but free from undergrowth. In the highest zone, between Fuente Vizcaína and Llanos de La Galga, broom bushes stretch across the path in years with heavy snowfalls, making the route impracticable. Beware of snow in the high zone.
- Public transport is non-existent.
- Any time of year but avoid very rainy days in winter. After recent snow falls, the high zone, above Llanos de La Galga can become impracticable.
- A solitary, high mountain path demanding a minimum of experience and physical fitness. The most usual is to begin the route in the high zone, so that the condition of the path can be assessed (snow, obstruction by undergrowth …). If on walking the path in an uphill direction the end point is unable to be reached, the PR LP 3.2 path is a good alternative providing access to Fuente de Olén.
- Protected area: Parque Natural de Las Nieves
Source: Cabildo de La Palma – Trail Network (open data and official trail sheet). Conditions can change: always check the official trail sheet before setting off. Emergencies: 112.
