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This route begins at the recreational area of Los Arenales. At
the start it crosses a pine forest growing on recent basaltic lava
fl ows. The path continues through a very homogeneous area,
with lapilli fi elds and volcanic badlands. Following the bare-earth
track, we will walk down the path on the left side, and begin a
trail between the volcanic badlands and the pine forest until we
reach the track that takes us to the San Juan de Chío gallery.
Further on, we will cross the La Vega path and continue until
we meet the track. A boundary stone indicates that the path
continues through an area with few contrasts where there is a
striking number of blackened pines that have been burnt or cut
to extract their resin. We continue through a zone called la Tosca
de Tierno, where the volcanic material protrudes in the form
of a large stone. Further on, crossing the TF-38 at kilometre 19,
we continue a short distance to the Cueva de Tierno cave.
As the path descends, the rails of the La Fife gallery can be
made out on the right, and further on we see large pipes from
the gallery and the Canal de Vergara, which crosses the path in
a perpendicular direction.
We cross the zone of Los Lomitos Blancos and La Sabina Seca
until we reach a large stone wall on the left and a parallel drain
on the right. At this point, we will pass through a zone with
former agricultural plots. The track continues until it reaches a
paved path which will take us to the start of the walk, beside the
Bodega Bilma winery.
This path can be followed in both directions; leaving from the
recreational area of Los Arenales or from the path beside the
Bodega Bilma winery.
