Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma
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Vital statistics
| Length: | 16km |
5.45hrs |
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| Maximum Altitude: | 2,400m |
| Level of Difficulty: | Strenuous |
Walkopedia rating
Beauty
|
35 |
Natural interest |
18 |
Human interest
|
3 |
Charisma |
35 |
Negative points |
(3) |
Total rating |
88 |
Canary Islands, Spain
Key information
- An astonishing collapsed volcanic caldera which has produced a vast horseshoe of cliffs, rising approaching 2,000m from the caldera bottom to the rim.
- Superb walk with huge views over the crags and chasms of the caldera, down to the distant sea in one direction, and down through the forests of the flanks of the ancient volcano in the other.
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