Arona to Ifonche and return
For my first walk in Tenerife, I’m describing an itinerary that is very pleasant, offers beautiful views, and is quite easy.
This walk is a variation on the Fantasia walk described in the excellent Walk! Tenerife by Ros and David Brawn. I’m not describing in details the parts in common with Walk! Tenerife, please see walk #19 in the guide. Rather, I am pointing out the differences.
This walk starts from Arona, then climbs to Ifonche, so as to “climb first, then go down”. The walk starts a little above Arona, just before the first curve of the road. The path briefly goes down the steep and deep Barranco del Rey. After we follow itinerary #19 that leads to a viewpoint at the bottom of Roque del Conde and then climbs up to a saddle in between Roque de los Brezos and Roque Imoque.
At the saddle, we don’t go to Ifonche by the dirt road, in order to avoid some road-walking. Instead, we drop again into Barranco del Rey: although absent from the Davids’ map, the path is easily visible, and marked with green paint dots. This allows us to find the return path to Arona, just above the restaurant El Refugio. The way down is as indicated by itinerary #19.
