Corralejo-Lajares Walk,Corralejo,Fuerteventura

The ramble begins at the last roundabout on Avenue Juan Carlos 1, where you take the Morro Francisco turn. At this point there is an Information Board about the route. You will begin by walking along a series of roads under construction, getting to the Corralejo Water
reservoir and soon afterwards to Morro Francisco where there is another Information Board.
The route opens out for most of the way into quite a wide track in good condition; in addition to walkers, you will encounter cyclists and some or other Quad bikes, Buggies or 4x4s as it is an area enjoyed by tourists for its volcanic landscape in contrast to the white sand beaches of the north coast of Fuerteventura. The first kilometres rise upwards up until you get to Mt de la Caldera, after walking about three and a half kms. A board gives you information on the volcanoes which you can see in front of you. First is the volcano of Bayuyo, then Mt San Rafael, then Las Calderas (craters), Caldera Encantada (enchanted crater), Caldera Rebanada (split crater) and a little further away are Calderon Hondo and Mt Colorada. You will continue onwards, enjoying the views of the north coast and the other volcanoes which are around here, such as the Mt de Lomo Blanco (white back). 3.3 kms past Mt La Caldera you will reach Caldera Rebanada, where you will see an Information board for another footpath which goes off from here to Lajares. Behind this notice the Calderon Hondo volcano can be seen. From here on the path goes downhill to Lajares so you can take a break in a rest area before tackling the last 5 km of the ramble. In this last section the last volcano of the Bayuyo chain, Mt Colorada, is visible on the right.
You will arrive in Lajares and skirt round the houses to get to the highest point where various footpaths cross. Follow the road to
the centre of Lajares and finish the route at the roundabout on the main road next to the football pitch.
AVERAGE TIME
3 hrs.
DIFFICULTY
Medium
DISTANCE
8,73 Kms
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
Zone of Special Protection for Birds(ZEPA).

Corralejo-Lajares Walk is located in Corralejo, Fuerteventura.