La Zarza y La Zarzita – circular route

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La Zarza y La Zarzita – circular route

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La Zarza y La Zarzita – circular route

02:22

7.64km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 24, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.44 km

The Cathedral (Caldera de Agua)

Highlight • Gorge

Impressive kettle (called "The Cathedral")

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3.88 km

Lovingly house full of flowers on the hiking trail

Highlight • Structure

The simple house offers along the trail an impressive wealth of different flowers and ornamental plants. Here is worth a little stop to admire the loving planting.

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4.25 km

Enchanted forest paths

Highlight • Forest

On La Palma the hiking trails are very well marked, running is practically impossible ☺️ ... sturdy shoes, always have plenty to drink with you, sun protection is essential. Many …

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6.36 km

La Zarza Cultural Park and Petroglyphs

Highlight • Historical Site

One of the most famous archaeological sites of La Palma.
Includes a museum and a park where rock carvings can be viewed.
Admission: 2 EUR

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6.94 km

La Zarzita Petroglyphs

Highlight • Historical Site

These rock carvings, or petroglyphs, are the most spectacular on La Palma, both for their level of detail and state of conservation and for the place where they are found. …

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7.64 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.53 km

2.50 km

329 m

183 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.63 km

1.33 km

1.26 km

273 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,030 m)

Lowest point (780 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

22°C

17°C

22 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

October 3, 2024,🇪🇸🇮🇨 🔄 LP Caldera de Agua 🌿🌴🌲🌱- La Zarza 🤩

... if you like hiking in the Anaga Mountains of Tenerife, you will love this round trip (or the other way around 😁): a well-maintained path winds its way (sometimes steeply uphill and then downhill again) through this magical forest 🌱🌿🌲... with the "lint roots" (to absorb the moisture from the air) that are so pretty to look at 😃... …

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October 28, 2022,La Palma: La Catedral – Verwunschene Waldwege und Schluchten bei La Zarza

The best way to get there is to La Zarza. Also easily accessible for "normal" cars and there are plenty of parking spaces...

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May 21, 2025,☀️🇪🇸 Tag 7 La Palma mystischer Wald von Bushaltestelle La Zarza Bus 120

Following a landslide, the LaZarza Center is permanently closed (as of May 21, 2025).

The path leads through a shady laurel forest, partially through a riverbed. Trees, shrubs, and deadwood are covered in moss.

A mysterious half-light prevails.

The trail leads through giant ferns to the base of a mighty "cathedral-like" rock formation, open at the top and surrounded by …

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February 1, 2022,La Palma - La Zarza (PR LP 9.2)

You can get to the starting point of La Zarza by bus 120 from Puntagorda in about 40 minutes for €2.60.

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June 9, 2022,La Zarza

Very nice moderately difficult circular hike. Ideal to walk in almost any weather, especially if it's Calima, because of the deciduous forest it's pleasantly cool. In winter, after heavy rain, you have to be careful because you have to walk a short distance through water in the creek bed. But it's really only a problem after very heavy rain. But …

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May 21, 2025,☀️🇪🇸 7.Tag Zauberwald bei La Zarza

A varied hike through the dense laurel forest of La Zarza. Narrow paths, giant ferns, moss-covered trees with lichen, and a special light create an absolutely mystical atmosphere....
La Zarza bus stop. Bus 120

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March 30, 2024,La Zarza - Mirador de Diña Pola - La Zarza („Märchenwald“)

Wonderful hike starting from Parque Cultural La Zarza. The first part of the hike is simply spectacular and extremely beautiful. It goes through the so-called fairytale forest through three calderas (Coboco de Catedral, Caldera dem Agua and just Caldera). Magnificent rock faces and a beautiful forest accompany us through the gorge. After the Mirador de Doña Pola (extraordinarily beautiful view!!!) …

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August 8, 2024,08.24 Wanderung Runde von La Zarza

Very nice hike through a narrow barranco.

The La Zarza circuit through the almost untouched laurel forests of the barrancos in the north of the island is a tip for adventure seekers. It promises a primeval forest experience of the highest quality: deep gorges, impressive rocky cirques, paths in the stream bed, mysterious forests, fallen trees.

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