PR LP 10
La Traviesa: La Mata – Mirador de Hoya Grande
Distance24.4 km
Time≈ 8 h
DifficultyModerate
Ascent+1142 m
Descent−1243 m
TypeOne way
Elevation profile
Altitude from 914 to 1325 m. Elevation gain calculated by Awwa from the official track; time from the official trail sheet. Figures may vary.
Directions to the startDownload official GPXOfficial 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. The route climbs to 1325 m and it gets chilly up there: take a sweatshirt too. And if you want to wear La Palma, our island T-shirts.
For the sunGorra básica€18.00
Sold outIf it gets coldSudadera La isla ofrece horizontes€35.00
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 3 litres per person.
- EssentialSun protectionPut on sun cream before you set off and reapply every two hours.
Before you go
- The length of the path and the lack of inhabited areas along the route are the main difficulty. The path makes for easy going, a large part of it is on tracks but, despite staying roughly at the same height, the constant uphill and downhill sections amount to a large height difference overall and thus make the walk strenuous.
- After heavy rain, take care on the steepest sections and below cliffs: there may be damage to the trail.
- There is a bus service with a fairly complicated timetable which may fail to meet the requirements of walkers.
- All year round.
- The route should be carefully studied beforehand, to adapt it to the physical fitness of each group and thus be in a position to abandon La Traviesa via any of its various descent routes towards nearby settlements, should the need arise. 1. La Mata-Montaña de las Tricias (2:12 h) – Las Tricias por SL VG51 (3:30 h). 2. La Mata-cruce con PR LP11 (3:30 h) – Puntagorda (4:45 h). 3. La Mata-Refugio de Tinizara (4:00 h) – Tinizara por PR LP12.1 (5:15 h). 4. La Mata-cruce con PR LP12 (5:30 h) – Tijarafe (6:30 h). 5. La Mata-Cruz del Llano (7:15 h) – Tijarafe por SL TJ71 (8:15 h). 6. La Mata-Mirador de Hoya Grande (8:00 h) – Mirador del Time por GR131 (9:30h),which would be the full length of La Traviesa.
Source: Cabildo de La Palma – Trail Network (open data and official trail sheet). Altitude: Copernicus DEM via Open-Meteo. Conditions can change: always check the official trail sheet before setting off. Emergencies: 112.
