Walking in Fuerteventura

FUERTEVENTURA updates to 7th Edition (2018); updated 14/12/2023

Updates given below supplement the information provided in the guidebook. It is vital that this Update is read in conjunction with the text of the book, but note that the Update applies only to the edition stated and not to any earlier editions. (If you have an older edition of this book you can “upgrade” to the latest edition at half price.)

Information has been forwarded to us by users of the book, and Sunflower Books offers the data in good faith but cannot be held responsible for any misleading or inaccurate content in the Update. Unless indicated otherwise, what appears here has not been verified by the author or publisher, so please allow due caution when new or amended routes are suggested. Each piece of information is dated; bear in mind that some of the older observations may have since been overtaken by events or further changes. If, during your holiday, you are using the current edition of the guide and are able to provide any additional updating to add to this page, we will be pleased to hear from you. Please send information, preferably by e-mail, to info@sunflowerbooks.co.uk.

Touring map: The map of Lanzarote on the reverse of the touring map shows numbered walks from the 6th edition of Lanzarote (2016). In the latest (7th edition, 2022) the number of walks has been almost doubled. Thus walk numbers will not correspond to those in earlier or later editions of the Lanzarote guide. (Sunflower)

General: I have walked most of the walks in the Fuerteventura book. I have never had any problems in respect of routes or description. My favourite walks are walk 27 “from Barranco Gran Vallee to Cofete” and walk 28 “from Morro Jable to Costa Calma along the beach”. (User, 3/22) • I did (more or less) Walks 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 26 and 27, and have no comments on them. (User, 12/23) [Sunflower comment: presumably all ok then; this user went on to offer comments on walks 13, 23, and 30: see below.]

Restaurants: The restaurant in Tefía is closed (Walks 7, 8). The restaurant on Lobos (Walk 1) can be fully booked – book in advance! It is also closed on 24, 25, 31 Dec and 1 Jan. The restaurant Los Caracolitos was closed for the Christmas holidays from 13 December till 2 January (Walk 20). (User, 1/20)

Walk 1: We visited Lobos on 22/1/23 and found that the stretch of the circular walk from points 2 to 3 is temporarily closed for repair so it’s a ‘there and backer’ for now. Still highly enjoyable and a recommended trip out. Avoid the water taxis unless you like to get wet! (User, 22/1/23)

Walks 8 and 9: We started in Casilas del Ángel and did a circuit – 20.75km and 621m elevation gain.  A stunning (and tiring) day out, with plenty of Bus 1 to choose from to maximise your day. The restaurant in Tefía is closed (and available for rent). Thankfully the bar / restaurant in Tetir was open and served good coffee !

Walk 10: The exit out of Barranco Blancos required scrambling rather than walking. My wife actually slipped and grazed her hand. We did not see anybody else on this walk so if there had been accident I am not sure what we would have done. All I think that is required is a warning in the book. (User, 3/22) • At waypoint 5 on the walk the sign at the entrance to the bird sanctuary says the path is closed from 15 February to 31 July to protect nesting birds. Disappointed we walked back to the village along the road and there, by the car park – at what would be the end of the walk, a similar sign says only that access is restricted between those dates and visitors must not stray from the path. Confusing. (User, 2/23)

Walk 13 (& Car Tour 1): the Mirador de Morro Velosa is currently closed for restoration. You can still see the views from outside the fence, or similar views from the nearby Mirador de Guise y Avose (if you are doing the car tour). (User, 12/23)

Walk 23: driving from Pájara, I discovered that the FV-618 was closed for roadworks. Since it was a long way round to the other side, the walk was a short one, and I didn’t know how far I’d be able to get in the car if I drove round, I left my car at the junction with the FV-605 and walked along the FV-618 to do the walk. The workmen I encountered on the way seemed unperturbed by my passing by. (User, 12/23)

Walk 24: Your guide makes the walk more difficult than it needs to be. The best way is to drive to the northern most tunnel under the motorway where you can park on wasteland a few yards away. This point is also near a bus route and only a few minutes from a taxi rank. Then walk to the tunnel but take a track south by the entrance parallel to the motorway. It is only a ten to fifteen minute walk to the southern tunnel where your walk description starts. You then have a full circular walk without having to go in to the town. (User, 1/22)

Walk 28: We stayed in Morro Jable.We followed car tour 1 and found it very useful. However, when we set off on walk 28, which was described as a beach walk between Morro and Costa Calma, we ran into difficulties, as there was no warning to avoid the walk at high tide. We discovered that we had to leave the beach along part of the route and go over the headlands which were, in places, quite steep. This made the walk far more strenuous than we had anticipated, to the extent that I was so exhausted that we had to leave the walk before the end in order to find a hotel where we could get a taxi back to our hotel. I hope it will be possible to add a warning about the tide in future editions of your otherwise useful book. (User, 3/19)

Walk 30: because of your comments in Car Tour 2 I talked to my car hire company, who confirmed that they didn’t advise driving their car on the Jandía Peninsula. So I took the bus. The first thing your users should realise is that the bus has only 19 spaces, and that the gaggle of people hanging around in Morro Jable bus station may consider themselves to be a queue. I just got a seat on the bus – several people didn’t get on. So turn up in good time and make sure you are in the queue. Secondly, I turned up in very good time for the 1600 bus back from El Puertito, which is the time in the current schedule – and it never showed up. I tried to ring Tiadhe using the number on their website, but a recorded message told me the number was out of service. I tried to hitchhike, but nobody stopped. I talked to the staff in the Restaurante Punta de Jandía. They said they could give me a lift eventually but not till around 1830, and recommended I go round the tables in the restaurant asking for help. I did this and someone took pity on me and gave me a lift back to Morro Jable. Later on I filled in a complaint form on the Tiadhe website, but received no acknowledgement or reply. I don’t know what to conclude from this, except that one can’t trust the bus service. I presume that the driver thought there was little or no demand (in the morning 17 out of 19 passengers had got off at Cofete) and decided to go early. With the benefit of hindsight, the road along the coast didn’t seem too bad to me, and there seemed to be quite a lot of ordinary cars using it (it is the road over the pass to Cofete which is horrendous). (User, 12/23)