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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

2016 Hike Gran Canaria CV Firgas

0830 1st October 2016 joined the Las Palmas Club Varadero hike up the Barranco Azuaje near Firgas. 
The coach left the club at 0850 hrs and drove us to Arucas for breakfast.
After which it took us to Firgas, arriving at the start of the street with the famous cascades at 1015 hrs

 
The hike would take us up this street and then steeply down into the Barranco Azuaje
The map is from the ViewRanger App
 

 

 

 
Looking down into the Barranco Azuaje
 


 

 
Looking down at the ruins of the old Balneario de Aguajes Spa Hotel
 



 

The trail then went along the barranco floor through the jungle following the stream

 
One of several stream crossings
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
A bit of rock climbing
 
Temporary repairs!
 
The trail brought us steeply back up the side of the Barranco to this Levada which we followed to the cascade street at the bottom of which was our restuarant where we had lunch
 
Casa Conchi
 

 
 
 
After an excellent filling lunch, our coach picked us up at 1640 hrs and drove us back to the marina - a very pleasant sociable hike

 

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